Unilever signs deal with Ampere Life Sciences

Unilever today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Silicon Valley-based Ampere Life Sciences to access Ampere's Digital Biology technology platform and secure exclusive rights for the development of innovative consumer products.

Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

The five-year initiative will bring together a worldwide team of Unilever and Ampere scientists working on the core biology of ageing.

The program is targeting a range of benefit areas of interest to Unilever.