Shiseido Americas acquires US tech start-up Olivo Laboratories

By Austyn King | Published: 12-Jan-2018
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The Japanese company will harness Olivo's innovative 'second skin' technology to create enhanced skin and sun care products

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Shiseido Americas has acquired Olivo Laboratories, a US-based start-up specialising in proprietary biomaterials technology, in its latest move to expand its global beauty innovation offering.

Olivo is best known for its pioneering XPL 'Second Skin' technology, which

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