National AKU Centre (NAC)

National AKU Centre (NAC) The Robert Gregory National Alkaptonuria Centre Many people diagnosed with alkaptonuria (AKU) have difficulty accessing efficient and effective care to treat their AKU. For some, there has been a lack of local expertise and knowledge when...
13th International Scientific Conference on AKU

13th International Scientific Conference on AKU

  On the 27-28th July we hosted our 13th International Scientific Conference on AKU in Bratislava, Slovakia, which had a focus on treating hypertyrosinaemia in AKU and HT-1. This latest conference was our largest to date, with over 100 attendees from 19 countries...
13th International Scientific Conference on AKU Agenda

13th International Scientific Conference on AKU Agenda

We are looking forward to welcoming the AKU scientific community to Bratislava, Slovakia, next month for our 13th international scientific conference on AKU. On the 27-28th of July we will unite AKU researchers, academics, and clinicians from around the world at...
13th International Scientific Conference on AKU Agenda

13th International Scientific Conference on AKU

We are pleased to announce that we are hosting our 13th international conference on AKU, which will be held from the 27-28th of July. It will be held at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, in Bratislava, Slovakia. The focus of the conference will be on...
Happy Garrod Day!

Happy Garrod Day!

Today is Garrod day, an important event in the history of AKU. The 25th of November marks the birthday of Sir Archibald Garrod who first identified that AKU was inherited in 1901. The day is now used to raise awareness of AKU. Our co-founder and trustee Prof Ranganath...