Laboratory Testing Blog

Contract Pharma magazine will be holding their 10th annual Contracting & Outsourcing Conference September 22-23, 2011 in New Brunswick, NJ.  I have participated in this conference from the very beginning and have seen it grow in prominence and stature.

Approximately 95% of all chemicals manufactured today are derived from petroleum so there has been a greater push by government and industry associations to address the environmental impact that these chemicals produce.  In recent years, initiatives have been undertaken to develop biorefinery processes that will create new green chemicals and biopolymers from renewable resources and biomass wastes.