L'Oréal, world leader in beauty, and Verily, an Alphabet subsidiary specializing in precision healthcare, have announced an exclusive partnership in the beauty world, designed to advance skin health. This first partnership of its kind in the cosmetics industry is expected to give rise to two programs designed to better understand and decipher the mechanisms of hair and skin aging, and to underpin L'Oréal's strategy and product development in new precision technologies for beauty.
The first is a strategic research collaboration designed to establish a longitudinal biological, clinical and environmental vision of skin health. It combines L'Oréal's in-depth scientific knowledge of skin with Verily's comprehensive expertise in clinical research, in order to decode and discover the links between the exposome, skin ageing and the deep biology of the skin.
The second is a partnership between Verily's R&D team and L'Oréal's Active Cosmetics division, aimed at exploring the development of new technologies and telediagnostic solutions such as sensors and artificial intelligence algorithms applied to dermatology and skin care, on the basis of which new services can be deployed.
" We are delighted to collaborate with Verily, a world leader in precision healthcare technologies. L'Oréal's age-old commitment to spearheading innovation stems from our deep belief in the intersection of science, formulations and our unique advanced research capabilities, to decode the most revolutionary scientific discoveries and create the beauty of tomorrow.says Nicolas Hieronimus, General Manager of the L'Oréal group. Thanks to this partnership, we intend to usher in a new era in skin health, through technology and science, to enable every person, all over the world, to benefit from the most inclusive, personalized, high-performance and precise programs for their skin, at every stage of their lives."
"Verily and L'Oréal believe in the transformative power of technology to bring precision beauty and health to life, said Stephen Gillett, President and COO of Verily. We are delighted to partner with a world leader in cosmetic science to better understand and promote skin health."
"We see skin health as an essential need for our overall well-being, as its impact on everyday life is not just physical, but more holistic. Our joint approach should enable us to identify the right intervention, based on data from Verily's technology and clinical research capabilities, while benefiting from the expertise and links with the world of dermatology of L'Oréal, number one in the beauty industry." said Brian Otis, member and co-founder of Verily.
"This new partnership between L'Oréal and Verily promises innovation for dermatologists and consumers alike. We look forward to making new discoveries about skin through this strategic research collaboration and hope that the new tools and algorithms will improve consumers' access to personalized data enabling them to care for their skin more effectively."commented Dr Amanda Oakley, President of the International Society of Teledermatology.
