Here, we publish important new scientific research and materials, discuss significant NGP category developments in the media, report on scientific conferences we’ve attended, and more. Please note not all of this content is available in certain territories.
Next Generation Products (NGPs) decouple nicotine from harmful tobacco smoke. Although not completely risk-free, ongoing scientific research suggests their considerable harm reduction potential relative to smoking cigarettes. By delivering satisfying levels of nicotine while replicating many of the sensorial and behavioural elements of the smoking ‘ritual’, NGPs offer an attractive option to conventional cigarettes for […]
21 Sep 2020
Imperial Brands once again attended the annual Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF), which was hosted online this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. The GTNF is an annual global platform for an exchange of views and ideas among public health experts, industry representatives and other key stakeholders. Our Science team manned a virtual stand throughout […]
1 Sep 2020
In this Q&A, Imperial Brands’ Senior Product Standards Manager Liliana Chaves breaks down the basics of technical standardisation and why it’s essential to Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR). Illustrations by Dan Fard. Thanks to advances in technology, potentially harm reduced alternatives to conventional cigarettes are being developed – and launched – at unprecedented rates. We […]
17 Aug 2020
Strategic Science & Policy Engagement Director Grant O’Connell introduces our new infographic that explains the important concept of tobacco harm reduction. After the WHO issued advice to use facemasks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, they’ve fast become 2020’s most sought after harm reduction accessory. Living through a global pandemic makes close interaction risky. […]
21 Jul 2020
Imperial Brands has published a new company Position on nicotine. To add flavour and context, Scientific Digital Communications Editor Arran Frood explores some of the biological and chemical history of the compound. Nicotine is a fascinating compound. It’s most well known as a constituent of the tobacco plant leaves rolled into cigarettes and used […]
15 Jul 2020
BEHIND THE HEADLINES IS A REGULAR FEATURE TAKING A SLIGHTLY DEEPER DIVE INTO A PIECE OF RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE OF NGP RESEARCH. Researchers believe they have found the source of 2019’s outbreak of lung injuries in the US. At the time they were blamed on general vaping, without specifying that the products at fault […]
9 Jul 2020
