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The GSK-Singapore Partnership for Green and Sustainable Manufacturing
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The Singapore Economic Development Board and GlaxoSmithKline have
made a joint commitment to improving manufacturing efficiency in pharmaceutical
and fine chemical manufacture in Singapore. This commitment includes an endowment
fund of approximately SGD $33 million to fund research that will help:
- Build a strong capability in Singapore to meet the sustainable manufacturing challenges
of the future for local industries
- Further enhance the working relationship between universities, institutes, and local
companies through interdisciplinary research in sustainability
- Enable Singapore to become a leader in sustainability research for pharmaceuticals
and fine chemicals
GlaxoSmithKline has long held a strong interest in sustainable manufacturing. GSK’s
CEO, Andrew Witty has set challenging targets to drive sustainability into pharmaceutical
manufacture and distribution. This interest in sustainability is shared with the
Singapore Economic Development Board, which understands that improving the sustainability
of manufacturing processes is critical to ensuring the economic competitiveness
of Singapore’s chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing base while improving environmental
quality in the region.
The unique public-private collaboration provides Singapore universities, institutions,
and industries with an opportunity to develop an integrated, long-lasting, and leading
position in ‘green’ research and development, while providing researchers with the
skills and training required to meet future industry challenges.
The endowment fund also offers successful applicants an opportunity to work closely
with an industry leader who will assist researchers in understanding industry problems
and in supporting research and development efforts.
To achieve these goals, basic and applied research in sustainable manufacturing
science will be awarded to successful proposals submitted for key strategic research
themes.
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GlaxoSmithKline has a strong interest in sustainable manufacturing. This interest
in sustainability is shared with the Singapore Economic Development Board. We invite
Singapore Universities and Institutes to participate.
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