Ten Bio News

Our differentiation in wound management….
In the previous note from the chairman I emphasized the potential role for Ten Bio in the area of wound management. My reason for that

Dr Paul Campbell seconded to Ten Bio through UK Medical Research Council Innovation Scholarship
Dr Paul Campbell, Reader in Physics at the University of Dundee has recently begun a secondment to Ten Bio through an Innovation Scholarship funded by the UK’s Medical Research Council.

Proud to be presenting at the Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting in Portland
May 18-21, 2022 We are proud to be exhibiting and presenting at the Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting later this week. Our Founder and

It’s just the start of Ten Bio’s journey…
A note from the Chair. I was introduced to Ten Bio’s founders in November 2019. I was immediately engaged by two things: firstly, the logic

Exploring UVC light for virus control
Ten Bio is contributing to a collaborative research project led by the University of St Andrews, funded by Innovate UK, to investigate the use of UVC light in inactivating airborne viruses.

Investment enables Ten Bio to establish new skin testing technology in USA
A near-£1 million investment will help University of Dundee spinout company Ten Bio Ltd to commercialise the human skin culture system it developed to provide

TenSkin used to show effects of filtered far-UVC radiation in skin
Ten Bio’s innovative human skin model, TenSkinTM, features in a recent publication assessing the carcinogenic risk through direct DNA damage of filtered far-UVC exposure. This

Ten Bio win at Scottish Edge
Ten Bio Ltd has won £65,000 in a national competition supporting Scotland’s most exciting new enterprises. Scottish EDGE is the UK’s largest business funding competition,

Converge Challenge prize for Ten Bio
Dr Hickerson was last night named runner-up in the Converge Challenge category of Converge 2020, receiving £29,000 in cash and in-kind business support. Converge is

Ten Bio launched from University of Dundee
Ten Bio launched from University of Dundee Researchers from the University of Dundee are looking to transform pharmaceutical and cosmetics testing with their spinout venture

Bring me sunshine!
Exploring the effects of sun exposure using explant skin. Enjoyment of sunshine is a quintessential aspect of the human experience. Exposure provides a myriad of

Tension as a key factor in skin responses to pollution
This study explores how physiological tension affects skin responses to ozone pollution using the TenSkin™ model. Findings reveal tension modulates the expression of antimicrobial peptides and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation, highlighting its importance in skin health studies.

Advances and Opportunities in (Pre)Clinical Testing for Cosmetics and Personal Care
We are pleased to share this Global Perspectives Column in EURO COSMETICS Mag written by Deanna Utroske. Ten Bio emphasises scientific discipline and rigour in all of our

Scientific Conferences R Ten Bio
Since Ten Bio launched in the autumn of 2020 our attendance at conferences, symposia etc. has been the central plank to our market engagement strategy.

TenSkin™– its role in reducing animal testing in skin research.
TenSkinᵀᴹ – its role in reducing animal testing in skin research. Generate more predictive preclinical data without animal testing.

Mechanical tension influences the immunocompetency of ex vivo skin tissue
Human-relevant testing methods using donated skin tissue offer a promising alternative to animal models. Our ex vivo culture system restores physiological tension in skin, preserving structure, function, and immune cells like Langerhans cells, enabling immune activation studies for up to seven days.