Lonza Broadens Its R&D Footprint

Lonza is celebrating the grand opening of its Global Centre of Hair Care Technology in Blackley, near Manchester (UK). With its proximity to a number of key global and regional hair care customers and its ease of access, the established Lonza Consumer Care site at Blackley was an ideal location for this new center.
 
The space will serve as the hub from which Lonza Consumer Care expands its presence in the hair care market. By utilizing the expertise present in the R&D Centre, the team will apply ingredient expertise and formulation design to create novel concepts that are substantiated through advanced measurement techniques.
 
“Establishing this lab allows us to deliver specialty, science-backed solutions targeting the hair fibre and collaborate with manufacturers and marketers of hair care brands globally,” said Penny Antonopoulos, head of global marketing, Personal Care.
  
“The addition of this Centre to Lonza’s R&D footprint allows us to leverage our fundamental understanding of the properties of hair and generate robust data packages that will strengthen the benefits of the current hair care portfolio, as well as create new product developments,” said Dr. Jamie Hawkes, Ph.D., global head of Haircare Technology.
 
The location utilizes industry standard equipment and test methods in order to generate efficacy data to help meet customers’ specific needs. The Centre has also developed bespoke testing equipment and test protocols that will generate additional data to add value to their products.