Innovations in Senescence and Cellular Energetics for Optimizing Skin Health

No7 Beauty Company, a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, is seeking partnerships to advance methods for monitoring skin health, specifically focusing on senescence, energetic state, and epigenetics.

 Approaches of interest:

• Mitochondrial aging and its impact on skin cell performance
• Methods to classify cells as senescent or healthy across various models
• Research into epigenetic changes in skin associated with aging
• In vivo diagnostics for senescence, epigenetic, or cellular energetic profiling
• Active ingredients and adjunctive therapies for skin health

Out of scope:

• Drug repurposing and late-stage commercial products
• Research supported solely by animal model data

Developmental stage of interest: 

• Opportunities from TRL 2 to TRL 5 are within scope.

The company is open to various collaboration opportunities, including licensing, project/PhD funding, and research partnerships.

Please note: Faculty and researchers interested in applying for these opportunities based on technologies developed or disclosed at Vanderbilt must submit their proposals through the CTTC.