Sustainability in Life Science
Welcome to this one day conference addressing the urgent need for sustainability in the healthcare industry.
This conference brings together leading experts from industry, academia, and European initiatives to explore how sustainability can be embedded across pharmaceutical and biologics development. Covering topics from green chemistry and continuous manufacturing to life cycle assessment, the environmental impact of PFAS in life science, and sustainable design frameworks, the program offers both strategic perspectives and technical depth. Participants will gain practical insights into tools, technologies, and collaborative approaches shaping the future of sustainable life science innovation.
The conference targets a diverse life science audience, bringing together biotech SMEs, academia, and industry professionals. It is open to anyone interested in advancing sustainability in research, development, and manufacturing, and provides a platform for cross-sector collaboration and knowledge exchange.
Program
09.00 Introduction
Welcome and introduction to sustainability in life science
Nicolaas Schipper
09.15 Tools & Frameworks for Sustainable Design
Sustainability assessment and LCA in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Lieselot Boone, Ghent University
Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) in practice: Incorporation of the SELECT criteria
Nina Melander, RISE,
William Mackintosh, RISE.
Standardization of sustainability assessment in pharma: why harmonized LCA matters
Hannah Welsh, TU Berlin
10.45 Coffee break
11.15 Green & Sustainable Chemistry
Green and sustainable chemistry: continuous flow approaches
Oliver Kappe, University of Graz, RCPE
Green chemistry projects and examples from RISE
Pia Appelqvist, RISE
12.30 Lunch
13.15 Green and Sustainable Biologics
Green and sustainable TIDES: peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis
Claire Macleod, CPI
Green and sustainable biologics: continuous bioprocessing
Véronique Chotteau, KTH
Biomanufacturing, current status and challenges
Simon Hawdon, CPI
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Sustainability in Life science – Industry and societal perspective
PFAS in the environment: implications for healthcare and material choices
Anna Kärrman, Örebro Universitet
Substitution Center
To be announced
Bridgehouse and wastewater/environmental technology perspectives for pharma
Magnus Blomberg, AstraZenca.
17.00 Wrap up and closing
Time & Place
September 22, 2026.
At 9.00 – 17.00.
This is a hybrid event that will take place both on Zoom and on site at Apotekarsocieteten, Wallingatan 26A in Stockholm.
Organizers
This event is organized in collaboration with RISE.
A warm welcome wishes the Section for Drug Formulation together with RISE!