PFAS are rapidly becoming one of the most pressing environmental challenges confronting lawmakers and regulators around the world.
These materials—often called “forever chemicals” because they take a long time to break down in the environment—have become a growing focus of regulatory scrutiny. Lawmakers and regulators are increasingly grappling with how to address the environmental presence of PFAS while maintaining the industries and products that modern economies depend on.
At the same time, PFAS are deeply embedded in critical technologies—from semiconductor manufacturing and medical devices to advanced materials used in aerospace, defense, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and electronics, to name a few.
The challenge, therefore, isn’t simply eliminating PFAS. It’s finding a way to manage and destroy them responsibly while preserving the essential applications that drive innovation, economic growth, and jobs.
Recently, Claros Technologies CEO Michelle Bellanca sat down with Charlie Rybak on the Twin Cities Business Show to discuss how Claros is leading the pack in addressing one of the most complex challenges facing lawmakers, regulators, and industry today. The conversation also explores Michelle’s own journey—from her years as a senior executive at 3M to founding what has quickly become one of the most disruptive technology companies to emerge from Minnesota in recent years—one that is reshaping how industry and regulators around the world are thinking about the PFAS challenge.
To watch the full interview and learn more about Claros Technologies’ journey from the lab at the University of Minnesota to a global environmental leader, you can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLsojLrwyjo