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Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital and private equity backed development-stage companies, today announced it led an $8 million venture loan for AccuVein, Inc. ("AccuVein"), a developer of vein illumination technology.

The global hydrogel face mask market is poised for significant expansion, expected to reach an estimated value of USD 378.6 million by 2035, up from USD 142.07 million in 2025, registering a healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% during the forecast period. This rapid market growth is driven by increasing consumer demand for advanced skincare products, rising awareness of facial treatment benefits, and innovative hydrogel formulations that enhance skin hydration and rejuvenation.

Microneedling is a revolutionary skincare treatment designed to enhance skin texture, tone, and overall appearance. This minimally invasive procedure involves the use of fine needles to create tiny micro-injuries on the skin’s surface, stimulating the body's natural healing process. As a result, microneedling promotes collagen and elastin production, leading to firmer, smoother, and more youthful-looking skin.

When US researchers tested 75 unopened and sealed tattoo and permanent makeup inks from 14 different manufacturers, they discovered that about 35% of the products were contaminated with bacteria. They detected both aerobic bacteria, which require oxygen, and anaerobic bacteria, which thrive in low-oxygen environments like the dermal layer of the skin.

A non-invasive, natural-looking facelift, with no downtime or surgery required? There are no perfect treatments, but it’s fair to say that Ultherapy comes pretty close. Using micro-focused ultrasound energy, Ultherapy heats the foundational layers of the skin at specific points, boosting collagen production to remodel the structure of the skin. The production of new collagen occurs over the course of three to four months, where you’ll see a visible tightening around the eyes, chin, jawline and nasolabial folds.

La réalité augmentée (AR) est le chaînon manquant. Utilisée à l'origine pour fournir des rendus en 3D plutôt que de simples photographies plates, la technologie a aujourd'hui progressé pour permettre la superposition numérique de personnes, ce qui permet d'essayer virtuellement des vêtements. À l'époque du Covid, elle était particulièrement utile pour essayer du maquillage de manière hygiénique. Aujourd'hui, des marques telles que Chanel et Adidas proposent des essayages virtuels pour leurs nouveaux produits. De même, les meubles et les peintures figurent dans de nombreuses applications.

Dans la volonté d’améliorer le parcours d’achat en ligne de ses clients, Nars Cosmetics, société française spécialisée en cosmétiques et soins de la peau, a décidé de miser sur les essais virtuels basés sur l’intelligence artificielle (IA) et la réalité augmentée (RA) ; des technologies qui permettent de reproduire de manière précise et réaliste les résultats obtenus lors de l’application des produits de maquillage.

The Nimble manicure salon calls itself the world’s first device to combine AI and complex robotics to paint nails flawlessly — without the hassle of making an appointment. Resembling a heavyset printer, Nimble can varnish all ten fingernails and dry them in just twenty-five minutes.

Is L’Oreal embracing tech?

There are several surgical and non-surgical wrinkle removal procedures available. However, many individuals avoid surgical treatment because the word “surgery” scares them. For those individuals, advanced non-surgical treatments offer a lifeline. This post will go over the five most successful non-surgical anti-aging treatments.

Les instruments à utiliser chez soi ont inondé le marché, avec des prix parfois stratosphérique. Masques à led ou appareils à microcourant... Quels sont les bienfaits et faut-il s'équiper ? Test à l'appui, on fait le point.

There’s a certain novelty in introducing a new skincare step to the arsenal, especially when it grows to have a hold on you. Maybe you catch yourself trying to stretch the shelf life of a product, or you start to look out for the best deals before adding to cart—all because you’re now aware this needs to be added to your rotation, stat. A solid skincare routine, after all, is the maestro of all the tricks and trades there are to know of in the beauty sphere. So forgive us when we say, there’s probably a hidden gem of a step that you’ve yet to incorporate just yet.

A pocket-sized device designed to help manage our moods by unlocking the power of all-natural essential oils, The Beem marries acupressure with aromachology or the science of scents, to offer stressed, frazzled, fatigued or even anxious users an instant elevation in mood. These meticulously researched botanicals are inspired by Asian healing traditions and come in cartridges that are slipped into a slender pen-like device.

