L'Oréal has announced a partnership with Bakar Labs, the pioneering biotechnology incubator at the University of California (UC) Berkeley. This collaboration opens up new opportunities for start-ups at the Bakar Labs incubator, giving them free access to L'Oréal's 3D reconstructed skin models.
This partnership will enable the development of the next generation of beauty products, drawing on L'Oréal's advanced microbiome expertise, Bakar Labs' biotechnological expertise and innovative biological technologies. This forward-looking collaboration aims to redefine the landscape of the beauty industry by creating innovations that meet individual needs, improve skin health and treat specific skin problems with ever more effective and innovative solutions.
"L'Oréal has been pioneering 3D reconstructed skin for over 25 years, offering new solutions for a world without animal testing. Today, we are pleased to make L'Oréal's proprietary deskintech platform available to UC Berkeley's Bakar Labs to support its ecosystem of best-in-class startups in their quest for new discoveries. Through fully integrated production, we will provide Bakar's startups with everything they need to achieve their goals", commented Barbara Lavernos, Executive Vice President, Research, Innovation and Technology.
Located in the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub on the UC Berkeley campus, Bakar Labs covers more than 3,700 m2 of laboratory and office space for up to 50 start-ups. Its highly diversified community includes companies active in therapeutics, diagnostics, agricultural technologies and the food tech.
"We are delighted to be partnering with L'Oréal, which enables us to benefit from its vast experience in microbiome research and advanced biological technologies.said David Schaffer, professor at UC Berkeley and director of Bakar Labs. This collaboration will enable the companies in our incubator to benefit from valuable resources and knowledge, and to work alongside L'Oréal to advance the field of biotechnology in the pharmaceutical and beauty sectors."
