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.
The ethical way to alter organisms
Kevin Esvelt, one of the inventors of CRISPR-based gene drive, offers advice on how to ethically develop and use these technologies to block the spread of animal-borne diseases, reduce pests without the use of toxins, and provide solutions to conservation problems.
Singapore provides regulatory guidelines and approval for the planet’s first cultured meat product
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has just authorized the first ever cultured chicken product from Eat Just.
A Robust Cell-based Model Useful for Predicting Potential Adverse Effects on the Lung Following Nanomaterial Inhalation
Recent efforts are aiming to promote the use and adoption of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) to demonstrate the safety of advanced materials and technologies such as nanomaterials.
Vireo Advisors to Host SRA Workshop on Responsible Innovation of Advanced Materials and Technologies
Vireo Advisors is hosting a virtual workshop on Sunday December 13th as part of the Society for Risk Analysis’ Annual Meeting to discuss key issues facing the responsible innovation of advanced materials and technologies.
California bans PFAS firefighting foams
Beginning in 2022, California is banning the sale, manufacture, and use of firefighting foam that contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).