Dr. Freda Miller
Scientific Co-Founder
Discoverer of SKP cells
Prof & Deputy Director at UBC, previously at SickKids Hospital and McGill University. Fellow of Royal Society of Canada and AAAS.
The Scientists
The minds behind cellular longevity.
Renuval was built on decades of stem cell research. Scroll through the people whose discoveries made activation possible.
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Dr. David Kaplan
Scientific Co-Founder, Co-CSO
Discoverer of SKP cell rejuvenation
Senior Scientist Emeritus at SickKids Hospital. Professor & Faculty of Medicine at University of Toronto, Adjunct Professor at UBC and Trent University.
Dr. Michael Sefton
Co-Chief Scientific Officer
Order of Canada, Professor & former Chair of Bio-Engineering at University of Toronto. Member of US National Academies of Medicine.
Dr. Neil Shear
Dermatologist Counsel
Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. Former President of the Canadian Dermatology Association and Sunnybrook Hospital’s Dermatology Department.
Dr. Freda Miller’s
Discovery
Scientific Co-Founder
Dr. Freda Miller discovered the existence of stem cells in human skin, coining them ‘SKP cells’ [Skin Derived Precursor cells].
This global scientific breakthrough was a paradigm shift that unlocked our approach to anti-aging. The potential of this discovery was the biggest news story in the world when announced.
“If you can access these cells then you can harness their power.”
Featured in
- Nature Cell Biology
- The Wall Street Journal
- TIME
- Los Angeles Times
- The Globe and Mail
Scientific Foreword
Natural skin healing, at the source
“With stem cells, not only do they make all the other cells, but they actually tell those cells what to do.
The problem, proven by our Co-founder Dr. Freda Miller, is that as we age, our Skin-Derived Precursor stem cells, or SKP cells, gradually stop working as they did when we were young. Over time, up to half of them disappear, while the rest fall asleep and become inactive, no longer reproducing or repairing.
Our innovative technology gives them a prod. You could picture an alarm clock or a cup of espresso, waking them up so they become more active, happier, and healthier. Once reawakened, they start functioning just as they did in their youth.
The result is smoother, more supple, and beautiful youthful-looking skin. These SKP cells are responsible for skin aging, and they are the exact cells we target with Renuval.
It’s important to understand that these parent cells already exist within our skin, and they know exactly what to do; they just need the right signal and strength to do it.
It’s one thing to add ingredients into the skin, like collagen or hyaluronic acid, like everyone else does, it’s another thing entirely to tell the cells that already know exactly what to do [to make the skin healthy], to do it. Especially when aging naturally slows their productivity.
That’s what these stem cells in the skin do: they make the cells that make collagen, they make the cells that promote thickness and elasticity, and hydrate your dermis and then your epidermis. What people experience with Renuval is exactly what the product is designed to do: wake up these cells to perform their jobs exceptionally well. It’s the only product that does this.”
Dr. David Kaplan, PhD
Scientific Co-founder, Renuval