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The Estée Lauder Companies is partnering with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s renowned Langer Lab to fuel ingredient innovation.
The new long-term partnership will center around the advancement of biodegradable polymers primed to replace common personal-care ingredients found in cleansers, sun-care, cosmetics and more. The partnership will also focus on studying new solutions to help combat the effects of visible sunlight and blue light on skin.
“MIT is one of the world’s leading institutions in many fields of science, and in particular, in the invention of materials,” Carl Haney, ELC’s evp of research, product and innovation, told Glossy. MIT’s Langer Lab is overseen by Robert S. Langer, a researcher with over 1,000 patents who is often credited as the most cited engineer in history, according to the Science History Institute. Dr. Langer’s patents have been licensed or sublicensed to over 400 pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology and medical device companies, according to MIT.
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