SciBase announces skin barrier testing collaboration with leading Swiss research center
SciBase and Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Davos Switzerland (SIAF-SFI) announced today the signing of a formal collaboration agreement within the area of barrier function testing using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). In addition the partners have jointly filed a patent application covering the use of electrical impedance testing for the evaluation of epithelial barrier function, potentially a unique tool to help address some of the most common disorders such as eczema, food allergy, allergic rhinitis and asthma. The agreement formalises a research co-operation