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AI Platform for Chemical Formulation

InFLOWS AI offers a suite of computer-aided tools designed to revolutionize chemical formulation. Developed by experts in chemistry, AI, and high-performance computing, the platform includes tools such as FitFLOW, which evaluates ingredient-product affinity, safety, and function; SwapFLOW, which identifies greener, safer, and better-performing alternative compounds; DesignFLOW, which leverages AI-driven recipe design to optimize formulas for performance, cost, and efficacy; and MetaFLOWS, which conducts meta-dimensional analyses for comprehensive business transformation.

ChemFORWARD SAFER(TM) Trade Names

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ChemFORWARD

ChemFORWARD’s SAFER™ program assesses a supplier's trade name ingredient against rigorous human and environmental impacts using toxicology experts. To be designated as SAFER, all chemicals present at or above 100 ppm have been disclosed and assessed by a qualified toxicology firm against ChemFORWARD’s comprehensive hazard methodology and all chemicals subject to disclosure are well characterized and do not present high hazards. Products are reviewed annually.

CleanScreen

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ChemFORWARD

ChemFORWARD is a leader in creating broad access to chemical hazard assessments and safer alternatives. Formulation Ingredient Intelligence Reports (FIIRs) are specifically designed for formulators of cleaners and degreasers to quickly screen, optimize, and pre-qualify their products for certification. 

ChemFORWARD leverages a shared, globally harmonized repository of chemical hazard assessments (CHAs), to quickly and cost-effectively provide an assessment of a formulation and suggest safer alternatives where needed.

ChemFORWARD Chemical Hazard Data Trust

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ChemFORWARD

Managed by ChemFORWARD, the data trust is designed to simplify access to chemical hazard data from dozens of credible sources, curate, maintain and continuously improve the data, and harmonize the information for actionable decision support that will accelerate the global transition to safer chemistry. 

The data trust is populated and continually updated by licensed toxicologists using a comprehensive, globally accepted methodology. Each CHA is peer reviewed by independent toxicologists before being posted.

Applying green chemistry to raw material selection and product formulation at The Estée Lauder Companies

Advances in green chemistry over the past 25 years have improved sustainability in the development of new cosmetic and personal care products. Product formulators benefit from an expanding palette of “greener” natural and synthetic ingredients but need clear guidance on how to choose among options to optimize formula sustainability while also evaluating for performance. As greener can have a variety of meanings, for the purpose of this article, we define greener as being aligned with green chemistry principles.

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