A Nano Nobel

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry shines a light on the extraordinary properties of nanoscale materials, but the story of quantum dots commercialization is far from over. Work on ‘safer-by-design’ approaches, including Vireo's first Life Cycle Risk Assessment for quantum dots, and our current work on graphene oxide with European partners of the DIAGONAL project aims towards new generations of highly fluorescent nanoparticles and remarkable new products.

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Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup

Our latest roundup includes news about regulatory actions on nanomaterials, food additives, bisphenols and partially hydrogenated oils; new databases for exposure assessment data and regulatory information; company news from UBQ, Performance Biofilaments Inc., Conagen and Amyris, Inc.; and publication of notable papers on safety assessment and safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) approaches.

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Regulating the Future of Food Conference November 23-24, 2023

Dr. Kimberly Ong, safety and regulatory consultant at Vireo Advisors, LLC, exchanged ideas with researchers and regulators from around the world as they worked together to make regulatory systems more efficient for commercialization of cultivated meat and seafood and precision fermented foods, while still holding a high bar for safety.

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Vireo and New Harvest publish regulatory and governmental perspectives on cultured meat safety research priorities

Vireo Advisors and New Harvest are excited to announce that we have published the outcomes of Phase II of the Cultured Meat Safety Initiative (CMSI). The paper catalogues key findings from an extensive series of interviews and workshops held with regulatory and governmental scientists worldwide. 

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Vireo Advisors, LLC Joins Cellular Agriculture Canada initiative with New Harvest

Cellular Agriculture Canada has been re-launched as a multi-stakeholder coalition led by New Harvest Canada joined by Vireo Advisors, LLC. The mandate of the group is the directive that Canada can capitalize on the global movement to achieve a net-zero economy by leveraging its strengths in the emerging field of cellular agriculture.  

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