Medicine

Medicinal Chemistry: A Key Driver in Achieving the Global Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the United Nations officially launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as “the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030”. Here, we have embedded medicinal chemistry as a key player to achieve SDGs.

Peter J. Dunn Awards for Green Chemistry & Engineering Impact in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The Peter J. Dunn Awards were established in 2016 by the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable (ACS GCIPR) to recognize excellence in the research, development and execution of green chemistry that demonstrates compelling environmental, safety and efficiency improvements over current technologies in the pharmaceutical industry and its allied industrial partners. The inaugural award was given to Peter J. Dunn of Pfizer, and the award was subsequently named in his honor.