LEO Pharma and The Scripps Research Institute have entered a research collaboration.

LEO Pharma has teamed up with renowned organic chemist Professor Phil Baran and his laboratory at The Scripps Research Institute to develop practical synthetic routes to complex natural products of importance to treating skin diseases.

"We are delighted to enter into collaboration with Professor Baran's group at The Scripps Research Institute. Collaborating with one of the world's best universities gives LEO Pharma the chance to learn from the best and drive our innovation forward. Our goal is to share knowledge and achieve findings that can be directly applied to LEO Pharma's research and development within dermatology," said Tore Duvold, senior vice president of new product discovery at LEO Pharma.