This week, we will be having our June NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/Water Innovations Alliance Foundation (WIAF) webinar.

We are honored to have Anil R. Diwan, PhD, President and Executive Chairman from NanoViricides and Sam Brauer, PhD, Founder and Principal of Nanotech Plus, speaking in regard to a broad-spectrum antiviral drug targeting Ebola.

Here are the access details for our June webinar:

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
2PM ET

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82586437362

Meeting chat link
https://us06web.zoom.us/launch/jc/82586437362

 Meeting ID: 825 8643 7362

Please mute your line if you are not speaking.  Thank you.

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AGENDA

2:00-2:05  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
Water Innovations Alliance Foundation (WIAF)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

National Debt $38 TRILLION U.S. Debt Clock

Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency. Congress has 6 years to act
By Steve H. Hanke and  David M. Walker

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2:05-2:20  EHS Update

Lynn L. Bergeson
Managing Director
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
NanoBCA EHS Chair
lbergeson@lawbc.com

For those of you in the Nano and Water Communities, Lynn’s All Things Chemical® Podcast is a great listen for Engineers, Scientists and Public Policy Professionals.

EUON Publishes Nanopinion on How Simple Rules Can Guide the Design of Boron Nanomaterials

EPA Issues Fact Check Stating That It Has Not Authorized the Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes

Bipartisan Bill Intends to Advance U.S. Leadership in Biotechnology

IRS Cancels June Hearing on Petition to Add Methyl Methacrylate-Ethyl Methacrylate-Methacrylic Acid Copolymer in a Styrene Solution to List of Chemical Substances Subject to Superfund Excise Tax

EPA Extends Deadline for Reporting Health and Safety Data for 16 Chemicals

Bergeson & Campbell Seminars & Webinar
ACD’s ChemEdge 2026
August 12-14, 2026
Atlanta, GA

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2:20-3:00  Ebola – Another Chance to Learn How to Deal with a Pandemic

Anil R. Diwan, PhD
President & Exec. Chairman
NanoViricides
adiwan@nanoviricides.com

Sam Brauer, PhD
Founder & Principal
Nanotech Plus
sbrauer@nano-biz.com

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GrayMatter Events

Think.Do Summit: Chicago
IN-PERSON | June 23, 2026 | Chicago, IL

Using Advanced Analytics to Improve Throughput and Yield
VIRTUAL | Jun. 30

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3:00  Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA/WIAF membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $250

ACADEMIC/YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP $100

The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/Water Innovations Alliance Foundation (WIAF) would like to recommend the following event.

Alan Hinchman, Chief Revenue Officer of GrayMatter Systems

Think.Do Summit Chicago

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Hilton Chicago
720 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

RESERVE MY SPOT 

Think.Do Chicago is an immersive working session built for manufacturing, energy and other industrial leaders who are responsible for turning strategy into results. Your complimentary registration includes a 1-night hotel stay and a ticket to a major conference the next day.

We emphasize proven approaches, real use cases and lessons learned from organizations that have already navigated similar challenges.

The result is a working session that includes insight and action:

• Think: gain perspective on emerging trends, technologies and operational strategies

• Do: leave with concrete ideas, frameworks and next steps that can be applied immediately

Transform Operations without Tearing Them Down
Getting data is easy (or it should be). Operationalizing data is hard.

Think.Do Chicago pivots on the idea that manufacturers don’t need to tear down what they’ve already built in order to scale their business.

Plus, check out the Automate 2026 conference the next day, June 24 – giving you multiple reasons to get out of the office/plant.

REGISTER NOW

AGENDA – Tuesday, June 23

11:00 AM  Welcome & Check-In

11:10 AM  Safety & Cyber Moment
Overview of the day and why embedding security into operations matters.

11:15 AM  State of the Industry: Built to Last
Paul Galeski, CEO, GrayMatter & Alan Hinchman, CRO, GrayMatter

Paul and Alan kick things off with a candid look at where manufacturing stands today — the labor pressures reshaping the workforce, the cybersecurity threats operations can’t ignore, the data overload slowing teams down, and where AI is starting to make a real difference.

11:30 AM  Voices of Vision: What’s Your Top Challenge?

11:45 AM  Lunch

12:00 PM  Live Cyber Podcast
REA Magnet Wire, Scott Christensen, GrayMatter and AMDT Octoplant

12:30 PM  From Tribal Knowledge to Institutional Intelligence: Future-Proofing Your Plant with Approachable AI
John Lucci, Chief of Strategy & Innovation, GrayMatter’s Factory Advisors

With 2 million skilled workers set to retire by 2028, the hardest-won knowledge in your plant — the instincts, judgment calls, and pattern recognition your veterans carry in their heads — is quietly walking out the door. Join John Lucci of Factory Advisors to see how Approachable AI™ captures that tribal wisdom and turns it into a secure, on-premise AI Factory Advisor your whole team can tap 24/7. You’ll leave with a practical, pebble-in-the-pond playbook for starting small, protecting your IP, and scaling institutional intelligence across your operation — no massive IoT overhaul required.

