Seppic, a subsidiary of Air Liquide Healthcare, has signed a research partnership with Belgian start-up Botalys to co-create new natural cosmetic ingredients.
The businesses will collaborate on delivering “innovative” high purity ingredients for cosmetic and healthcare manufacturers using Botalys soil-less vertical farming.
The technique is said to allow for the production of highly bioactive botanical ingredients and avoids intensive cultivation in fragile environments, such as tropical forests.