Photoderma ^{R&D and Labs}

PhotoDerma SA is a development stage company engaged in research and development of novel cosmetics and pharmaceutics as well as of related medical devices in the field of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photodiagnostics. It is a spin-off of the photomedicine group of the Swiss Federal InstiВ­tute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and has been founded in May 2003 by private shareholders and the EPFL. The main focus of PhotoDerma SA's activity lies on applications of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cosmetic and therapeutic applications in dermatology. The company also carries out research mandates in various segments of PDT and photodiagnostics. PhotoDerma SA has active collaborations with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and Lausanne (CHUV). The company is located in Ecublens (VD), Switzerland.