COT/COM/COC Annual Report 2023

Declaration of COC members’ interests during the period of this report -2023

Last updated: 15 January 2025

Chair

Professor David Harrison

Personal Interest

Employee:

University of St Andrews UK,

NuCana plc UK.

Employee/Non-executive Director:

ILC Therapeutics Ltd,

Benenox Ltd, UK – Non-executive Director (unpaid),

PathAlba Ltd – Director (unpaid) – dormant.

Consultant:

NHS Lothian – Honorary Consultant.

Shareholder:

VBL Ltd UK,

Ryboquin Ltd UK,

ILC Therapeutics Ltd.

Misc:

Cunningham Trust – (Medical Research Charity) Trustee,

University of Edinburgh, UK – Honorary Professor,

University of Glasgow, UK – Honorary Professor,

University of Florida, Adjunct Professor,

Viewbank Leuchars Ltd – Director (no salary).

Personal Interest

Membership:

Fellow Royal College of Pathologists,

Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,

Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Non-Personal Interest

Misc:

iCAIRD research consortium – Director (unpaid role),

Pilgrim Care St Andrews (charity for the elderly) – Trustee (unpaid role),

Visiopharm – Member, Scientific Advisory Board.

  EU Horizon 2020, Partner in   KATY Award, grant support,

  Innovate UK/UKRI – Director of iCAIRD.

Members

Dr Meera Cush

Personal Interest

Employee:

Ramboll UK Limited,

University of Surrey (Visiting Lecturer).

Personal Interest

Membership:
Royal Society of Biology.

Non-Personal Interest

None.


Dr Ruth Dempsey

Personal Interest

Shareholder:

Rd Science Speaks Consultancy, Sarl (Shareholder and Director).

Pension:

Philip Morris International.

Consultant:

Philip Morris International,

Doterra Europe.

Personal Interest

Membership:

British Toxicology Society,

Swiss society of Toxicology,

Royal society of Biology.

Non-Personal Interest

None.


Dr Richard Haworth

Personal Interest

Director:

RosettaPath Ltd.

Chief Scientific officer:

CureCollect Ltd.

Scientific advisory committee:

Aiforia.

Shareholder:

AstraZeneca,

GlaxoSmithKline,

Haleon,

Shell (Spouse Shareholder).

Personal Interest

Membership:

British Society of Toxicological Pathology,

European Society of Toxicological Pathology,

Society Of Toxicological Pathology.

Non-Personal Interest

None.


Professor Gareth Jenkins

Personal Interest

Employer:

Swansea University.

Honorary Contract:

Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Personal Interest

Membership:

President Of United Kingdom Environment Mutagen Society (Ukems) 2020 - 2023.

Member:

British Association for Cancer Research,

Senior Editor Mutagenesis (Oup), Editorial Board (And Former Editor 2013-2015) Mutation Research (Elsevier),

President of the International Association of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Societies (IAEMGS).

Non-Personal Interest

Grants:

National Centre of Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2018-2022),

Former grants Health & Care Research Wales (2016-2020, 2014-2017),

MRC/AstraZeneca PhD studentship (ITTP scheme) (2019-2023),

Cancer Research Wales grants (2023-2026 and 2019-2023),

External Examining roles (Bangor University DeMontfort University, University of Milan).

Professor Neil Pearce

Personal Interest

None.

Non-Personal Interest

None.

Dr Lesley Stanley

Personal Interest

Self-employed:

Dr. Lesley Stanley, Consultant in Investigative Toxicology.

Direct Employment:

Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX; six months’ part-time employment, 01-Jun-23 to 30-Nov-23.

Consultancy

School of Medicine,

University of Dundee (2020 to date),

Details of previous consultancy contracts available upon request.

Expert Appointments:

REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool,

OPSS Register of Experts.

Honorary Appointment:

Associate, School of Life Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University (Non-Stipendiary).

Investments:

Investment Portfolio managed by Quilter Cheviot (joint with spouse),

FundsNetwork Stocks and Shares ISA,

Aviva Personal Pension Plan.

Ministry and Charities

Ordained Local Minister, Church of Scotland (non-stipendiary)

Honorary Chaplain, University of Stirling (non-stipendiary)

Supporter, Christian Aid In Their Lifetime programme and International Justice Mission.

Personal Interest

 

Membership:

European Registered Toxicologist (ERT),

Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (FBTS),

Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP).

Non-Personal Interest

None.

Mr Amit Bhagwat

Personal Interest

Owner and Shareholder:

Research and Consulting Business.

Non-Personal Interest

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Public Governor (Rest of England & Wales).

British Computer Society – the Chartered Institute for IT - Chair/Volunteer for Learned Events and Public Service Activities.

Member - Occupational Therapists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland.

Member - Medical Scientists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland.

Member of committees associated with impact evaluation and applications scrutiny for the Special EU Programmes body’.

Non-Personal Interest

Membership

Public Ambassador – NHS England Subsidiary Board Related To Digital Urgent & Emergency Care (DUEC).

Member:

Committee On Mutagenicity (Com),

Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group, (DHSC),

Northern Ireland Practice And Education Council For Nursing And Midwifery (NIPEC).

Contributor:

Learned and Professional Development Activities Within The British Computer Society (Chairing, Committee And Speaking Responsibilities).

Trustee:

Myrovlytis Trust (Funds Research into Rare Diseases) – Chairing Responsibility.

Chair:

Regional Inclusive Volunteering Charity – Chairing Responsibility.

Ms Juliet Rix

Personal Interest

None.

Non-Personal Interest

None.