CHILDREN'S LICENSES SKIN TECHNOLOGY

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has signed a licensing deal that gives Girindus AG access to the hospital's portfolio of more than 30 skin-lightening patents. Children's first gained the patents in 2002 through a donation by Procter & Gamble Co. P&G developed the technology based on a compound known as deoxyarbutin, which is less irritating and more stable than other skin lightening compounds, according to a news release.

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