£1m investment in Dundee firm that can mimic living human skin
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A Dundee company that can mimic living skin to provide an alternative to animal testing has received investment of almost £1 million.
The funding will allow University of Dundee spinout Ten Bio to commercialise its human skin culture system.
The £911,000 investment has been led by Tricapital Ltd with matched funding from Scottish Enterprise.
Ten Bio’s TenSkin system provides companies with a reliable skin testing model.
Response to technology has been incredible
Dr Robyn Hickerson co-founded the company with Dr Michael Conneely.
She said: “The response to our technology from major dermatology and cosmetics companies has already been incredible.
£1m investment in Dundee firm that can mimic living human skin
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