Nuritas unveils peptide plans

Published: 12-Mar-2014

Irish biotech firm Nuritas has developed a methodology using computational biology to produce peptides.

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Irish biotech firm Nuritas has developed a methodology using computational biology to produce peptides, which it hopes will lead to a cheaper method of producing peptides than the current approach.

Peptides are tiny fragments of protein molecules that act as signal generators to the body. In skin care products they can stimulate the natural production of collagen and elastin, both of which plump the skin and give it elasticity, but also diminish as we age.

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