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Purissima offering algae-powered ingredients as next evolution of biotech

The company, based out of San Francisco, has used microalgae to produce more than 70 ingredients so far. Rob Evans, co-founder of Purissima, told CosmeticsDesign that the algae-fermentation technology is highly scalable and could be a way for the cosmetics industry to leverage the benefits of rare plants without having to harm natural habitats.

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