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.
Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup
Our roundup of what’s new and notable in sustainable and biobased materials.
Using Nanotechnology and Microbes to Break Down “Forever Chemicals”
With increased regulatory pressure to reduce the use of “forever chemicals” such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) in food packaging, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University at Buffalo are looking to nanotechnology to break down PFAS into smaller pieces which microbes can then digest.
Vireo Advisors presents in NIA webinar: “Nano in Business: Public private partnerships to advance pre-competitive nanosafety”
To explain how this type of partnership works and highlight the advantages of such industrial collaboration, Vireo Advisors and Fiberlean Technologies will offer highlights in “Nano in Business: Public private partnerships to advance pre-competitive nanosafety” with the Nanotechnology Industries Association on December 9, 2020.
15 (or so) things we've learned in 15 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative- the view from Vireo Advisors
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, we at Vireo Advisors have put together a list of 15 (or so) key things that we have learned from an academic, regulatory, industry, and public perspective, about nanomaterial environmental health and safety.
Nanotechnology: The Food-Packaging Resource for the Modern Consumer
Advances in material science, including nanotechnologies, are offering enhanced food packaging solutions.