About
CUTANEON – Skin & Hair Innovations GmbH is a privately owned, independent skin and hair growth company specializing in the development of cutting-edge cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and dermatological drugs. Founded by Professor Ralf Paus, CUTANEON pioneers the development disruptive skin and hair products, focusing on actives that inhibit or reverse skin aging, stimulate hair growth and/or hair pigmentation, control unwanted hair growth, and enhance or reduce skin pigmentation. Based on a growing portfolio of intellectual property and proprietary data, CUTANEON currently focuses on scalp serum innovations and hair pigmentation solutions, for which we actively seek industry collaborators and investors.
CREDO & VISION
At CUTANEON, innovation in hair growth control, hair pigmentation solutions, and skin rejuvenation is our passion and expertise. Unlike companies driven primarily by marketing trends, we are committed to a science-first philosophy: only rigorous, world-class translational science can deliver transformative skin and hair products.
Our preclinical R&D is built on the best human skin and hair research models available, ensuring clinically relevant results for all of our hair growth serums, anti-aging formulations, and pigmentation therapies. CUTANEON champions interdisciplinary, international science that unites basic research with clinical dermatology from the earliest stages — all while ensuring our skin and hair innovations are environmentally responsible and sustainable.
Mission
CUTANEON’s mission is to revolutionize skin and hair product development by targeting ancient chemosensory receptors in human skin and hair — including olfactory, taste, and TRP ion channels — that have evolved over millions of years and are still highly active today. We aim to generate patent-protected proofs-of-principle for innovative hair growth solutions, hair pigmentation treatments, and scalp serum technologies that modulate these underutilized molecular targets.
By building on the pioneering work of our founder, CUTANEON identifies and develops molecular targets overlooked by competitors, creating early-stage product platforms that can be transformed into market-leading hair and skin solutions. Our team and advisors bring unparalleled experience in translating innovative skin and hair science into competitive commercial products.
Product development focus
Leveraging our world-leading translational research, CUTANEON focuses on the creation of cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and repurposed drugs to address critical gaps in the skin and hair care market:
Hair growth control
(incl. promoting hair growth, reducing unwanted hair, and managing conditions like alopecia areata and frontal fibrosing alopecia)
Skin pigmentation
(incl. UV-free tanning and safe pigmentation reduction)
Repigmentation of gray hair
Prevention of chemotherapy-induced hair loss
Skin and hair rejuvenation and anti-aging strategies
(incl. facial and eyelid skin rejuvenation)
Mitochondrial medicine in dermatology