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.
UBQ Materials Awarded “Best Use of Alternative Feedstocks” at World Bio Markets!
Congratulations to UBQ Materials for being awarded “Best Use of Alternative Feedstocks” during the Bio Market Insights Innovation Awards 2019 for their work transforming household waste into a sustainable, infinitely renewable material.
Banana Plant Fibrils could Slow Ice Cream Melting
Researchers from Colombia's Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana have found a way to slow the melting of ice cream using a part of the banana plant which is typically thrown away.
Synthetic Biology—the Future of Food?
In her interview with The Verge, Biologist and Creative Director Christina Agapakis of Ginkgo Bioworks discusses lab-grown meat, labeling, and how synthetic biology can help make products which are more sustainable and ethically sourced such as lab-grown meat.
Vireo Advisors is a WBENC Certified Woman Owned Business
Vireo Advisors has again been certified as a woman owned business by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).