Symrise, Cutech Win HBA Technology Award

NEW YORK—Symrise and Cutech Srl received the Best New Technology Award during the HBA Industry Awards, held in September during the HBA Global Expo, for the companies’ PSOCM (pig skin organ culture model), a full-thickness skin model representing the natural structure of the skin, which can serve as an alternative to animal testing and to artificial skin models. The companies have been working cooperatively on tissue culture projects for more than five years, founding SCoutech in April 2008, their joint venture offering screening and consultation services.