Lady Gaga’s Fiancé Michael Polansky Has a Biotech Startup Involving AI & Living Skin
Outer Biosciences is also using AI to predict the next gen of skin-disease treatments by sourcing skin that would typically be discarded after surgery.
Michael Polansky, the fiancé of Lady Gaga, has founded a biotech startup called Outer Biosciences, which focuses on utilizing AI and living human skin in skincare development. The couple's venture aims to revolutionize the cosmetics industry by finding innovative ingredients faster and avoiding the lengthy FDA approval process for drugs.
Outer Biosciences, co-founded by Polansky in 2022, sources real human skin discarded during surgeries, typically within hours of the procedure, and keeps it alive for up to four weeks. This "ex vivo human-skin platform" called Yuna, allows the team to predict which untested chemicals might have a beneficial effect on specific skin functions.
The company has secured $23 million in funding and has six potential products ready for commercialization. Lady Gaga, who sits on the board of Outer Biosciences, has not disclosed her specific role in the company's operations, but she has publicly expressed her support for the project via her social media account.
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