#2 Sustainable pharmaceutical Industry
July 2 | ENSIC, Université de Lorraine in Nancy, France
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Sustainable pharmaceutical Industry
July 2 | ENSIC, Université de Lorraine in Nancy, France
Shaping a Sustainable Future for Pharmaceuticals
Join us for the Nancy 2025 Sustainable Pharmaceutical Industry Symposium, a pivotal event shaping the future of responsible healthcare.
As the pharmaceutical industry faces increasing challenges in environmental impact, social equity, and operational resilience, this symposium offers a vital platform for collaboration and innovation. Under the unifying theme of sustainability, our program is built around the three essential pillars of development: People, Process, and Planet.
Through expert panels, real-world case studies, and hands-on workshops, we’ll explore how the industry can:
- Prioritise wellbeing, equitable access to medicines, and community engagement, placing people at the heart of business strategy;
- Drive sustainable process innovation, from green chemistry and resource-efficient manufacturing to ethical supply chains and circular economy models;
- Reduce environmental footprints, manage climate risks, and support biodiversity and global emissions goals.
Whether you’re an industrial leader, scientist, sustainability officer, or policymaker, this is your opportunity to shape a resilient, regenerative, and future-ready pharmaceutical industry.
Be part of the change. Redefine the future of healthcare for People, Process, and Planet.
Synopsis
The pharmaceutical industry plays a vital role in global health, but its environmental impact from high energy consumption and water use to chemical waste and carbon emissions demands urgent action. This conference will bring together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and sustainability experts to explore innovative strategies for making pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and distribution more sustainable. Key topics include green chemistry in drug synthesis, reducing pharmaceutical pollution, circular economy approaches, sustainable packaging, and regulatory frameworks supporting eco-friendly practices. Attendees will gain insights into emerging technologies, best practices, and collaborative initiatives driving the industrial shift toward sustainability. Through keynote sessions, panel discussions, and case studies, the conference will foster dialogue and partnerships aimed at balancing public health needs with environmental responsibility. This event is essential for professionals committed to shaping a more sustainable pharmaceutical industry and ensuring a healthier planet for future generations.
Featured Speakers
Edith Lecomte Norrant, IPSOMEDIC
Successful International Director of multi-departments with more than 25 years of experience in Pharmaceutical industries. Leveraged creativity and collaborations to drive solutions and new technology for products with higher quality at lower cost in safety way while respecting the environment.
International Experience (Europe, USA, South America and Asia).
Project and Team Leader with experience in managing multiples teams and departments of up to 400 scientist and engineers. The management was done through scientific leadership, mentoring, accountability and credibility, and with a pragmatic vision, trust and integrity to build confident teams and move projects forward.
Disciplines: Innovation, R&D and Pilot, Plant manufacture for fine chemicals and API (Small & Large molecules)
Specialties: Chemical synthesis, Research, Biopharmaceutical manufacturing plants, New technologies implementation from R&D to plant manufacturing (Photo-reactions, Microwaves, Continuous Process from raw material to API, PAT, EBR (paperless), LES) under GMP conditions for small and large molecules.
Flavien Suzanne, VP Chemical Development, Astrazeneca
« Factory of the future: how new manufacturing for the pharmaceutical industry will enable a sustainable industry »
Flavien is Vice President of Chemical Development and Clinical Supply at AstraZeneca, where he oversees global strategies for drug substance development, clinical manufacturing, and supply. He leads initiatives focused on sustainable technologies, digitalization, and process intensification to accelerate the delivery of new medicines.
In addition to his role at AstraZeneca, Flavien contributes to the academic and scientific community through advisory positions at the University of Liverpool and the Centre for Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation (CMAC). He also serves on the board of the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC), supporting innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Call for paper
We invite submissions on the following themes:
1. New Trends in Pharmacy in an Uncertain World
✔️ Regulations, competition, and market dynamics.
✔️ Overview of current and upcoming regulations promoting sustainability in pharmaceuticals.
✔️ Role of policymakers in facilitating sustainable practices and compliance.
✔️ Examples of regulatory success stories and their impact on the industry.
2. Sustainability in Industrial Pharmacy
✔️ Systems analysis: local and global perspectives, key metrics.
✔️ Specific themes: toxicology & ecotoxicology considerations.
✔️ Application of green chemistry concepts in industrial pharmacy.
✔️ Case studies on successful implementation of green chemistry in drug manufacturing.
3. Process Improvement & Intensification
✔️ Transition from batch to continuous operations.
✔️ Reaction engineering,
✔️ Catalysis -Biocatalysis.
✔️ Process modelling & simulation.
✔️ Waste reduction, energy & water optimization.
✔️ Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)—Circular Economy.
✔️ Advanced separation technologies.
✔️ Fast-track development.
4. Engineering Innovations & the Future of Manufacturing
✔️ Project Engineering revisited .
✔️ Plant control system.
✔️ Safe & Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach
✔️ Modular approaches & robotics.
✔️ Plant robustness & cybersecurity.
✔️ Fast-track engineering: accelerating plant design and construction.
✔️ The plant of the future
5. Operations & Workplace Safety
✔️ Occupational health and safety considerations .
✔️ The augmented operator .
✔️ Optimized and predictive maintenance & pollution control.
✔️ Change management & outsourcing strategies.
6. Sustainable Packaging Solutions—Supply chain challenges
✔️ Traceability, security, and sustainability in packaging.
✔️ Development and adoption of biodegradable and recyclable packaging materials.
✔️ Innovations in packaging design to reduce environmental footprint.
✔️ Industry trends and consumer preferences driving sustainable packaging.
✔️ Medicines disposal & regulatory considerations.
✔️ Products security -Distribution challenges .Industrial pharmacy serving patients.
✔️ Medecines disposal
7. Technology Management & Digitalization
8. Artificial Intelligence in Pharma
✔️ AI-driven drug discovery, clinical trials, and operations
✔️ AI in supply chain management
9. Case Studies & Best Practices
✔️ AI implementation in pharma
✔️ Success stories and challenges in digital transformation
10. Education & Continuous Learning
✔️ Trends in lifelong learning & professional development
✔️ The impact of AI on education and training
✔️ Pharmacy jobs of the future
Proposals covering one or several topics will be considered and assigned to the most relevant session.
Contributes that do not fit into these areas will also be considered since they might be of benefit to conference attendees.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Your file must comply with the following instructions:
- Your document must be in a A4 size (21 x 29.7 cm) and in a PDF format
- It must be a single page maximum
- It must be in English
- It must respect the SECF conference template
- Only one figure is accepted
When submitting, you will be able to choose the type of submission you require.
Please select one of these two formats:
- Abstract – oral communication
- Abstract – poster
Committee
President
Jean-Pierre Dal Pont, SECF
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
- UL PROPULS
- Université de Lorraine
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Flavien Suzanne, AstraZeneca
- Michael Luescher, Novartis
- Michelangelo Canzoneri, Merck
- Isabelle Chevalot, ENSAIA-UL-LRGP-CNRS
- Laurence Muhr, ENSIC-UL-LRGP-CNRS
- Edith Lecomte, IPSOMEDIC
Key information
When?
July 1-2, 2025
Where?
ENSIC, Université de Lorraine in Nancy (France)
Address: 1 rue Grandville, 54000 Nancy
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