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LONDON, 9th April 2024 – iov42, a technology company specialising in digital identity, trust, and data integrity, today announced it has entered into two global strategic partnerships, strengthening iov42’s class-leading traceability solution, Interu, with analysis, reporting and verification technologies. The initial focus of both strategic partnerships is to support organisations to comply with the incoming […]
By Ken Hickson for Focus on Forests Love at first microscopic sight. That’s definitely one way of describing how Dr Arif Malik felt about getting his first job. “I’ve always dreamed of having a job where I could apply all the molecular techniques that I’ve learned to something that could actually make a difference in […]
By Darren Thomas Finally, constructive guidance for European importers of Myanmar Teak, thanks to the judicial system in Sweden: After scrutiny of the facts and evidence, the Swedish courts have ruled that it is possible to mitigate the risk of illegal timber from Myanmar through “appropriate and proportionate” risk reduction procedures. Such procedures can include […]
By Ken Hickson for Focus on Forests “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. While that’s usually applied to the bride’s attire on wedding days, but as these matrimonial events are very restricted around the world these days, why not apply it to a precious wood instead? Oak. Lockdowns or not, it is still […]
Darren Thomas, co-Founder and CEO of Double Helix Tracking Technologies (DoubleHelix), the Singapore company which pioneered the use of DNA analysis to verify timber species and origin, relocates back to the United Kingdom this month from where he will continue to manage the global business. He and fellow Englishman Kevin Hill established DoubleHelix in Singapore […]
By Ken Hickson The science of DNA testing to check on crimes of a human kind is now being increasingly utilised to help bring an end to environmental crime or at least to reduce the level of illegal trade. The latest focus of attention is the endangered African cherry – officially known as Prunus africana. […]
Singapore-based Double Helix Tracking Technologies is joining forces with 11Foundry of the United States to help timber companies all over the world better manage their global supply chain risk and regulatory compliance. Many timber industry professionals are familiar with global regulations such as the US Lacey Act and EU Timber Regulation. Whilst industry professionals have […]
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