Raw materials manufacturer Degussa Goldschmidt has announced a partnership agreement with biopharmaceutical company BioMedix, which will see the bioactive peptides specialist become Goldschmidt's exclusive marketing partner for its Combikine and Replikine anti-ageing peptides.
“We are extremely pleased about our agreement with Helix BioMedix since it will allow up to complement our existing product portfolio of speciality and active ingredients for the cosmetic industry,” commented Goldschmidt senior vp and general manager, personal care, Willy Klipp. “This cooperation is a further important move in growing our customer relationships and guaranteeing the consistent implementation of our overall strategy.”
Goldschmidt is currently evaluating several peptides and anticipates that products developed as a result of the partnership will be commercially available in 2008.