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Sustainability in In Vitro Diagnostics

Supporting customers in achieving sustainability goals with environmental, health, safety, and regulatory initiatives

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The importance of sustainability in the lab has never been greater than it is today. Tune in to this episode of ADLM's Laborastories podcast, for a thought-provoking discussion with experts. Listen as they delve into innovative strategies, evolving challenges, and imperatives for improved sustainability in the lab.

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Atellica Solution Portfolio & Sustainability

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Energy Consumption

Actual Atellica Electrical Consumption

Understanding energy consumption (kWH) is key to making better sustainable choices

Atellica® CI Analyzer

275.5 kWh

based on an average of 351,000 tests per year.^C

Atellica® CH Analyzer

178.9 kWh

based on an average of 351,000 tests per year.^C

Atellica® IM Analyzer

142.2 kWh

based on an average of 450,00 tests per year.^C

Atellica CI and Atellica Solution Analyzers consume the least water compared to other combined analytical systems

Average water consumption (L/hr)

Atellica® CI¹

Atellica® SCI¹

ALINITY ci²

COBAS pure³

AU5811/

DxI 9000 ⁴

COBAS pro³

1 Atellica Solution average water consumption with Atellica IM 1300 and Atellica CH 930 Analyzers for a representative worklist of the top-used assays by customers. See Atellica Solution Sustainability Report (Nov. 2023 - DX046225) for detailed information.

2 Alinity ci-series Operations Manual 80000071-105

3 Roche cobas pro (ISE/c503/e801 - User Guide – Publication version 3.3. Software version 02-03) Consumption depending on the number of analytical units.cobas pure integrated solutions Software version 01-03 User Guide Publication version 2.1Alinity ci-series Operations Manual 80000071-105. Cobas pure integrated solutions Software version 01-03 User Guide Publication version 2.1

4 The Beckman AU5811 cannot be combined with the DxI 9000 in one system

At Hermes Pardini Lab in Brazil, water consumption was reduced by >32%, which had a direct impact on energy savings and significantly reduced CO₂ emissions.¹

Waste Management

What do Atellica customers tell us about their plastic waste management?

By choosing new, innovative automation, analyzers, and IT solutions from Siemens Healthineers,
we have eliminated 1.3 million i.e.,aliquots per year (i.e. >5.2 tons of plastic for aliquots ) and significantly reduced CO² emissions.

Dr. Reena Nakra

Principal Director of Lab Management and Technical Excellence
Dr. Lal Pathlabs

Sustainable Materials

98.3% of Atellica Solution materials can be recycled.
Some spare parts are refurbished. Atellica analyzers are constructed mainly of metals.

Most of the materials are recyclable (by weight):

Atellica CH 930 Analyzer	98.7%
Atellica Sample Handler	97.7%
Atellica IM 1300/1600 Analyzer	98.5%

Siemens Healthineers is committed to using product materials and packaging with a higher degree of recyclability

Packaging

Siemens Healthineers is committed to using product materials and packaging with a higher degree of recyclability.

Our goal is to minimize packaging material and reduce packaging waste by reusing and recycling it.

Recent removal of materials from Atellica® Sample Handler packaging eliminated 4452 lb of waste and 1908 lb of plastic waste.

Refurbishment Programs

We leverage refurbishment initiatives to reduce the need for new manufacturing.

By implementing high-quality refurbishment initiatives, we aim to

Extend product lifespan, reducing the frequency and demand for new manufacturing.
Enhance the recyclability of our products by reducing the number of spare parts which are thrown away.

Atellica Spare Parts & Atellica Analyzers

Launched in FY23

23 unique spare parts across all three modules are now candidates for refurbishment.
Since implementation, this program has eliminated 18,000 kg of waste going to landfills.

Launching in FY25

Atellica® CH 930 Analyzer
Atellica® IM 1300 Analyzer
Atellica® IM 1600 Analyzer

We are improving product sustainability by eliminating certain biohazardous chemicals

Siemens Healthineers is focused on driving the environmental strategy within the IVD industry.

Active members of several European and global industry associations, participating in various working groups and engaging in topics such as:

Environment and sustainability
Chemicals
Electrical and electronic equipment

We are proactively monitoring the regulatory landscape on future bio-hazardous materials

Our products are compliant with international with ISO45001 and ISO14001international standards for Health & Safety and Environmental Protection, as well as with FDA, EPA, REACH1, RoHS, IVDR and other authority bodies.

We are removing chemicals of concern and reformulating products.

We are focused on eliminating identified substances of very high concern (SVHC) from our products used extensively in the IVD industry and which should be replaced by a less dangerous substance where technically and economically feasible alternatives are available

Triton: 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (aka OPE or Triton), we target a reduction by 72% by the end of 2025 (from 2020 levels)
PFAS: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, we and our suppliers are removing PFAS from products and raw materials.
In addition, we are voluntarily implementing plans in R&D and manufacturing to remove other harmful chemicals from key reagents and consumables
Elimination of toluene, and benzene from organic synthesis of acridinium esters used in our immunoassays

Virtual Maintenance

of reduced CO² emissions from Customer Service
using the innovative remote technologies of Atellica.⁴

Successful remote support reduced CO2 emissions.

Reducing the carbon footprint and combating climate change by combining innovative remote services and integrated remote technologies on Atellica® systems.⁵

Additional Resources

*”Green” is not a protected legal term. As used here, it describes the combination of Siemens Healthineers initiatives to improve environmental, health, and safety in your laboratory/institute.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bomcheck-celebrates-more-than-1-million-rohs-and-reach-materials-declarations-from-over-3100-suppliers-211932871.html

https://echa.europa.eu/de/

https://www2.assentcompliance.com/eu-waste-framework-directive?&utm_channel=paid&utm_

Equivalent of ~2.5 million liters of gasoline consumed over two years. Theoretical worldwide average using the epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator

LD CS list of notifications for customer support, application support, installation,
software updates/upgrades, and corrective and preventive maintenance, for Atellica CH, IM, Decapper, and SH, worldwide, for 2021 and 2022.

The Beckman AU5811 cannot be combined with the DxI 9000 in one system

Atellica Solution average water consumption with Atellica IM 1300 and Atellica CH 930 Analyzers for a representative worklist of the top-used assays by customers. See Atellica Solution Sustainability Report (Nov. 2023 - DX046225) for detailed information.