My thing with the logo is that it has a heckuva lot of embellishments, little shapes here and there that give it a lot of layers, stuff a logo usually lacks. I don't know what Noen personally thinks about the design itself, but it's very militaristic, in my opinion overtly so. Considering what Viola is into, it's not a
bad thing, but there's something about the giant V in the middle that puts me off.
Generally with logo designs, especially commercial logos for companies involved some way in science, text (or shapes resembling text) don't get used as a central part in a logo (unless it's in a scientific way
), or are generally clearly imposed as part of the whole name.
Going for a central theme (like a phoenix or something) is definitely the right thing to go for, try and build on that. Make it a bit more obviously symbolic. I'll cite an example like Aesir Pharmaceuticals (from Max Payne), but how clearly you want to make the symbolism is up to you. Try making the logo look less like a crest or a coat of arms, that's the vibe I'm getting from it right now.