LEO Science & Tech Hub Announce New Collaboration To Develop Technology For Minimally-Invasive Dermal Biomarker Assessment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LEO Science & Tech Hub today announced a two-year collaboration with the Karp Lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) to develop minimally-invasive technology to advance dermal biomarker assessment. The Karp Lab, led by Jeffrey Karp, PhD, at BWH focuses on the development of platform technology and translational research to improve patient care. LEO Science & Tech Hub is an R&D innovation unit of LEO Pharma dedicated to identifying, developing, and funding innovative solutions that improve the lives of people with skin diseases.

LEO Science & Tech Hub and the Karp Lab will explore and develop technologies that could enable frequent and minimally-invasive assessment of relevant dermal biomarkers during clinical studies as well as the potential for diagnostic use in point-of-care testing. This kind of assessment could limit the number of painful skin biopsies patients must endure, and provide physicians with immediate feedback on how well a drug regimen is working.

“We are honored and excited to enter this relationship with Dr. Karp and his team including co-lead Dr. Yuhan Lee, as their deep technological expertise and innovative approach can be synergistic with our disease knowledge to bring advancement in dermal biomarker analysis,” commented Dr. Michael Sierra, VP of the LEO Science & Tech Hub. “As we continue to explore precision medicine in dermatology, this kind of collaboration is a critical component in finding better solutions for patients living with skin conditions.”

“Our lab is dedicated to using advanced biomaterials to develop minimally and non-invasive technologies that can improve the care of patients who suffer from a broad range of diseases. Through this partnership, we aim to improve the precision medicine treatments that are available to patients with skin disease,” said Dr. Karp, who is also an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and a world-renowned leader in bioengineering.

This collaboration will combine the Karp Lab’s proficiency to create advanced biomaterials and devices to solve medical problems with LEO Science & Tech Hub’s knowledge and expertise in skin diseases including atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and other skin conditions, and is backed by LEO Pharma’s century-long legacy of research and development of dermatological solutions.

About LEO Science & Tech Hub
The LEO Science & Tech Hub is an R&D innovation unit of LEO Pharma dedicated to identifying, developing, and funding innovative solutions that improve the lives of people with skin diseases. It was founded in 2016 as a catalyst to transform early-stage innovations into solutions for improving the lives of people with skin diseases. We collaborate, explore cutting-edge ideas and make investments. We are an agile group of scientific experts with an entrepreneurial mindset and a vision of how to give patients control over disease by predicting, diagnosing, and monitoring a condition. The LEO Science & Tech Hub is based in Cambridge, Mass. For more information, please visit www.leo-scitech.com, or connect with us at engage@leo-scitech.com or on Twitter @LEOscitech.

About LEO Pharma
LEO Pharma helps people achieve healthy skin. By offering care solutions to patients in more than 100 countries globally, LEO Pharma supports people in managing their skin conditions. Founded in 1908 and owned by the LEO Foundation, the healthcare company has devoted decades of research and development to delivering products and solutions to people with skin conditions. LEO Pharma is headquartered in Denmark and employs around 5,000 people worldwide. Please visit http://www.leo-pharma.com.

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