1:00 PM  The Toyota Way: Why It’s More Important Than Ever Before
Steve St Angelo, Former CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, Latin America & Caribbean Region

1:30 PM  You’ve Got the Roadmap: Now Let’s Deploy It
Panel: Tod Virden, GrayMatter, Justin Robinson, GrayMatter, John Baier, GrayMatter and Nathan Barker, Factory Advisors

2:15 PM  Factory Transformation Workshops
Moderator: John Baier, GrayMatter
Peer Group Working Session

Topics:
MES scale and speed – greenfield startups, multi-site rollouts, aggressive timelines and the shift from long deployment cycles into sustain-and-optimize mode

Data integration and governance – MES–ERP alignment, historian modernization, quality and process data living in different places, and thedifficulty of turning data into actionable insights

Legacy systems and technical debt – ERP and MES platforms that are decades old, large install bases and the resulting friction when introducing analytics or AI

Resource and capacity constraints – teams stretched thin while demand accelerates

OT, automation and cyber readiness – standing up automated facilities, evolving SCADA environments and ensuring resiliency as operations scale

From deployment to value – moving beyond “go-live” toward meaningful use of data by operators, engineers, and leaders

3:15 PM  Break

3:30 PM  Papa Johns: Better Data, Better Dough
Tod Virden, GrayMatter & Papa Johns

4:00 PM  Partner Spotlight

4:30 PM  Break

4:45 PM  Voices of Vision: Live Survey

5:00 PM  Rapid-Fire Leadership Conversations
Bring your hardest questions. Our SMEs rotate table to table, and you’ve got their full attention for as long as they’re with you — no slides, no pitches, just direct answers from people who’ve seen it work (and fail) in plants like yours.

6:30 PM Dinner & Networking
A relaxed setting to continue the conversation and build connections.

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Once again, we highly recommend GrayMatter’s Think. Do Summit on June 23^rd in Chicago!

The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/Water Innovations Alliance Foundation (WIAF) would like to recommend the following event.

TSCA Reform — 10 Years Later
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
9:AM-5:PM

An ELI, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Co-Sponsored Annual Conference

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C^®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWU) are pleased to present “TSCA Reform — 10 Years Later” on June 10, 2026. Leading panelists will reflect on the challenges and accomplishments since the implementation of the 2016 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg) Amendments ten years ago and will discuss where TSCA stands today. Only through continued dialogue, engagement, and collaboration will diverse chemical stakeholders achieve the goals Congress set in enacting Lautenberg. Register now for this complimentary event. 

Where
Hybrid: in person at the Jack Morton Auditorium at the George Washington University (805 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052) and via livestream 

RSVP
This event is free and open to the public but you must register.

• REGISTER HERE to attend, either in person or virtually.
• For those who wish to attend IN PERSON:
  • Location: the Jack Morton Auditorium at the George Washington University (805 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052)
  • Registration will close on June 9, or when capacity is reached, whichever comes first.
  • Capacity is limited, so register early to confirm your seat.
• For those who wish to attend via LIVESTREAM:
  • Please register at the link above.
  • The livestream link will be emailed to attendees upon their registration.
• All times noted are Eastern Time. The event will begin at 9:00 AM Eastern, 8:00 AM Central, 7:00 AM Mountain, and 6:00 AM Pacific and will run until 5:30 PM Eastern.
• There is no CLE for this event.
• For registration issues, contact events@eli.org.

NEWS & OTHER EVENTS

For those of you in the Nano and Water Communities, Lynn’s All Things Chemical® Podcast is a great listen for Engineers, Scientists and Public Policy Professionals.

Connecticut Posts PFAS Reporting Form for Manufacturers; Will Post Fillable Version in Early June

Minnesota Legislature Amends PFAS Statute to Exclude Older Products from PFAS Reporting Requirements

ELI Summer School 2026
Virtual sessions every Wednesday
June 17 through July 22
12:00 Noon to 1:30PM ET

Session 1: NEPA, ESA, and the Fundamentals of Environmental Law
June 17

Session 2: The Clean Water Act
June 24

Session 3: The Clean Air Act and Climate Change Law
July 1

Session 4: Energy Law and the Energy Transition
July 8

Session 5: Toxic Chemical Regulation
July 15

Session 6: Environmental Justice
July 22

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In addition to TSCA 10 Years later, we would also like to recommend the following:

GrayMatter Events

Think.Do Summit: Chicago
IN-PERSON | June 23, 2026 | Chicago, IL

Using Advanced Analytics to Improve Throughput and Yield
VIRTUAL | Jun. 30