BASF joins hands with French biotech firm for research on active ingredients for skin firmness

摘要

BASF and the French biotechnology company Cytoo are partnering to develop and test active ingredients that contribute to increase skin firmness in skin care applications. Recent research results indicate that there are some ingredients that can stimulate the contractility of human fibroblasts (connective tissue cells) and thus improve skin appearance and firmness. To investigate more deeply these cell features, Cytoo developed 'Fibro-Screen'. This platform is based upon a micro-patterning technology that allows the precise control of cell substrate geometry and stiffness. As part of the cooperation, BASF und Cytoo will combine their expertise and resources to work on new cell-based assays, to enhance the methodological evaluation of Cytoo's 'FibroScreen' platform and to identify new active compounds able to influence the contractility of human fibroblasts.