APEX

Founded in 2001, APEX is a charity based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom working on medical research, science & research, health.

APEX (Altitude Physiology Expeditions) is a registered charity founded in 2001 by medical students at the University of Edinburgh. It funds and runs high-altitude medical research expeditions to South America, studying how hypoxia and altitude affect human physiology, including altitude sickness. Its expeditions are student-led and have run to Bolivia, most recently APEX 6 in 2022, with APEX 7 planned for 2025. The organisation also organises a scientific conference, the APEX Extreme Physiology Conference, bringing together scientists, clinicians and explorers. Its research is written and funded by independent doctors.