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PhotoDerma SA


PhotoDerma SA is a development stage company engaged in research and development of novel cosmetics and pharmaceutics, as well as related cosmetic or medical devices in the field of photoactive technologies. It is a spin-off of the medical photonics group of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and has been founded in May 2003 by private shareholders and the EPFL.

The main focus of PhotoDerma SA's activity lies on the design and development of photoactive compounds / technologies for cosmetic applications in dermatology.

PhotoDerma SA has active collaborations with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), and the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and Lausanne (CHUV).

PhotoDerma SA presently conducts a clinical trial for its hair removal technology. The company has built a solid network and strong competences for studies in the field of photoactive technologies, from the design and synthesis of photoactive compounds until clinical trials.

The company is located in Ecublens (VD), Switzerland.

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