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How Can Cleantech Make The Pharmaceutical Industry More Efficient?

How Can Cleantech Make The Pharmaceutical Industry More Efficient?

written by CleanTechies.com Contributor

Water and energy are everywhere.  Every large industry, from pharmaceuticals to oil & gas and more, makes massive use of water and energy resources and has a lot to benefit by using them more efficiently.  One of the goals that the Israel NewTech program has set for itself is to bring Israeli cleantech technology companies to new markets.   This was the case last month with Israeli pharmaceutical giant TEVA.

“Israel Newtech worked very closely with us to identify those technologies which could be relevant for implementation in our production processes,” said Meirav Avigdor, Director, Environment, Global TAPI & IL at Teva, who organized the event together with Shai Levi, Teva’s Director, Global Energy & Systems.  Teva and Israel Newtech held a dialogue which included understanding the areas where Teva could potentially benefit from Israeli cleantech technologies, reviewing a long list of potential companies, and finally selecting 10 Israeli energy and water companies.  Those ten attended a seminar day at Teva’s Israeli headquarters on May 12th, at which they presented their solutions to the Teva managers responsible for operations in Israel and internationally.

We spoke with Adi Yefet, head of the water arena at Israel NewTech, about the event: “Israel NewTech cooperated with the Samuel Neaman Institute to identify industries which could implement Israeli alternative energy and water solutions and open up new markets for Israeli companies.  The pharmaceutical industry, which utilizes tremendous amounts of energy and water in its production processes, was identified as one such industry.  Our work with Teva is a direct outcome of this activity.”

As Avigdor mentioned, Teva found particular interest in a number of technologies in the energy efficiency arena. Teva is in the beginning stages of planning trials and pilots with companies which attended the event. Since Teva has production partners throughout the world, for an Israeli company a cooperation with the headquarters opens up a lot of doors for potential further business.  Not only that, but a successful case study at Teva is a great way for an energy or water company to get a foothold in the pharmaceutical industry as a whole.

“Working with Israel NewTech is a very effective way for us to explore new technologies,” said Meirav Avidgor of Teva. “If any one of these companies came to us on their own, we probably wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet with them.  But as it was, we got all the background information from Israel NewTech, we were able to find out about new technologies, select only those with real relevance for us, and take it from there.”

The ten companies which attended the seminar day at Teva were: Atlantium, Blue I, CQM, Eltav,Emefcy, Enverid Systems, Pheobus, PML, PowerSines, TACount and UET.

Article appearing courtesy Israel NewTech.



June 25, 2014 0 comment
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Berlin: More (Electric) Power to the People

written by Walter Wang

German capital Berlin is one of Europe’s great cities and if BürgerEnergie Berlin (Citizens Energy Berlin) could have its way, it will be even greater.

Greenbang writes that the government coalition that leads Berlin has decided to regain control of electricity

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January 9, 2013 0 comment
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DIY and Alternative Energy Converge on Solar Pocket Factory Concept

written by Walter Wang

A KickStarter project shows how solar panel factories could become a feature of any neighborhood, producing cheap solar panels for an age when these would become truly mass consumption items.

Devised by inventors Shayne Frayne and Alex Hornstein, the duo has come up with a concept called “solar pocket factory” to produce cheaper

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November 13, 2012 0 comment
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Natural Gas: A Valid Alternative Energy Choice?

written by Walter Wang

The rising costs of living definitely has an impact on our everyday lives. You have to budget everything, from the food you eat to the utility bills that you have to pay for every month. It’s no longer strange that most people today are looking for alternate energy sources in order to save a few dollars from their electric bills. Compared with most types of alternative energy

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August 8, 2012 1 comment
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Pierce Brosnan Speaks Up for Beluga Whales Under Attack by Big Oil

written by Walter Wang

Actor Pierce Brosnan, famous starring in several installments of the James Bond franchise, has lent his support to a campaign to save beluga whales in Alaska.

There are only 284 beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska but that hasn’t stopped the Apache Alaska Corporation from preparing to launch a deadly

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July 20, 2012 0 comment
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Rio+20 Achieves Little, Says Brazilian Research Organization

written by Walter Wang

The outcome of the Rio+20, the sustainability conference held in Rio de Janeiro this week and which folds today, will be a document that lacks focus and does not tackle the urgency of the problems the world faces, according to Celso Lafer, president of FAPESP, an organization that supports research in São Paulo.

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June 22, 2012 0 comment
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Maharishi University’s Sustainable Living Center a Net Energy Producer

written by Walter Wang

Maharishi University of Management’s new Sustainable Living Center, which opened recently, has the distinction of being one of the few net-zero energy buildings in the country—it will produce as much if not more energy than it uses.

The building is designed to eventually be completely

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May 4, 2012 0 comment
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Brazil Opens Green Patent Fast Track

written by Walter Wang

Earlier this week, the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil launched a pilot program to accelerate green patent applications (see the Folha news piece here).

The goal of the program is to reduce the period of examination of patent applications related to green

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April 19, 2012 0 comment
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New Movie Focuses on Climate Change and the Maldives

written by Walter Wang

Despite the many signs that climate is already happening, hence the need to switch to alternative energy to mitigate its effects, for the people living in the low-lying Maldive islands, climate change means, literally, the end.

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April 2, 2012 1 comment
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Earth Hour 2012

written by Walter Wang

March 31st is Earth Hour, the day when between 8:30 and 9:30 pm people all over the world switch off the lights to make a symbolic gesture representing the need to be frugal with electricity and, we hasten to add, to switch to alternative energy. Symbolic actions are great, but they should lead to real action.

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March 29, 2012 0 comment
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Japan One Year Later

written by Walter Wang

The tsunami that devastated Japan in March 2011, and which was followed by a tragic nuclear power accident at Fukushima, was the second biggest tragedy the country ever faced. The biggest was Hiroshima. Last year, 19,000 people died. In Hiroshima the death toll was 80,000 people on the day of the bombing.

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March 15, 2012 0 comment
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Let’s Breathe Alternative Energy Into Small Electronic Devices

written by Walter Wang

Brazilian designer João Lammoglia has created an ingenious device to produce clean, alternative energy. He named it AIRE and it can convert human breathing into electricity to power small gadgets.

The device is actually a mask featuring minuscule wind turbines. These transform the air we breathe

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March 14, 2012 0 comment
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A New Play on Solar

written by Walter Wang

The launch of new “plug-n-play” solar panels has generated buzz in recent weeks. The manufacturer, Colorado-based Onyx Service & Solutions Inc., introduced the product earlier this month.

The new 330-W system will offer homeowners the option of purchasing a complete, pre-packaged solar

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January 23, 2012 1 comment
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German Village Embraces Alternative Energy and Becomes Global Model

written by Walter Wang

One village in Germany is producing more energy than it needs. Best of all, it’s alternative energy sourced from clean sources.

Wildpoldsried, located in the southern German region known as Bavaria and where 2,600 people live, produces 321 per cent more energy than it

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December 20, 2011 1 comment
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