International Symposium on Green Processing in the Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemical

描述(由申请者提供)：本提案请求美国国立卫生研究院赞助一个名为“第三届制药和精细化工绿色加工国际研讨会”的研讨会。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，在学术研究方面具有公认的领先地位，并且便于国际参与者通过波士顿洛根国际机场旅行。选择这一日期是为了尽量减少与药物或其他相关科学会议的任何冲突。组委会成员为柏克莱博士、李超君教授、朱莉·B·曼利女士和张伟教授。这次一年两次的研讨会是麦吉尔大学(2006)和耶鲁大学(2008)两次成功活动的后续活动。研讨会系列的目的是汇聚来自学术界、政府、非政府组织和包括技术提供商在内的行业的专家，分享知识和挑战，旨在加快将绿色化学解决方案整合到制药和精细化工行业。预计将有大约100名与会者参加研讨会。在整整两天的时间里，大约23位演讲者将就以下四个重点领域发表演讲：1)绿色生物制剂和生物转化；2)绿色有机合成；3)使能技术；4)可负担得起的药物的绿色化学。华纳巴布科克绿色化学研究所(美国)总裁兼首席技术官John C.Warner博士和代尔夫特理工大学(荷兰)荣誉退休教授Roger Sheldon博士计划进行主题演讲。美国环境保护局研究与发展办公室助理署长保罗·阿纳斯塔斯博士计划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先地位而受到认可。除了讲座，研讨会还将有一个海报环节，鼓励研究生和本科生参与。 与公共健康相关：绿色化学革命正在引领社会重新定位为基于可持续原料、可再生能源、可生物降解和无毒产品的经济，以及基于回收和废物最小化的工艺。本次研讨会将推动制药、生物技术和精细化工相关领域的科学家设计、开发和生产更多环境友好型产品，以造福公众健康。

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.