12^th Annual Pharma Middle East Congress

Green Chemistry is the new scientific “philosophy” that strives to promote sustainable development through science and technology and achieve the goals of environmental protection, health and safety of employees and consumers by producing non toxic products. Green Chemistry provides 12 Principles as a

framework for scientists to promote the designing of new processes and materials, new energy sources, alternative methodologies and renewable sources for the manufacturing industries. In a world with a continuously increasing population and limited resources the idea of a sustainable development is of major importance for the future in the 21st century.

Only research and innovation will allow the development of economic and social networks and processes that fulfill the requirements of sustainability. The future has to be planned with visions, creativity and fantasy, including

really new approaches and the exploration of the unknown. Sustainability in science and technology begins when we start thinking how to solve a problem or how to turn science into technology. Only chemical processes,

which have reached – after careful optimization – a maximum in efficiency, will lead to more sustainable products. Scientists and engineers, who invent, develop and optimize such processes, therefore play a key role. Their awareness, creativity and looking ahead is needed to bring reactions and chemical processes to maximum efficiency. The term "Green Chemistry" has been coined for efforts towards this goal. Green chemistry is a science-based non-regulatory and economically driven approach to achieving the goals of environmental protection and sustainable development. Consumers and business purchasing departments can promote green chemistry by demanding safer, non-toxic products from manufacturers. Green economic innovation for the 21st Century will require green chemistry.