COT/COM/COC Annual Report 2024

Declaration of members interests during the period of this report

Last updated: 11 December 2025

Professor David Harrison

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

University of St Andrews, UK,

 NuCana plc, UK.

Employee/Non-executive Director:

ILC Therapeutics Ltd (unpaid),

PathAlba Ltd – Director (unpaid) – dormant.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

NHS Lothian – Honorary Consultant.

Shareholdings.

VBL Ltd, UK,

Ryboquin Ltd, UK,

ILC Therapeutics Ltd.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Fellow Royal College of Pathologists,

Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,

Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

University of Edinburgh, UK – Honorary Professor,

University of Florida, Adjunct Professor.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Cunningham Trust – (Medical Research Charity)

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Viewbank Leuchars Ltd – Director (no salary).

Dr Emma Barnes from June 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Syngenta Ltd.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Toxicology Society (BTS),

CropLife International Human Health Expert Group.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Mr Amit Bhagwat

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Owner and Shareholder: Research and Consulting Business.

Shareholdings.

Owner and Shareholder: Research and Consulting Business.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

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

Regional Inclusive Volunteering Charity – Chairing responsibility.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Occupational Therapists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland.

Steering Structure of The Special Eu Programmes Body – Republic of Ireland/Eu.

Medical Scientists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland.

Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC).

Public Member – NHS ENGLAND subsidiary board related to digital urgent & emergency care (DUEC).

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Meera Cush

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Ramboll UK Limited,

University of Surrey (Visiting Lecturer)

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Royal Society of Biology

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Ruth Dempsey to November 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Philip Morris International,

doTERRA Europe.

Shareholdings.

RD Science Speaks Consultancy,

 Sarl (Shareholder and director).

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

Pension - Philip Morris International.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

British Toxicology Society,

Swiss society of Toxicology,

Royal society of Biology.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Prof. Shareen Doak

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Swansea University

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultancy work for CEFIC/Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers Association (TDMA).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Membership

United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS)

Royal Society of Biology (FRSB),

ILSI HESI (committee member),

British Toxicology Society (BTS),

Editor-In-Chief: Mutagenesis,

Member of the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS), Commissioned by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS),

Independent Member of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Science Quality Assurance Group (SQAG).

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

 

Indirect support.

PhD Studentship Grant:

Lhasa Ltd (2023 – 2027)

Trusteeships.

Trustee: St David’s Medical Foundation (medical research & education charity)

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr John Doe from June 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

ECETOC

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Toxicology Society (BTS)

Other personal interests.

Pension: Syngenta

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

Liverpool John Moores University (Honorary Research Fellow).

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Caroline Harris from June 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Exponent International Ltd.

 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Co-opted member of the Committee on Toxicology (plant-based drinks working group).

Shareholdings.

Exponent Inc.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the Expert Committee on Pesticides,

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Richard Haworth to November 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Director: RosettaPath Ltd,

Chief Scientific officer: CureCollect Ltd.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Scientific advisory committee Aiforia.

Shareholdings.

AstraZeneca,

GlaxoSmithKline,

Haleon,

Shell (Spouse, Shareholder).

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

British Society of Toxicological Pathology,

European Society of Toxicological Pathology,

Society of Toxicological Pathology.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Professor Gareth Jenkins

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Swansea University.

Honorary Contract: Swansea Bay University Health board.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

President of United Kingdom Environment Mutagen Society (UKEMS) 2020 – 2023.

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).

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

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).

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Professor Neil Pearce

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Ms Juliet Rix

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Susanne Stalford from June 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Lhasa LTD.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

HESI GTTC Committee,

HESI ESTAR Committee.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Lesley Stanley

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

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

Self Employed: Dr. Lesley Stanley, Consultant in Investigative Toxicology.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

School of Medicine, University of Dundee (2020 to date). Details of previous consultancy contracts available upon request.

Shareholdings.

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

FundsNetwork Stocks and Shares ISA,

Aviva Personal Pension Plan.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

European Registered Toxicologist (ERT),

Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (FBTS),

Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP).

Other personal interests.

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.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

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

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Expert Appointments:

REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool,

OPSS Register of Experts.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

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