We are pleased to announce the upcoming Mini-Symposium on “Enhanced Sustainability in Pharma,” set to take place in the heart of Vienna. Join us when leading pharma companies in Austria reveal their best sustainability practices and challenges, while academic experts suggest cutting-edge solutions for driving sustainable product and process design in the pharma and biotech sector to next levels. This event offers a unique opportunity to network and forge partnerships that will drive sustainability along the value chain. Let’s collaborate and shape a healthier and greener future together.
If you want to bring up sustainability topics where you are striving for improvement, or if you have ideas how to tackle environmental challenges in the field, don’t miss this opportunity. Discuss your ideas with experts in the field at dedicated topic tables in the networking session!
Format: feature presentations highlighting best practice examples from industry leaders and innovative ideas from academic partners followed by plenary discussions on sustainability topics, networking session with topic tables encouraging audience participation and the exchange of insights.
Agenda
- 14:00 – 14:15 • Welcome notes from the organizers: TU Wien, acib
- 14:15 – 15:00 • Best Practice examples from Pharma Industry: Takeda, Sandoz, Pharmig-AIT (joint project with Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Sandoz, Pfizer, Takeda)
- 15:15 – 15:30 • Coffee Break
- 15:30 – 16:30 • Academic research for enhancing sustainability: BOKU Vienna, TU Wien, TU Graz, KFU Graz
- 16:30 – 17:00 • Panel discussion “Sustainable Pharma – chances and challenges”: Takeda, Sandoz, AIT, AGES, BOKU Vienna
- 17:00 – 18:00 • Opening of buffet and creative table discussions on selected topics
- Green Chemistry & Biocatalysis for sustainable API synthesis
- Sustainable process design /process intensification – upstream
- Sustainable process design /process intensification – downstream
- Digitalization, AI based process optimization
- Biobased /biodegradable materials
- CO2 as raw material
- Water Efficiency, Treatment & Reuse
- Green Research Labs
- Safe and Sustainable by Design
- Sustainability Assessment, Carbon Footprint, Corporate Sustainability
- 18:00 – 19:00 • Networking
Registration
The registration is free of charge but compulsory. Please register until September 9th. As space is limited, early registration is encouraged. Please note, that this event is organized as “Green Meeting”.
LISAvienna is supporting this meeting. Together, let's pave the way for a more sustainable future in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors!