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We had a fantastic time at this year’s Society of Toxicology (SOT) in Nashville, Tennessee, where Principal Scientist, Dr. Martyn Chilton was shortlisted for two Best Overall Abstract awards!  Martyn was awarded ‘Top 10 Best Computational Toxicology Specialty Section (CTSS) Abstract’ and ‘Top 10 Best Risk Assessment Speciality Section (RASS) Abstract’ for his poster which […]

In November last year, we published a ground-breaking article to Chemical Research in Toxicology titled ‘What Makes a Potent Nitrosamine? Statistical Validation of Expert-Derived Structure–Activity Relationships’.   Within the paper, we show that certain structural features, when treated independently, have a statistically significant impact on the carcinogenic potency of nitrosamines. It is with great excitement that

Welcome to 2023, I hope you are feeling enthusiastic about the year ahead. I am not one for New Year’s resolutions, however, I do have a sense of excitement about the opportunities that a New Year brings. For us at Lhasa, 2023 marks the end of our BHAG period. If you are wondering, “What on earth is

Data sharing initiatives allow researchers and scientists to share data and knowledge in order to improve and accelerate scientific progress and discovery. These initiatives are therefore at the heart of our Lhasa Limited ethos “Shared knowledge, shared progress“. In response to the nitrosamine crisis, we partnered with the pharmaceutical industry to launch a data sharing

As we begin this year, I am optimistic that we are now through the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, that has affected so many of us. I am hopeful that 2022 will allow us to focus less on the pandemic and more on doing great things. One of the things I have missed the most

“Upon becoming a member of Lhasa Limited, a world of opportunity opened up, both for the acquisition of new tools and for opportunities to actively participate in the consortia promoted by Lhasa, where there is a very important exchange of knowledge between professionals in the field.” Mariah Ultramari, Spektra Consultoria At Lhasa, we’re proud to

The global pandemic has undoubtedly had a huge impact on many companies in 2020, Lhasa is no exception. I am immensely proud of my Lhasa colleagues’ resilience during the remote working situation we all found ourselves in, demonstrated, in part, through the continued release of both software and knowledge to our members throughout 2020. If

As a member-based organisation, anticipating and supporting the needs of our members is critical. To give context to this I’d like to highlight two examples of this in action: The development of a statistical-based methodology for the prediction of Mutagenicity; Sarah Nexus. In the mid to late 2000s individual regulators had issued guidelines allowing the

An award honouring the scientific contributions and memory of Dr. Richard Williams, has been set up to support early career investigators within industry. Supported by the Industrial Genotoxicology Group (IGG), The Richard Williams Memorial Award will sponsor one individual a year to attend and present at the United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS) meeting. The

There is no perfect formula when it comes to trying to organise any kind of work trip. Normally, you have to engage through a series of mental gymnastics to try and balance semi-quantifiable concepts such as ‘return on investment’ and ‘value’. Let’s take ‘value’ for instance. Is the value of the trip based on a