April 23, 2012

Interim Guidance Sets Standards for Offers to Pay for Use of Endocrine Program Data

The April 23, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson concerning an interim guidance developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that outlines the elements of an offer to pay for the use of inert ingredient data used to meet test orders under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)....
April 16, 2012

B&C Updates Its Memorandum on International Data Compensation and Sharing Mechanisms

In light of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) recent release of Version 2.0 of its Guidance on Data Sharing, which provides assistance to companies placing substances onto the European Union (EU) market under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation (EC regulation 1907/2006), and other developments, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. has updated its memorandum on EU and international data compensation and sharing mechanisms. This 35-page...
April 4, 2012

Acta and Bergeson & Campbell Expand Their Global Capabilities in Asia through a Joint Venture with Pacific Life Sciences

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and its consulting affiliates, B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) and The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), are pleased to announce the expansion of their capabilities in Asia. The Acta Group China, L.L.C. has formed a joint venture with Pacific Life Sciences Co. Ltd. (PLS), a leading Chinese firm serving the chemical industry with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tanjin, China. This partnership broadens the firms’ global capabilities in product...
March 30, 2012

CalNIN Sponsoring Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology

B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. Announces That The California Nanotechnology Industry Network Will Sponsor a Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 — SAVE THE DATE The B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCMM) is pleased to announce that the UCLA Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology will be hosting a workshop that will be sponsored by The California Nanotechnology Industry Network (CalNIN) on Challenges...
March 26, 2012

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Adds Senior Government Affairs Counsel, John H. Thorne, Ph.D., to Its Public Policy Practice

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and its consulting affiliates, B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) and The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), are pleased to announce that John H. Thorne, Ph.D., has joined our public policy practice as Senior Government Affairs Counsel for B&C and Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs for Acta. Dr. Thorne is a leader in the areas of agricultural and pesticide industries, and brings extensive experience with related regulatory, legislative, and policy...
March 21, 2012

EPA Proposes Significant New Use Rules, Test Regulation for Variety of Chemicals

The March 21, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson concerning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed significant use rules for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), benzidine-based dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), di-n-pentyl phthalate (DnPP), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP), and test rule for PBDEs....