Essity, one of the world’s leading hygiene and health companies, announced that it will expand its partnership with Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play. Plug and Play is the world’s leading startup accelerator and open innovation platform that connects startup companies with corporations for business development and investment opportunities. Essity joined Plug and Play’s Health & Wellness innovation platform last year to gain access to the company’s global ecosystem of startups, focusing on technologies that would strengthen Essity’s feminine care and baby care products. The relationship has now expanded to include professional hygiene and incontinence products. Read more.
Source: Market Insiders, April 27, 2018