Merz Aesthetics, the world’s largest dedicated medical aesthetics business, announced the opening of its brand-new, state-of-the-art Research & Development Innovation Center, North America (RDIC, North America) in Raleigh, North Carolina — Merz Aesthetics’ global headquarters.
The RDIC, North America is a space that will foster collaboration across all R&D functions, driving continued research and advancing Merz Aesthetics’ product portfolio.
“With a robust R&D pipeline, Merz Aesthetics continues to propel the industry forward with high-quality products and safe and effective treatments,” said Bob Rhatigan, Chief Executive Officer, Merz Aesthetics. “The new RDIC, North America will support us in our scientific developments and help us deliver meaningful innovation to our customers and their patients.”
The RDIC, North America complements the existing RDIC, Frankfurt. The RDIC, Frankfurt has laboratories focused on the Merz Aesthetics filler portfolio, skin lab and central analytics, while the new RDIC, North America will house a tailor-designed Energy-Based Device (EBD) lab supporting the life cycle and development of Ultherapy®, the Gold Standard for nonsurgical lifting, and continued research on energy-tissue interactions. This lab will serve as a central hub for pioneering EBD research and development efforts for Merz Aesthetics.
“The opening of the RDIC, North America is the culmination of two years of thoughtful and progressive planning,” said Samantha Kerr, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Merz Aesthetics. “We’re pleased to welcome the local Raleigh community through our doors and look forward to hosting industry colleagues from around the world.”
The RDIC, North America will offer access to medical aesthetics health care professionals and top research leaders through private and community events. With a wet lab, mechanical lab, electronic lab, acoustic lab and software lab, the EBD lab will provide the space and equipment to foster groundbreaking research within Merz Aesthetics and the Raleigh community.
For press inquiries or to participate in exclusive tours of the RDIC, North America including access to private product demonstrations, please contact media@merz.com.
About Merz Aesthetics
Merz Aesthetics is a medical aesthetics business with a long history of empowering health care professionals, patients and employees to live every day with confidence. We aim to help people around the world look, feel and live like the best versions of themselves — however they define it. Clinically proven, its product portfolio includes injectables, devices and skin care treatments designed to meet each patient’s needs with high standards of safety and efficacy. Being family owned for more than 115 years, Merz Aesthetics is known for building unique connections with customers who feel like family. Merz Aesthetics’ global headquarters is in Raleigh, N.C., USA, with a commercial presence in 90 countries worldwide. It is also a part of Merz Group, which was founded in 1908 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Learn more at merzaesthetics.com.
© 2024 Merz North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Merz, Merz Aesthetics and the Merz Logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA in the U.S. and/ or certain other countries. Ultherapy is a trademark and/or registered trademark of Ulthera, Inc. in the U.S. and/or certain other countries.
About Ultherapy®:
The noninvasive Ultherapy® procedure is U.S. FDA-cleared to lift skin on the neck, on the eyebrow and under the chin as well as to improve lines and wrinkles on the décolleté. The most common side effects reported in clinical trials were redness, swelling, pain and transient nerve effects. Reported adverse events from postmarketing surveillance are available in the Instructions for Use (IFU). Please see the IFU for product and safety information, including a full list of these events at Ultherapy.com/IFU.
Media Contact
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Global Corporate Communications
6501 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
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