About Michael Morton

Dr Michael Morton PhD. A co-founder of ApconiX, Mike is an expert electrophysiologist and ion channel biologist with extensive experience gained in academia and industry. Mike’s career has spanned pure research, ion channel assay development and large-scale screening of all manner of ligand- and voltage-gated ion channels. Mike learned his craft as a postdoctoral fellow first at Leeds (with Malcolm Hunter) then at Yale (with Fred Sigworth) before joining the global ion channel initiative at AstraZeneca where his skills were applied to drug projects. Mike has a serious passion for ion channels and enjoys working with collaborators and clients alike to ensure the highest quality data are used to support better decision-making.

Improving Sustainability in Our Ion Channel Laboratory

Improving Sustainability in Our Ion Channel Laboratory Introduction Hannah Jennings presented a poster at ELRIG Drug Discovery in London earlier this year.  Her work looked at reducing plastic waste in the laboratory by using assay-ready cells for ion channel work.  This was very successful, contributing to a reduction in [...]

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ApconiX Welcomes Bethan Kelly

ApconiX Welcomes Bethan Kelly ApconiX is delighted to welcome Bethan Kelly who joins for a years’ placement having just completed her second year of a bachelor’s degree in biology.  Bethan becomes part of the ion channel laboratory team and will be working with Dr Michael Morton. Studying Biology Bethan [...]

By |2022-11-22T13:17:02+00:00September 30th, 2022|Ion Channels, Careers, Company News|Comments Off on ApconiX Welcomes Bethan Kelly

We’re Celebrating the Link Between hERG and Whiskey at ELRIG

Celebrating the Link Between hERG and Whiskey Come and help us celebrate the link between hERG and whiskey at our Booth #A6.  We’ll be at the ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 on the 4th and 5th of October, 2022, in London, UK. hERG and Whiskey We’ll be giving away ApconiX [...]

By |2023-03-13T16:41:01+00:00September 28th, 2022|Company News, Ion Channels|Comments Off on We’re Celebrating the Link Between hERG and Whiskey at ELRIG

Minister for Exports Congratulates ApconiX

Minister for Exports Congratulates ApconiX Minister for Exports, Mike Freer congratulated ApconiX for being honoured with the Queen's Award for Enterprise.  The three Directors and Co-founders, Dr Richard Knight, Dr Michael Morton and Professor Ruth Roberts are all delighted that their hard work and determination and that of the whole team at ApconiX has [...]

By |2022-11-22T13:21:06+00:00June 6th, 2022|Company News|Comments Off on Minister for Exports Congratulates ApconiX

We’re Celebrating the Connection Between hERG and Whiskey at SOT

Celebrating the Connection Between hERG and Whiskey Come and help us celebrate the connection between hERG and whiskey at our Booth #2028.  We’ll be at the 61st Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and ToxExpo between 27th and 31st of March, 2022, in San Diego, California. hERG and Whiskey We’ll [...]

By |2023-09-28T15:16:57+01:00February 24th, 2022|Company News, Ion Channels|Comments Off on We’re Celebrating the Connection Between hERG and Whiskey at SOT

ApconiX is Delighted to Welcome Magali-Anne Maizières

ApconiX Welcomes Magali-Anne Maizières ApconiX is delighted to welcome Magali-Anne Maizières who joins the team in our ion channel laboratory and will be working on manual patch clamp projects for our clients. Magali is an electrophysiologist with both industrial and academic experience in manual and automated patch-clamp, genome editing [...]

By |2025-03-07T11:49:44+00:00February 9th, 2022|Careers, Company News|Comments Off on ApconiX is Delighted to Welcome Magali-Anne Maizières

ApconiX Welcomes Hannah Jennings

ApconiX Welcomes Hannah Jennings ApconiX is delighted to welcome Hannah Jennings for a years’ Internship, joining the team working in our ion channel laboratory. Hannah graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in Biochemistry before studying for a MSc in Advanced Biological Sciences where she investigated the use [...]

By |2022-08-17T09:54:49+01:00November 24th, 2021|Ion Channels|Comments Off on ApconiX Welcomes Hannah Jennings

ApconiX Welcomes Dr Kevin Cunningham

ApconiX Welcomes Dr Kevin Cunningham ApconiX is delighted to welcome Dr Kevin Cunningham, who joins us until Christmas and will be working in our ion channel laboratory. Kevin graduated from Kingston University with a degree in Pharmacology before studying for a MSc in Cancer Biology at the University of [...]

By |2021-11-30T12:24:01+00:00November 18th, 2021|Ion Channels|Comments Off on ApconiX Welcomes Dr Kevin Cunningham

Professor Ruth Roberts Is Presenting on Day 1 of the Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course

Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course (PATDD) Date: September 13th – 17th 2021 Location: This course will take place online. Pre-recorded lectures will be available prior to the live sessions. Overview of Drug Discovery and Development On the first day, Ruth [...]

By |2021-11-30T12:27:33+00:00August 5th, 2021|Events|Comments Off on Professor Ruth Roberts Is Presenting on Day 1 of the Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development Course

ApconiX Upgrade to a QPatch ll 48 Automated Patch Clamp to Meet Demand

ApconiX Upgrade to a QPatch ll 48 Automated Patch Clamp to Meet Demand ApconiX, the integrated toxicology and ion channel company, has acquired a QPatch ll 48 with temperature control to meet the increasing demand from their clients. As the first CRO to invest in QPatch II in the [...]

By |2021-08-20T12:04:07+01:00August 4th, 2021|Ion Channels|Comments Off on ApconiX Upgrade to a QPatch ll 48 Automated Patch Clamp to Meet Demand
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