The new Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) Asia Innovation Center, located in Shanghai, China, expands the company’s existing research capabilities, and reinforces its commitment to develop products tailored to the specific needs of Chinese and Asian skin. The new center will explore the genetic basis for differences in the response of human skin to environmental stressors and study the safety and efficacy of topical botanical and synthetic materials in order to develop products for the company’s brands.

ELC brands currently sold in China include Estée Lauder, Clinique, La Mer, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Aramis, Origins and the licensed brands Tommy Hilfiger and Donna Karan.