Go Green 2026 Symposium

Are you concerned about toxic “forever chemicals” and the ultimate costs of high energy use in life science? You may be surprised by how reimagined materials, cutting-edge storage techniques and best practices offer eco-friendly outcomes for laboratory work and beyond.

Date: Thursday, April 9th
Time:  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: LabCentral
700 North Main St.
Cambridge, MA 02139


Go Green Speakers:

Dr. Emily Stoler
Principal Scientist in Sustainable Materials at Wyss Institute, Harvard University
Designing Materials for a Living Planet


James Banal, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Cache DNA
Breaking the ice: Ambient storage of biomolecules


Greg Kwak
Vice President of Business and Product Development, Diversified Biotech
Why Not? Replacing Plastic Labware With a 100% Plant-Based Alternative


Charles “Chuck” Blanchette Jr., MS
Manager of Research Facilities and award-winning Lead of the Boston Children’s Hospital Green Labs program
Protecting Science While Protecting the Planet: Practical Sustainability in Research Labs