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Industry backs biocatalysis for greener manufacturing

Nature Biotechnology volume 31, pages 95–96 (2013)Cite this article

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Green processing not only has environmental benefits but can also reduce the cost of various stages of manufacture, from preclinical to commercial production. But companies vary in both their willingness and ability to implement these solutions within their organizations. As for those signing up to CHEM21, “Sustainability is very important to these companies,” notes Nick Turner, professor of chemical biology and director of the Centre of Excellence in Biocatalysis at the University of Manchester. Turner leads CHEM21 along with Simon Dolan, director, API Chemistry and Analysis UK at GlaxoSmithKline (London). CHEM21 links a number of academic leaders in green chemistry across Europe with six multinational pharmaceutical companies, all members of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (Table 1). In addition to chemical catalysis and syntheses, the initiative is placing a particular focus on biocatalysis and synthetic biology.

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Aldridge, S. Industry backs biocatalysis for greener manufacturing. Nat Biotechnol 31, 95–96 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0213-95

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