World-Class Tobacco & Nicotine Science and Technology
Our purpose is clear: Build A Better Tomorrow™.
Tobacco products exist on a continuum of risk to the consumer’s health, with combustible cigarettes being the riskiest.
At Reynolds, we put science first, focusing our nicotine and tobacco science research and technology efforts on potentially reduced-risk products as we accelerate our Tobacco Harm Reduction efforts to reduce the health impact of our business.
We operate in a broad spectrum of scientific fields including molecular biology, toxicology, and chemistry as we assess the reduced-risk potential of our products. It is essential that these products are backed by strong science and that science is peer-reviewed by the scientific community.
Science Leads The Way
We are building the foundation for non-combustible products through robust science, including our 9-Step Framework to assess the risk of our products. Our framework includes scientific studies starting from small-scale studies at the laboratory bench all the way up to large-scale studies examining the effect of our products on public health.
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I firmly believe in what we’re doing in the tobacco harm reduction space. I think being able to offer potentially reduced-risk products that will reduce exposure to harmful chemicals is a huge offering for the US population.
-Sarah Baxter-Wright, VP of Science
Making strides through employee research
Our team of world-class researchers and scientists provided robust evidence throughout the year to support our New Category products in THR. In 2023 alone, we produced 19 publications and 35 key presentations.
The key themes across these publications were THR and strengthening scientific positions for alternative products. Conferences attended by our team included the Food & Drug Law Institute Tobacco and Nicotine Product Regulatory Science Symposium, Next Generation Nicotine Delivery, and the Cooperation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco.