Cutech focuses its research on dysfunctions of the skin and hair. In particular, it specializes in the development of preclinical screening assays and on the discovery of innovative actives. For this, Cutech takes advantage from its exclusive portfolio of screening tools, together with its unique know-how in hair and skin manipulation. The small, flexible team at Cutech consists of six scientists and two application technologists and is supported by a well-established network of scientific experts.
Symrise and Cutech have been working together since 2003 in the field of biotissue engineering. One achievement of this cooperative endeavor was the development of a method for the long term organ culture of pig skin, by which the researchers succeeded in preserving the tissue for up to three weeks. The resulting new skin model is remarkable in its resemblance to natural human skin, providing an outstanding opportunity to test the efficacy of active cosmetic ingredients in vitro. It can be considered as a valuable alternative to either animal tests or to synthetically generated skin models.
On January 1, 2007, Symrise and Cutech began a new aspect of their strategic partnership in the field of developing cosmetic active ingredients based on microalgae. This allows Symrise to continue to expand its core competence in natural active ingredients that are derived from sustainable resources.
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