
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.
NanoCRED: A transparent framework to assess the regulatory adequacy of ecotoxicity data for nanomaterials
"NanoCRED: A transparent framework to assess' the regulatory adequacy of ecotoxicity data for nanomaterials – Relevance and reliability revisited", by Hartmann, et al., was released in March 2017 (Science Direct).
American Process Inc. and GFBiochemicals to Create World-Class Integrated Biorefinery
The Atlanta based American Process, Inc. and Italian biochemical company, GFBiochemicals have signed a JDA, along with other members of the consortium, to create the largest integrated cellulosic biorefinery in the world.
Swedish Processum to lead major nanocellulose project
The Swedish company Processum has announced an 8 million Swedish Krona nanocellulose project which will develop new applications such as the test bed TinyBTalented on a large scale over the nest four years.
Shampoo Bottle Nano-Makeover: Good to the Last Drop
Have you ever went to wash your hair, only to find that your can't quite squeeze the last of your shampoo from the bottle?
"Nanofish" Could be Used as Targeted Medicine Delivery
Jinxing Li of the University of California, San Diego, along with his colleagues, have created metallic nanofish which are 100 times smaller than a grain of sand and could soon be used to guide medicine to certain areas of the body.