MatTek’s Lab-Grown Human Tissues Head to Space.
A project led by PCA SKIN, a Colgate-Palmolive brand, will see MatTek, a part of the BICO Group, send their product EpiDermFT skin tissues to the International Space Station.MatTek Life Sciences, a BICO company, announced today that their tissues will be used as part of an experiment sponsored by the ISS National Lab and led by PCA SKIN, aboard the International Space Station to explore the effects of microgravity on human skin. Historical data has shown that during their time in a microgravity environment, astronauts experience thinning, dry skin, comparable to the normal effects of aging