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Good Health and Well-Being: Advancing Good Health through Innovative Chemistry

At ACS, we are committed to improving lives through the transformative power of chemistry, and in this session, we aim to leverage this power to advance U.N. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being. Aligned with this goal, this symposium will bring together researchers focused on reducing the environmental and health impacts of medicines and commercial chemicals, working toward a healthier, more sustainable future for all. This interactive session aims to inspire adoption of a holistic approach to research and development related to the production of chemicalsboth pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicalsthat align with the principles of “One Health.”

Experts from industry, academia, and government will explore the current and future frontiers of producing medicines with minimal environmental footprints, identifying the fundamental research areas that will drive innovations in this field. Additionally, the session will highlight how cutting-edge tools and methods used in the design, synthesis, and production of sustainable medicines can be extended to the creation of safer commercial chemicals. A key feature of this session will be a poster session and reception where early-career researchers will present their work, fostering collaboration across academia and industry. This interactive discussion aims to encourage joint efforts to advance sustainable chemical practices, furthering the impact of research on Good Health and Well-Being.

When: Monday, August 18, 2025
Where: Ballroom C, Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Session Organizers: Isamir Martinez & Sederra Ross, ACS GCI

Good Health and Well-Being

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This session will be presented at ACS Fall 2025, which will be held in Washington, DC, on August 17-20, 2025.  Learn more: www.acs.org/events/fall

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Sustainability in Organic Chemistry: 20 Years of the ACS GCIPR Grants Program

Join session organizers Isamir Martinez (ACS GCI) and Paul Richardson (Pfizer) in this ORGN session exploring new approaches to chemical synthesis relevant to the pharmaceutical industry that utilize green chemistry. This session highlights academic research funded by the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable.

This session has 10 presentations:
  • 2:00 PM Introductory Remarks
  • 2:05 PM HTE platform for developing greener C-H amination chemistries
  • 2:35 PM Increasing sustainability in polymer synthesis: from peptides to nanoparticles
  • 3:05 PM Complex fragment coupling via MHAT / SH2 reactions
  • 3:35 PM Intermission
  • 3:50 PM Biocatalytic and chemoenzymatic strategies for accessing privileged small molecules
  • 4:20 PM Innovations in peptide synthesis fueled by a focus on green chemistry
  • 4:50 PM Sustainable nitrogen atom transfer reactions to access small ring heterocycles
  • 5:20 PM Industry and academic partnerships: new problems and a little funding add up to big advancements
  • 5:50 PM Concluding Remarks
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  • 2:00 p.m. – 5:55 pm, PST
  • Sunday, March 23, 2025
  • Room 30E (San Diego Convention Center)

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Sustainability in Organic Chemistry: Special Student and Postdoc Session

The development of new synthetic methodologies and strategies has been the cornerstone upon which sustainable industrial processes are built. The pure research advances arising from academia fuel the world’s industrial innovation while also training the scientific leaders of tomorrow. This special session highlights the research of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the broader, global organic chemistry community, which has the potential to impact sustainable industrial chemistry. From abstracts submitted to this session, eight or more students will be selected to:

  • Give a 20-minute oral presentation
  • Receive up to $1200 each in travel reimbursement
  • Be invited to a pre-conference, full-day student workshop
  • Be invited to the exclusive ACS GCI Industrial Roundtable Poster Reception

    Session Organizer: David Leahy, Biohaven

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    This session will be presented at the 29th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, which will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, on June 23-26, 2025. Call for abstracts is open January 3–February 14, 2025. For more information, see www.gcande.org.

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    Practical Considerations for a More Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry DMTA Lifecycle

    Covering topics such as in silico tools to filter compound designs to reduce the number of compounds being synthesized; direct to biology type technologies; practical methods to carry out ‘greener chemistry’ for example novel (more efficient/sustainable) methodologies for classical reaction types; new purification methods; alternative reagents to avoid toxic/environmentally damaging reagents; reaction miniaturization efforts for Medicinal Chemistry (beyond hit finding).

      Session Organizers: Paul Richardson, Pfizer; Kristy Anderson, Boehringer Ingelheim; Alvaro Enriquez Garcia, Lilly.

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      This session will be presented at the 29th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, which will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, on June 23-26, 2025. Call for abstracts is open January 3–February 14, 2025. For more information, see www.gcande.org.

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      Twenty Years of Sustainable Continuous Flow Chemistry: Lessons Learned

      This symposium plans to unite various practitioners of Flow Chemistry across a broad range of modalities and track the evolution of Flow, highlighting the synergies not only with other technologies but also with the academic community. The latter is showcased by a number of grants awarded in this space, while overlaps exist with the Medicinal Chemistry, Peptides, Oligos, and Analytical Teams, amongst others.

        Session Organizers: Paul Richardson, Pfizer; Olivier Dapremont, SK Pharmteco

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        This session will be presented at the 29th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, which will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, on June 23-26, 2025. Call for abstracts is open January 3–February 14, 2025. For more information, see www.gcande.org.

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        Peptides, Pepteins, and Proteins: Greener Biomolecule Production and Analysis

        Sustainability awareness has increased throughout the chemical and biochemical industries. This awareness has resulted in a desire to improve production processes using greener approaches. This session will share technological advances to reduce the environmental impact of biomolecule production and will include sustainability advances in solid-phase peptide synthesis, hybrid approaches to peptide production, recombinant peptide and peptein production, protein production, and analysis methods enabling these advances.

        Session Organizers: Matthew Sobansky, Zoetis

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        This session will be presented at the 29th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, which will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, on June 23-26, 2025. Call for abstracts is open January 3–February 14, 2025. For more information, see www.gcande.org.

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