Driving Sustainability in Pharma and Allied Industries
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Date: 13 March 2025
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Time: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
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Location: Macclesfield, UK
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Registration Cost: Free
Join the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable and leading industry and academic scientists for a day of scientific discussion and networking at the AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK. Discover practical green chemistry tools and metrics used by industry and learn from current research and case studies covering topics such as biocatalysis, peptide synthesis, and discovery chemistry (small molecules and other modalities, chemical technologies). Sign up to present your research in our poster session and help the Roundtable celebrate its 20th anniversary. Lunch, afternoon tea/coffee, and reception included. Participation from students, academia, and industry is welcome.
Registration is now CLOSED.


Present Your Research
At the close of the workshop, we will hold a poster session and reception to turn the spotlight on you! Just indicate you would like to submit an abstract for consideration during registration, and we will follow up with submission instructions. Poster presenters do not have to have experience with green chemistry to present. In fact, one advantage of presenting your research at this venue is to engage in discussions about how to measure and improve the sustainability of your work. Space is limited, so register today. The deadline for submission is 13 February 2025.
Agenda
Check in and Networking Tea and Coffee
Please bring photo ID
Safety Presentation
(Required)
Welcome
Isamir Martinez, ACS Green Chemistry Institute
The Role of Green Chemistry in Sustainable Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Steve Swallow, AstraZeneca
The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable: 20 Years of Driving Green Chemistry—And What’s Next
Paul Richardson, Pfizer; Michael Kopach, Lilly
Frontiers of Biocatalysis
Professor Nicholas Turner, University of Manchester
Designing Sustainable Processes Utilizing the ACS GCIPR Toolbox and Metrics
Professor Helen Sneddon, University of York
Lunch Provided
Sustainability in Peptides and Oligonucleotides
Martin Kenworthy and Anna Watson, AstraZeneca
Discovery Chemistry: New Technologies, Solvent Use, and Reagent Choices
Álvaro Enríquez García, Lilly; Shazia Keily, Vertex
Interactive Session
Networking Tea & Coffee Break
Sustainable Commercial Manufacture of BMS-986278 Leveraging an ERED/KRED Biocatalytic Cascade
Shane McKenna, Principal Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sustainable Technologies in Process Chemistry
Olivier Dapremont, Head of Process Engineering, SK Pharmteco Small Molecules US
Poster Session & Reception
Speakers

Olivier Dapremont
Head of Process Engineering
SK Pharmateco Small Molecules US

Álvaro Enríquez García
Senior Advisor Research
Lilly

Shazia Keily
Senior Research Scientist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Martin Kenworthy
Associate Principal Scientist
AstraZeneca

Michael Kopach
Associate Vice President
Lilly

Isamir Martinez
Assistant Director of Industry Programs
ACS Green Chemistry Institute

Shane McKenna
Principal Scientist
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Paul Richardson
Director, Medicinal Chemistry & Analytical Technologies
Pfizer

Prof. Helen Sneddon
Director, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence
Professor of Sustainable Chemistry
University of York

Alan Steven
Principal Scientist
EuroAPI

Steve Swallow
Principal Scientist
AstraZeneca

Prof. Nicholas Turner
University of Manchester

Anna Watson
Associate Director of Process Engineering
AstraZeneca
Location
Hosted at AstraZeneca
Charter Way,
Silk Road Business Park,
Macclesfield,
Cheshire SK10 2NA
Questions?
Email gcipr@acs.org with your questions.