Unilever to set up new product development hub at Liverpool Science Park

Elida Beauty, a global Unilever business unit for personal care products, has signed a 10-year commitment for a space within Liverpool Science Park (LSP), which is owned and operated by Sciontec Developments Limited (Sciontec).

Elida Beauty is a new personal care business unit within Unilever and has 22 beauty and personal care brands in its portfolio including Toni&Guy, V05, TIGI, Impulse, Timotei, and Matey.

The new global product development hub, which will sit at the heart of the Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool) innovation district, will provide a base for all Elida Beauty expert teams across R&D, marketing, sales and supply chain.

Andrew Wyrko, chief R&D officer at Elida Beauty, says: “We are really proud to be maintaining our presence in the Liverpool City Region with our Global Product Development Hub.

“Through our connections with Liverpool Science Park and the universities, we will be able to identify and bring to life great new innovations – working in partnership with some of the brightest minds in the country.

“The location puts us at the heart of a vibrant and diverse area which truly reflects the people that use our brands, allowing us to quickly co-develop superior products that solve real consumer needs and provide great value for money.”

Colin Sinclair, CEO at Sciontec and Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, adds: “Elida Beauty is another fantastic addition to the rapidly growing KQ Liverpool innovation ecosystem, powering research and creating highly skilled jobs for the people of Liverpool. Proving that investing in health, wellbeing, science and technology is vital to growing the UK economy.”

The Liverpool City Region is already home to Unilever’s global R&D site for home care and personal care at Port Sunlight, Wirral, and The Materials Innovation Factory, a facility dedicated to the research and development of advanced materials co-founded by the University of Liverpool and Unilever.

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