Meet the Occupier: Labskin
We recently welcomed Labskin Limited to our campus! Labskin is a specialist in human skin micro-biology and produces a lab-grown human skin equivalent which mimics the real thing.
The lab-grown skin is the same thickness as human skin and is used to test skincare, cosmetics, personal care and pharmaceutical products across the globe, acting as a replacement to traditional animal testing.
Not only is Labskin a pioneer in skin science, but it is a truly local business as it was founded at the University of Leeds and has only ever operated within Yorkshire. We spoke with Dr Nicola Kingswell, Scientific Director at Labskin to find out more…
Can you tell us a bit about Labskin and what you do?
“We construct lab-grown skin for a variety of clients in cosmeceuticals, skincare, healthcare, personal hygiene, wound care and pharmaceuticals. The companies...
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