Abstracts of the 26th international isotope society (UK group) symposium: Synthesis & applications of labelled compounds 2017

The 26th annual symposium of the International Isotope Society's United Kingdom Group took place at the Møller Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK on Friday, November 17, 2017. The meeting was attended by around 90 delegates from academia, industry and the life sciences, and from chemical, radiochemical, and scientific instrument suppliers.Delegates were welcomed by Dr Chris Winfield (Selcia, UK, chair of the IIS UK group). The subsequent scientific programme consisted of oral presentations, short “flash” presentations in association with particular posters, and poster presentations.The scientific areas covered included isotopic synthesis, regulatory issues, applications of labelled compounds in imaging, and novel chemistry with potential implications for isotopic synthesis. Both short-lived and long-lived isotopes were represented, as were stable isotopes.The symposium was divided into a morning session chaired by Dr Andrew Kohler (Arcinova, UK) and afternoon sessions chaired by Prof Franklin Aigbirhio (Cambridge Neuroscience, and by Mr. Mike Chappelle (Pharmaron, UK). The meeting concluded with remarks from Dr Chris Winfield (Selcia, UK)