Speakers

Dr Nicholas Appelbaum, Co-Founder and Chief Executive

Nicholas is a medication safety expert with roots in frontline surgery - driven by the urgent need to tackle life-threatening drug errors. After moving to the UK to complete a PhD at Imperial College London, he partnered with Lord Ara Darzi, examining how clinical decisions are made under pressure. A Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Fellow of the British Computer Society and previous holder of research fellowships from the Resuscitation Council and NIHR, he’s built a career pushing the boundaries of patient safety.

As Clinical Lead at the Helix Centre, Nicholas spearheaded the creation of Dosium, delivering a cutting-edge decision support tool to empower clinicians in paediatric emergency medicine to prescribe more safely. His vision led to a collaboration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, putting the BNF at the heart of UK drug safety software.

Nicholas co-founded Dosium in 2020, propelling it to the forefront of medication safety innovation. Today, he continues to shape the future of healthcare as an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation and Patient Safety Research Centre.