The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Baruch Fischhoff: The importance of testing messages
Psychologist Barry Fischhoff, an authority on the science of decision-making, explains the importance of testing COVID-19 messages before releasing them to the public.
3M State of Science Index
The 3M State of Science Index Survey revealed that appreciation for science and trust in scientists has increased significantly in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dan Diekema reviews COVID-19 timelines
An infectious disease physician, epidemiologist, and University of Iowa clinical microbiologist, Dan Diekema, reviews the COVID-19 incubation and infection periods in a series of succinct tweets.
Resources now available to help companies using advanced materials to combat COVID-19 navigate regulatory clearances in the US
As part of the Applied Public Health & Environmental, Health, and Safety Working Group, Vireo Advisors has developed several resources to help companies using advanced materials, such as nanotechnologies, to combat SARS-CoV-2 navigate regulatory requirement to get their products to market safely and efficiently.
CDC suggests some child-care centers can reopen safely
A report by the CDC suggests that some child-care centers could reopen safely in areas where COVID-19 infection is contained.