ACS GCI
Pharmaceutical
Roundtable

The Roundtable is a forum where global pharmaceutical and allied industries collaborate to advance the sustainability of manufacturing medicines by implementing green chemistry & engineering.

About the Roundtable

The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable (GCIPR) is the leading organization dedicated to catalyzing green chemistry and engineering in the global pharmaceutical industry. For 20 years, our collaboration has advanced research, driven the development of tools and metrics, catalyzed award-winning best practices, provided education, and influenced the pharmaceutical industry towards a cleaner environmental footprint of creating life-changing medicines.

How We Drive Sustainability

Advancing
Research

We foster scientific innovation and technical problem-solving to meet urgent sustainability challenges in the pharmaceutical industry and beyond.

Learn more about the Roundtable’s research priorities, grants, and academic-industrial partnerships.

Educating &
Influencing Leaders

Through outreach and education, we work to provide current and future industry leaders with the skills and knowledge they will need to build a more sustainable future.

Learn more about the Roundtable’s outreach efforts and educational resources for students & professionals.

Tools for
Innovation

We work together to define sustainability metrics and build tools and resources to guide innovation in green chemistry & engineering.

Learn more about the Roundtable’s publicly available tools & resources.

Anniversary
Events

In 2025, the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable celebrates it’s 20th year milestone! Join us as we celebrate successes and envision the future in a series of public scientific workshops and symposia will be held in the U.S. and U.K., with virtual events reaching a global audience.