Liam Johnstone

Liam has 6 years of toxicology experience working across regulators in the UK, developing expertise in medicine, consumer product and agrochemical safety whilst working at the MHRA, OPSS and HSE, respectively. As a Non-Clinical Assessor at MHRA he assessed non-clinical data packages for new and generic medicines. He has provided scientific advice to companies both nationally and as part of the Scientific Advice Working Party (SAWP) on the suitability of non-clinical data packages and study plans, as well as generating guidance for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). During his career he has commissioned and project managed >£100k research projects covering a broad range of topics including: the efficacy of UV light in killing SAR-COV-2, the chemical risks from the use of recycled materials and the use of 3D printed synthetic cells to reduce animal usage in in vitro assays. The findings of these research projects have been used to guide Government departmental policy and demonstrated his ability to communicate scientific evidence to a range of audiences. Liam also has experience in developing independent scientific advice groups, being fundamental to the founding and management of the Department for Business’s: Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS), for which he also provided secretariat support.