Earlier this year, EpigenCare – a start-up that uses blockchain technology to recommend beauty products – won a Johnson & Johnson competition to find innovative digital solutions in the skincare category.
Alongside an injection of funding, the prize for triumphing in the contest included access to in-house experts at J&J, as well as a year-long residency at JLABS, the healthcare giant’s innovation network with offices in various cities across the United States and beyond.
“I was quite excited when I saw it, because it has really good science in it, but it is also testing out the blockchain on the...