Transformative Innovation
As a brand-led innovation company, we have category innovation pipelines to create transformative products across our portfolio. From upstream discovery to downstream R&I execution, from revolutionary ingredients that visibly repair skin to the amazing sensorial aspects of our products—the texture of a serum, the click of a compact, the mist of a fragrance—we concentrate on delivering superior products with noticeable, meaningful benefits to consumers.
For 80 years, transformative innovation has defined who we are at The Estée Lauder Companies. From breakthrough scientific discovery to scalable commercialization, our experts around the world create extraordinary products, packages, and experiences that are rooted in science and driven by purpose.
—René Lammers
Chief Research & Innovation Officer
Breakthrough Science
We enable our brands to benefit from the latest scientific breakthroughs, while ensuring the highest safety, quality, and performance standards.
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Global Operations
Our multi-region technical laboratories enable us to access scientific and cultural strengths across regions and leverage novel ideas from local thought leaders, universities, and innovators.
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Product Responsibility
We aim to be transparent about the process by which we bring our products to market and to embed sustainability throughout our product value chain.
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