Drug delivery devices play an increasingly important role in supporting global health and wellbeing. Within the growing biopharmaceutical market, the need for these devices is predicted to increase su ... read more ›
This thesis explores how startups can facilitate the adoption of sustainability practices within the pharmaceutical industry, a sector known for its substantial environmental impact. The research inve ... read more ›
Plastics have become omnipresent in healthcare but quantitative data on mass flows are scarce. This study, therefore, performed a material flow analysis of single-use medical plastics and their packag ... read more ›
Adopted on 25 November 2020, the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe (reader-friendly version) aims at creating a future proof regulatory framework and at supporting the industry in promoting research ... read more ›
The WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual (LBM) has been in broad use at all levels of clinical and public health laboratories, and other biomedical sectors globally, serving as a de facto global standard t ... read more ›
Every year, NHS providers produce approximately 156,000 tonnes of clinical waste that is either sent to high temperature incineration (HTI) or for alternative treatment (AT), which is equivalent to ov ... read more ›
As a building type, the laboratory demands our attention: what the cathedral was to the 14th century, the train station was to the 19th century, and the office building was to the 20th century, the la ... read more ›
Food needs to be farmed, harvested or caught, transported, processed, packaged, distributed and cooked, and the residuals disposed of. Each of these steps causes emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse ... read more ›
The safe disposal of biohazardous or regulated medical waste is a critical concern for any life science facility. Traditionally disposal of this waste involves multiple transport steps and human conta ... read more ›