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The CMO Excellence in Green Chemistry Award seeks to recognize outstanding efforts by CMO companies in pharmaceutical green chemistry in support of pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing that demonstrate compelling environmental, safety, and/or efficiency improvements.
The award intends to recognize greener advances in synthetic route development for starting materials, intermediates, or active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), including reaction conditions and chemical or manufacturing technologies.
The submission should highlight the green and sustainable chemistry accomplishments at meaningful scale and must detail their significance (e.g., reduction in process mass intensity, improvement in RPG (iGAL), waste reduction, robustness, environmental, health, and safety impact reduction or elimination, reduction in the use of toxic and/or hazardous chemicals, solvents, reagents, etc.).
The award will be publicly presented at the ACS Green Chemistry Institute’s Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. The recipient, or a member of the winning team, will be invited to share their technology in an oral presentation at this event. The speaker’s transportation, lodging, and registration fees for the conference are reimbursable up to $2,500 USD (additional funds are available for international travel following ACS guidelines). The option to present virtually is also available this year. The recipient or winning team will also receive a plaque recognizing the achievement, and certificates will be given to each team member.
Chemistry enhances the quality of life, and green chemistry is the path to enhanced global sustainability while delivering these benefits. The ACS GCIPR looks forward to receiving submissions for consideration for the CMO Excellence in Green Chemistry Award.
Accomplishments relative to the design principles of green chemistry at meaningful scale are eligible for this award. Nominations must detail the significance (i.e., in yield, waste reduction, greenness (RPG), robustness, environmental impact, reduction of toxic and/or hazardous chemicals, etc.) of the chemistry or engineering.
The CMO Excellence in Green Chemistry Award seeks to recognize CMO company-level accomplishments that highlight a strategic commitment to green chemistry and engineering innovation and to greater industrial sustainability.
Nominees do not have to be members of the American Chemical Society nor the ACS GCIPR.
Nominations are closed for the 2025 awards. Please check back in Fall 2026 for the next call for nominations.
Please use our online application portal to submit your application.
A panel of industrial pharmaceutical scientists will evaluate the applications and recommend a winner. Notifications for submitted nominations will go out in early 2025.
Chemistry enhances lives across the globe, and green chemistry is the path to enhanced sustainability. The ACS GCIPR looks forward to receiving your submission to be considered as the best at pharmaceutical green chemistry development.