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Neoderm® designates a group of human skin models consisting of live human skin cells.

Neoderm®

Neoderm® is a three-dimensionally cultured skin model to mimic the morphology and physiology of human skin, and it’s used for testing in vitro the efficacy and safety of cosmetic and pharmaceutical substances. Animal testing to develop drugs and cosmetics is a controversial issue and governments the world over have taken steps to circumscribe the cruel and inhumane practice. The trend was pioneered by a European Union directive which took effect in 2013 to ban sales of cosmetic ingredients and products that have undergone animal testing.

Since then similar bans have been put in place in South Korea, Brazil, India, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, Turkey and UK. More importantly, faced with consumer protest, cosmetics manufacturers are voluntarily avoiding animal testing and moving towards increased use of in vivo screening such as is afforded by Neoderm®.

Since our Cell bank possesses skin cells of many different racial and other phenotypes as well as models for skin, cornea and oral mucosa , customized models can be ordered.

More Details

• Skin

  Skin information

  Model	Configuration
  Neoderm®-ED	Epidermis + Dermis
  Neoderm®-E	Epidermis
  Neoderm®-ME	Epidermis + Melanocytes
  Neoderm®-D	Dermis

• Cornea

  Cornea information

  Model	Configuration
  Neoderm®-CD	Epithelium + Stroma
  Neoderm®-C	Epithelium

• Oral mucosa

  Oral mucosa information

  Model	Configuration
  Neoderm®-OD	Epithelium + Stroma
  Neoderm®-O	Epithelium