June 12th 2026
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Our summer meeting in June was an excellent opportunity to listen to the latest research in the field of Toxicology, as well as providing a space for catching up with colleagues, and making new connections at our Summer Social event following the meeting.
The program can be found below and if you are signed in as a member, there will be links to download speaker presentations.
Location
Venue Location
Crypt on the Green,
Clerkenwell Close
London,
EC1R 0EA
Start Time: 10:30
End Time: 17:00
Sponsors
Waters Corporation is a global leader in analytical technologies, providing advanced solutions in liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and laboratory informatics. For over 60 years, Waters has supported laboratories worldwide with innovative tools that improve analytical accuracy, efficiency, and scientific discovery.
Specialty Diagnostix specialises in innovative diagnostic solutions for drugs of abuse testing and therapeutic drug monitoring, supplying laboratories with advanced immunoassays, reagents, calibrators, and toxicology tools. Working closely with global partners and laboratories, the company focuses on delivering flexible, high-quality solutions that support accurate and efficient clinical and forensic testing.
Program
10:00 – 10:30
~~~ ARRIVALS, REFRESHMENTS and EXHIBITORS ~~~
10:30 – 11:00
Title: Suicide by Cebera Manghas ingestion – A Case Study
Speaker: Irma Gasparini Andre (National Programme on Substance Use Mortality Research Group, King’s College London)
11:00 – 12:00
Title: From concept to accreditation of the breath sampling device
Speaker: Dr. Olof Beck, Meike Potzscher and Dr. Mariann Hoyer (Karolinska Institute, Breath Explor & amedes MVZ Halle/Leipzig GmbH)
12:00 – 12:30
Title: Delineating post-mortem toxicology by decedent demographics and circumstances of deaths
Speaker: Dr. Caroline Copeland (National Programme on Substance Use Mortality Research Group, King’s College London)
12:30 – 13:30
~~~ 🍽️ LUNCH ~~~
13:30 – 14:00
Title: Simultaneous screening and quantitation of drugs and their metabolites in vitreous humour
Speaker: Edmund Rab (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals)
14:00 – 14:30
Title: The use of AI for forensic toxicology case interpretation
Speaker: Hilary Hamnett (University of Lincoln)
14:30 – 15:15
~~~ REFRESHMENTS AND EXHIBITORS ~~~
15:15 – 15:45
Title: A Population Health Approach to Drug Checking: Insights from Los Angeles and Implications for the U.K.
Speaker: Chelsea Shover-Darling (UCLA)
15:45 – 16:15
Title: Does drug driving data disappoint?
Speaker: Faith Carmichael (Agriyork)
16:15 – 16:30
Title: UKIAFT Updates
Speaker: Susan Grosse & Brian Rooney
16:30 – 16:45
~~~ LTG BUSINESS MEETING ~~~
17:00 – 23:00
~~~ LTG evening social at The Bar at Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings, 42 Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, EC1R 0HU ~~~
Please mark when registering online for this meeting if you would like to attend so we can capture numbers and any dietary requirements.
