New partnership streamlines the process for service providers in the life sciences to receive sustainability certification and report the results across the industry
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scientist.com, the leading research platform for the pharmaceutical industry, has announced a new partnership with My Green Lab, a nonprofit organization focused on building a global culture of sustainability in laboratories. The collaboration provides registered users on Scientist.com's award-winning research platform direct access to the My Green Lab Certification program, which is designed to help laboratories evaluate and implement lab sustainability best practices. The My Green Lab Certification program is considered the world's most trusted green lab certification.
"This partnership with Scientist.com represents an important step in advancing sustainability within the pharmaceutical and biotech industries," said James Connelly, CEO of My Green Lab. "By integrating our certification program into their platform, we're empowering research organizations to seamlessly adopt sustainable practices and select more sustainable suppliers, driving meaningful progress toward a greener future in R&D."
Currently, there are over 5,000 registered contract research organizations (CROs), contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) and academic core labs offering research services and products on Scientist.com. The partnership enables them to more easily promote their My Green Lab Certification to marketplace buyers, which include most of the world's top pharma, over 100 biotechs, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
"We recognized early on sustainability was of critical importance not only to the pharmaceutical industry but to the wider research community, and we've fully embraced the opportunity to promote this to all users of our platform," said Matt McLoughlin, SVP Compliance at Scientist.com. "Collaborating with My Green Lab will streamline and hasten the process for our users in particular, aiding them in their respective sustainability journeys."
My Green Lab provides a comprehensive framework for laboratories worldwide to advance their sustainability goals through rigorous assessments and trusted third-party verification. This helps research organizations reduce energy consumption, improve water efficiency, and minimize waste.
About Scientist.com
Scientist.com is the leading AI-enabled digital research platform for the life science industry. The platform simplifies drug research, saving time and money, providing access to the latest innovative tools and technologies, and ensuring that researchers and suppliers adhere to internal and external compliance requirements. Scientist.com operates private research platforms for most of the world's major pharmaceutical companies, over 100 biotechnology companies and the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). To learn more, visit Scientist.com.
About My Green Lab
My Green Lab® is a nonprofit environmental organization with a mission to build a global culture of sustainability in science. The organization is the world leader in developing internationally recognized sustainability standards for laboratories and laboratory products—bringing sustainability to the community responsible for the world's life-changing medical and technical innovations. Laboratories are some of the most resource-intensive spaces in any industry, but they don't have to be. By introducing a new perspective and proven best practices within a carefully crafted framework, My Green Lab has inspired tens of thousands of scientists and lab professionals to make positive changes in their labs by reducing the environmental impact of their work.
For more information about My Green Lab, visit mygreenlab.org.
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Christina Creager, My Green Lab, 1-424-354-1494, [email protected], https://www.mygreenlab.org/
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