Jo Anne Shatkin — The latest news about safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products

The rise of lab grown foods

In the early part of the last century, Sir Winston Churchill made a prediction: “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium”.

REPORT BRIEFING WEBINAR June 9, 2020 1 PM EDT National Academy of Sciences Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

The National Academies invites you to join us for a report briefing webinar on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 1-2:30pm EDT featuring our recent report, A Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Nanoscience, Applications, and Commercialization.

Events, Nanomaterials, NanotechnologyJames EdeMay 21, 2020U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), The National Academies, Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Nanoscience, Applications, and Commercialization, Jo Anne Shatkin, U.S. nanotechnology programsComment

Vireo Expands our Team: Welcome Shaun Clancy and Cassidy Pomeroy-Carter!

Vireo 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.

LeadershipJames EdeOctober 16, 2018Vireo Advisors, Jo Anne Shatkin, Shaun Clancy, Cassidy Pomeroy-Carter, Fellow with the Science and Technology Policy Institute in Washington, DC, formerly of Evonik Corporation in New Jersey, Vireo Expands our Team: Welcome Shaun Clancy and Cassidy Pomeroy-Carter!, nano-safety, ANSI-NSP, US American National Standards Institute Nanotechnology Standards PanelComment

Vireo Participates in National Graphene Association Inaugural Conference on EHS Panel

Jo Anne Shatkin is an NGA advisory board member and will be a panelist on the NGA’s first environmental health and safety panel discussion.

Environment, NanoEHS News, EventsJames EdeOctober 15, 2018Vireo Advisors, Jo Anne Shatkin, National Graphene Association Inaugural Conference on EHS Panel, Austin Texas, EHS, health and safety panelComment

OECD Workshop on Physico-Chemical Parameters Framework for the Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials

Vireo Advisor’s Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin is working with US EPA and will be co-facilitating an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) workshop on Physico-Chemical Parameters Framework for the Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials in Paris, France on September 11, 2018.

Vireo Advisors’ Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin & Dr. Kimberly Ong Present at Tech Connect 2018

Join Vireo Advisor’s Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin and Dr. Kimberly Ong as they present at Nanotech 2018 in Anaheim, California from May 13-16th, 2018 during the Tech Connect Conference.

Events, Nanomaterials, NanoEHS NewsJames EdeMay 7, 2018Vireo Advisors, Kimberly Ong, Jo Anne Shatkin, Tech Connect 2018, Anaheim, California from May 13-16th, 2018, Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose for Food Applications program, knowledgebase and uncertainties", “Global Regulatory Requirements: Overview of Nanomaterial Safety Testing”, Regulatory Issues & Roadmaps to Safety program.Comment

Don’t miss Vireo Advisors June 11 Workshop on Practical Safety Strategies for Bio/Nano Technology Commercialization at TAPPI 2018!

Vireo Advisors will be hosting a half-day workshop on June 11th, 2018 at this year’s TAPPI Nanotechnology Division Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (June 11-14, 2018) on Practical Safety Strategies for Bio/Nano Technology Commercialization.