Fernando POLANCO

Principal Ecodesign Specialist

Company
CYTIVA
Position
Principal Ecodesign Specialist
Biography
Fernando Polanco is a Product Sustainability Lead at Cytiva, based in Uppsala, Sweden. He is passionate about transforming sustainability into a meaningful business driver within the life sciences sector, supporting the mission of saving lives while reducing environmental impact. With a background in chemical engineering and a specialization in product sustainability, Fernando works at the intersection of science, engineering, sustainable design, and business growth. His focus is on embedding sustainability principles into product development to drive measurable environmental improvements while creating customer value, supporting innovation, and enabling long-term business success. Fernando is actively engaged in industry sustainability forums, contributing to cross-sector collaboration and knowledge sharing to accelerate the transition toward more sustainable life sciences.

Speaker on

Transforming manufacturing processes for a low-impact pharmaceutical industry

Panel Discussion TRANSFORMING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR A LOW-IMPACT PHARMA INDUSTRY
05/27/2026 | 14:15 - 14:30 | TPSD Room

From Sustainability to Business Value: Collaboration Across the Life Sciences Value Chain

Educational TRANSFORMING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR A LOW-IMPACT PHARMA INDUSTRY
05/27/2026 | 14:15 - 14:30 | TPSD Room