Cynosure to develop products with Unilever
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Cynosure, a developer of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, signs a multi-year, funded cooperative agreement with Unilever to develop and market light-based devices for consumer use at home, firms announce July 1. Deal will allow for the development of products to target "multiple benefit areas," though initial focus will be on creating a skin rejuvenation product. "One of our long-term corporate objectives has been to enter the emerging home-use [device] market, and Unilever represents an ideal partner for us," says Cynosure President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Davin. "We view this agreement as a first step in forming a meaningful long-term strategic relationship with Unilever." Unilever's Genevieve Beger, chief research and development officer, identifies emerging market for home-use light-based products as a "promising long-term opportunity.