The Derminator device is designed, prototyped, tested and assembled by our company in Europe. It contains a microprocessor and a powerful, super-fast actuator that accellerates so quickly that the needling is nearly painless because the needles are such a short time inside the skin. This extremely short needle-down cycle prevents microtearing. Microtearing (demonstrated in a video below) is a problem with all other devices, regardless of their sales price or claims. Our device uses an unique, patent-pending linear actuator principle.

Experts say that permanent make-up usually lasts from two to three years, depending on a person’s lifestyle, and is most often applied for health reasons, such as alopecia or vitiligo, or a trend or aesthetics, to conceal scars or highlight certain parts of the face. In this case, permanent make-up is most often applied to the eyebrows, eyelids (eyeliner), lips or skin.

Pour aider les personnes malvoyantes à utiliser ses produits en toute autonomie, sans devoir demander de l'aide, les sociétés du groupe Estée Lauder (ELC) ont choisi en 2022 de développer une solution maison à base d'IA et de la réalité augmentée (RA). Le groupe a ainsi lancé en janvier son assistant de maquillage à commande vocale (VMA) au Royaume-Uni et aux États-Unis pour commencer. Le projet a valu à ELC un prix CIO-100 2023 pour son excellence en matière de technologies de l'information.

Lip blush, a semi-permanent makeup technique, is more than a beauty trend. It's a carefully designed procedure that combines artistry and science to give you the perfect pout. In this blog, we will delve deep into the science behind lip blush, helping you gain a comprehensive understanding of how this transformative beauty technique works.

Tried and tested, here are the best beauty treatments to try in Singapore that grant a glowing visage and pampered form

Mild discomfort and skin irritation are pretty normal after getting a tattoo. But some symptoms like a bumpy rash, pus, pain, or fever might be the sign of an infected tattoo.1 This can happen when bacteria or other germs are transmitted through the skin via unsterile tattoo tools, products, or sanitary practices.2 Fortunately, once the infection is diagnosed, a healthcare provider can offer treatment options to manage it.

Images depicting dark skin tones are significantly underrepresented in the educational materials used to teach primary care physicians and dermatologists to recognize skin diseases. This could contribute to disparities in skin disease diagnosis across different racial groups. Previously, domain experts have manually assessed textbooks to estimate the diversity in skin images. Manual assessment does not scale to many educational materials and introduces human errors. To automate this process, we present the Skin Tone Analysis for Representation in EDucational materials (STAR-ED) framework, which assesses skin tone representation in medical education materials using machine learning.

Injectable skin boosters have been all the hype over recent years, and with the increasing popularity of non-invasive cosmetic procedures and the growing emphasis on skincare, the market is projected to expand to USD 2.7 Billion by 2032 — that’s more than 100% increase in a decade — according to various studies (read one report here).

Le Groupe capitalise sur son avance digitale et a pour ambition de devenir le champion de la Beauty Tech. Repoussant les frontières de la beauté, la Beauty Tech est pour L’Oréal un nouveau territoire de croissance et d’innovation, au carrefour de la science et de la technologie, avec des produits « augmentés » et des services toujours plus connectés et personnalisés.

The devices’ wireless communications rely on the creation of electrical signals from piezoelectric activity, made possible as the tattoos change shape, which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. The tattoos’ wireless networking infrastructure uses a smartphone to bounce signals off the tattoo and receive data, with a broadband modem as a helper device.

After a pediatric patient has open heart surgery to fix a congenital heart defect, the standard of care calls for continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring for the next two weeks, even if the child has been discharged from the hospital. There’s only one problem, said Animesh Tandon, M.D., director of cardiovascular innovation at Cleveland Clinic’s Pediatric Cardiology Department. There are very few devices on the market that actually offer such monitoring and the ones that are available aren’t exactly kid-friendly.

EmFace is a 20 minute noninvasive procedure providing 37% less wrinkles, 23% more lift, and 30% more muscle. It uses similar technology to EmculptNeo to target skin, connective tissue, and muscle. 91% patient satisfaction across all the clinical studies.

La projection des sourcils est une étape cruciale dans le processus de maquillage permanent des sourcils. Dans cette vidéo, nous vous montrons comment utiliser la technique de projection à main levée pour créer des sourcils parfaitement dessinés et symétriques. Nous expliquons également comment adapter la forme des sourcils en fonction des traits du visage et des préférences de chaque cliente. La projection des sourcils est une technique avancée qui nécessite avant tout de suivre une bonne formation et un entraînement régulier pour être maîtrisée.