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ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable: 20 years of green chemistry leadership (73)

by cyb2025
C. Briddell, I. Martínez
green chemistry
pharmaceutical
sustainability
Sustainable Chemistry

CHRISTIANA BRIDDELL1, ISAMIR MARTÍNEZ2
1. ACS Green Chemistry Institute, Washington, DC, USA
2. ACS Green Chemistry Institute, Washington, DC, USA

ABSTRACT

This year, the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable, a leading forum of global pharmaceutical and allied industries, celebrates its 20th year advancing the sustainability of manufacturing medicines through the implementation of green chemistry & engineering. The Roundtable’s impact has been identified by member companies as a leading factor contributing to sustainability strategies for the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Successful strategies to catalyze green chemistry include, i) driving academic research in key areas through the GCIPR grants program, 2) developing a suite of tools and metrics standardized across the industry and open to the public, 3) advancing learning opportunities through accessible online courses and in person training, as well as regular participation in scientific fora. The Roundtable’s global membership ensures best practices are widely distributed and member companies across the supply chain can contribute to effective solutions.
On January 24, 2005, a unique global collaboration was launched between members of the pharmaceutical industry and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) to catalyze green chemistry and engineering throughout the global pharmaceutical industry—the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable.

Three founding members, Pfizer, Lilly, and Merck, were joined by four more companies within a year. Initial projects included benchmarking green chemistry practices, identifying top chemistry challenges, publishing green chemistry case studies, and strategizing how to bring green chemistry into earlier phases of the R&D process.

 

As the Roundtable developed, they identified the following strategic objectives—which have guided them until today: 1) Informing and Influencing the Research Agenda, 2) Defining and Delivering Tools for Innovation, 3) Educating Students & Influencing Leaders, and doing all of these while collaborating globally.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christiana Briddell – As Communication Portfolio Manager at the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute, Christiana Briddell has been instrumental in bringing visibility to the tools, resources, and knowledge of green chemistry and engineering practices and innovations. She holds degrees in Environmental Science and Communication.

Isamir Martinez Ph.D. leads the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute industrial portfolio, working with global companies to catalyze the implementation of green chemistry and engineering throughout the global chemical enterprise. Prior to ACS, she held scientific positions in pharmaceutical companies, was a consultant, and taught organic chemistry. Isamir brings her passion and expertise to influence leaders on the value of green chemistry a sustainability driver.

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