Beiersdorf Goes All In On Belgian Skin Microbiome Company To Drive ‘Future Of Skin Care’
Executive Summary
Beiersdorf acquired Belgian life sciences company S-Biomedic NV in December to accelerate its research and development of skin care based on the microbiome. The Nivea marketer made a “single-digit million” euro investment in S-Biomedic four years ago.
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