Rowan University receives grant to reduce pharmaceutical pollution

September 28, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Rowan University was selected to receive one of the first grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will provide a total of $100 million for pollution prevention projects.

The grant will provide $315,000 for a student-faculty industry partnership with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer through Rowan’s Engineering Clinics.

The project aims to “identify, develop and recommend safer alternative chemicals, and lower-energy and lower emission technologies that can be used in the early stages of pharmaceutical design and manufacturing,” according to a press release announcing the grant.
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