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Path to green laboratories – a seminar and discussion on circular solutions in Life Science

12 April 2024 10:00 to 12:00 | Seminar

Would you like to learn how you could combine life science innovation and sustainability to meet future challenges and develop circular solutions that optimize consumption and reduce waste? Join us to hear from local experts who will pitch potential solutions and discuss how to contribute to Lund’s sustainable life science beacon, benefitting researchers and the planet.

Lund, "the city of ideas" is a leader in both life science innovation and sustainability, with its University rated number 8 for sustainability in the world by the QS world university ranking. But how could Lund combine life science innovation and sustainability to combat present and future challenges to develop circular solutions and optimize resources, whilst addressing the “what’s in it for me” for people and workplace?

If you work in a lab, you can't help but notice the waste. Laboratories are some of the most resource-intensive spaces of any industry. But positive changes and ideas for the future are being realised. By simply introducing a new perspective and raising awareness, we can create a culture of sustainability within the sciences, together.

About the event:

In this event we welcome researchers, stakeholders, hospital staff, students and the general public to join us to have fruitful discussions on potential ideas and perspectives towards sustainable changemaking.

Coffee & fika will be available at 09:45 outside the lecture hall which is accessible from Sölvegatan 19 (BMC building A, entrance within BMCgård. Segerfalksalen is on the ground floor, A10).

Registration

Program:

09:45 Coffee on arrival, take seats

10:00 Welcome address – Claire McKay, Research Coordinator, Lund Stem Cell Center & SCC Sustainability Committee members

10:05 My Green Labs: Building sustainability culture in the lab - Pernilla Sörme, My Green Lab Technical Program

10:20 From Plastic to Progress: Greener Labs for Sustainable BiomedicalResearch – Iran Augusto Silva, Lund Stem Cell Center & Department ofExperimental Medical Science

10:35 Clinical Trials Unveiled: Navigating Sustainability Challenges in Drug Development – Martina Kvist Reimer, Business Developer, Region Skåne

10:50 Coffee break & discussions

11:05 Can chemistry solve the plastic waste problem it has created at first place? - Flavio Ortigao, Re:Lab AB

11:20 Group reflections

11:25 Panel discussion: forward thinking solutions, together:

Claes Nilén, Lund University Environment Manager
Martina Kvist Reimer, Business Developer, Region Skåne
Anna Skanse, Business Developer, Sysav
Ingmar Kroon, Communications, Re:Lab AB

11:55 Closing remarks

About the organisers:

The event is organised by Lund Stem Cell Center & Strategic Research Area Stem Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University.

Founded in 2003, Lund Stem Cell Center is a leading academic research organization advancing the field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at Lund University. Our scientific community includes 44 research groups with over 300 members, which established its own Sustainability Committee in 2022.

We look forward to sharing insights and learning from other experts and perspectives as part of Lund Sustainability Week 2024!

This event is part of Sustainability Week 2024, an annual event organized in collaboration between Lund University and Lund Municipality. In this year's program April 8-13, you will find lectures, workshops, guided tours, exhibitions, and more.

See full program at hallbarhet.lu.se