The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its Plant and Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan, which provides an overview of FDA’s efforts to develop a comprehensive policy framework for the oversight of animal biotechnology products, including food and drug products derived from intentionally genetically altered animals and plants.
Read MoreThe European Parliament approved a ban on plastic cutlery and plates, cotton buds, straws, drink-stirrers and balloon sticks and a reduction in the use of single-use plastic for food and drink containers like plastic cups.
Read MoreBio-based phase change materials are derived from edible animal oils with high latent heat capacity and surface tension.
Read MoreThe 2018 National Biodefence Strategy was released in September 2018 to put in place a single coordinated effort across the U.S. government to addresses biological threats, including those that are naturally occurring (such as infectious diseases), deliberate (such as biological weapons), or accidental (such as failure of biocontainment).
Read MoreThe lower house of parliament of the French National Assembly has voted to ban the use of plastic food contact materials (FCMs) used by catering services at daycares, schools and universities serving more than 2,000 people.
Read MoreGreen Science Alliance Co., Ltd. has established a manufacturing process which mixes nanocellulose with biodegradable plastics such as poly lactic acid (PLA), poly butylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), poly butylene succinate (PBS) and others.
Read MoreThe United States, Canada, and Mexico reached an agreement this month on an updated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Read MoreFrances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Gregory P. Winter are the 2018 Nobel Prize recipients for chemistry for their work “harnessing the power of evolution” to create important biological molecules including antibodies, biofuels, and drugs.
Read MoreVireo is pleased to announce our team expansion to include Dr. Shaun Clancy, formerly of Evonik Corporation in New Jersey, and Cassidy Pomeroy-Carter, formerly a Fellow with the Science and Technology Policy Institute in Washington, DC.
Read MoreJo Anne Shatkin is an NGA advisory board member and will be a panelist on the NGA’s first environmental health and safety panel discussion.
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