Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
TURI provides grants to academic researchers to support efforts to find and develop safer alternatives to harmful chemicals.
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
TURI offers grants to help Massachusetts businesses adopt safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
TURI collaborated with researchers UMass and representatives from Johnson Matthey (now called Veranova) to find and evaluate safer alternatives to dichloromethane (DCM) used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
Octylphenol ethoxylate (OPE), a widely-used non-ionic surfactant, is classified as a Substance of
Very High Concern by the European Chemicals Agency. In fact, they are being phased out
because of their endocrine disrupting effects and harm that they pose to aquatic life, in particular
by disrupting estrogen-mediated reproductive cycles
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
Massachusetts firms that manufacture
or process at or above 25,000 lbs. a
year, or otherwise use 10,000 lbs. per
year of a listed toxic chemical, are
required to report on use and waste
and submit reduction plans to the
state
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
Averica Discovery Services Inc.
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
By Maria Kahale
Information about the hazards of, uses of, and safer alternatives to DMF.
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
Methylene chloride, commonly known as dichloromethane (DCM), is a widely used
chemical for chromatography separation within the polymer, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
ChemGenes has a long history with Toxics Use Reduction (TUR).
Industry/Sector: Pharmaceutical and Biotech
A leading manufacturer of electronic capacitors globally, CD Aero (formally
known as Aerovox) has been in business for over 100 years.
