Harnessing Digitalization to Accelerate Development of Safer Inks

Once upon a time, striking colors were the sole consideration when creating new paints and dyes – with disastrous consequences as arsenic and lead-based formulations brought sickness and death to factories and homes. As Victorian as this sounds – it’s true that manufacturers have not always scrutinized chemicals for their impact on people and the environment, with paints containing unsafe levels of lead triggering toy recalls to this day. 2007 saw the introduction of the EU’s REACH regulat...