International Symposium on Green Processing in the Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemical

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案请求NIH赞助“第三届制药和精细化工绿色加工国际研讨会”。研讨会将于2010年9月30日至10月1日在波士顿马萨诸塞大学校园中心举行。该地点被选为制药和生物技术公司密集的城市，同时它在学术研究方面的公认领导地位以及国际参与者通过波士顿洛根国际机场旅行的便利。选择该日期是为了尽量减少与制药或其他相关科学会议的冲突。组委会成员为Berkeley W. Cue, Jr.博士、李朝军教授、Julie B. Manley女士和张伟教授。这个两年一次的研讨会是麦吉尔大学（2006年）和耶鲁大学（2008年）两次成功研讨会的后续活动。该系列研讨会的目的是汇集来自学术界，政府，非政府组织和行业（包括技术提供商）的专家，分享知识和挑战，旨在加快将绿色化学解决方案融入制药和精细化工行业。预计约有100名与会者参加研讨会。在整整两天的时间里，大约23位演讲者将在以下四个重点领域进行演讲：1)绿色生物制品和生物转化；2)绿色有机合成；3)使能技术；4)平价药品的绿色化学。美国华纳巴布科克绿色化学研究所总裁兼首席技术官约翰·c·华纳博士和荷兰代尔夫特理工大学名誉教授罗杰·谢尔登博士计划作主题演讲。美国环境保护署研究与发展办公室助理署长Paul Anastas博士将在网络招待会上发表富有远见的演讲。这三位主讲人都因其在绿色化学领域的长期领导地位而受到认可。除了讲座外，研讨会还将举办海报活动，鼓励研究生和本科生参加。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests NIH sponsorship for a symposium entitled "3rd International Symposium on Green Processing in the Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemical Industries". The Symposium will be held September 30 to October 1, 2010, at the Campus Center of University of Massachusetts Boston. The location was selected as a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company-intense city, along with its recognized leadership in academic research and convenience for international participants to travel through Boston Logan International Airport. The date was selected to minimize any conflict with pharmaceutical or other relevant scientific conferences. The organizing committee members are Dr. Berkeley W. Cue, Jr., Professor Chao- Jun Li, Ms. Julie B. Manley, and Professor Wei Zhang. This biannual Symposium is the follow up of two successful events at McGill University (2006) and Yale University (2008). The objective of the symposium series is to bring together experts from academia, government, non-governmental organizations, and industry including technology providers to share knowledge and challenges with the intention of expediting the integration of green chemistry solutions into the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. Approximately 100 participants are expected to attend the Symposium. In two full days, approximately 23 speakers will give presentations in the following four focused areas: 1) Green biologics & biotransformations; 2) Green organic synthesis; 3) Enabling technologies; 4) Green chemistry for affordable medicine. Dr., John C. Warner, President and Chief Technology Officer for Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry (US) and Dr. Roger Sheldon, Professor Emeritus at the Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), plan to give keynote lectures. Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research & Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, is scheduled to give a visionary lecture during a networking reception. These three keynote speakers are all recognized for their long standing leadership in green chemistry. In addition to talks, the Symposium will have a poster session to encourage graduate and undergraduate students to participate. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The green chemistry revolution is providing leadership in re-orienting society toward an economy based on sustainable feedstocks, renewable energy, biodegradable and non- toxic products, and processes based on recycling and waste minimization. This Symposium will promote scientists working in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and fine chemical related areas to design, development, and produce more environmentally friendly products to benefit public health.