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Bayer Harnessing Skin Microbiome In New Product Development

 
• By Tom Gallen

Bayer has teamed up with skin microbiome specialist Azitra to develop consumer health products for a host of conditions. 

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Bayer AG has teamed up with medical dermatology company Azitra Inc. to develop consumer health products that harness the skin microbiome to treat conditions such as atopic dermatitis.

The firms have signed a joint development agreement to identify potential candidates for the treatment of adverse skin conditions and...

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