Annual BAD Meeting 2024

Last week David and Libby were pleased to be able to represent Action for XP at the 2024 Annual BAD Meeting in Manchester.  It was a great opportunity to talk with medical professionals and raise awareness of XP, as well as make connections with a number of skin care and pharmaceutical companies working in the field of sun protection.  
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On Wednesday there was a Hot Topic Talk on Sun Protection lead by Dr Andrew Birnie, a consultant dermatologist who was also part of the group that launched Altruist Dermatologist Sunscreen in 2015.  Among points to note are the development of two brand new sun filters for use in sunscreens:

From L'Oréal we have UVMune 400 / Meroxyl 400, protective against Ultra-long wave UVA between 380 and 400nm. UV Mune 400: our Biggest Sun Filtering Technology in 30 Years | L'OREAL (loreal.com)

From Pierre Farbe we have TriAsorB, which also acts to screen long UVA, and also High Energy Visible Light (HEV). They introduced us to their new ultra-light product, perfect for the face and for under make-up ​https://www.avene.co.uk/p/eau-thermale-avene-ultra-fluid-invisible-3282770392654-b5405ca4
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Little Ted got to catch up with some old friends and we got to make some new ones, whilst spreading the word about our services to doctors from across the UK and also from overseas.  In particular we hope to be helping some patients in India soon after speaking with a couple of representatives from that country. 

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All in all a really valuable couple of days, we look forward to building on these new relationships to help move Action for XP into the future.