Groundbreaking hair loss cure research is constantly being undertaken by universities, labs, companies and governments globally. On this page, I have compiled a comprehensive list of key hair loss research centers by country. I am only including those entities that satisfy at least one of the below:

• Is home to at least one renowned hair loss researcher.
• Has been in the news several times when it comes to groundbreaking hair related research and discoveries.
• Has published many hair loss related papers in reputable journals.

I hope to update this page every few months. Among the leading nations that are especially important are:

• United States.
• South Korea.
• Japan.
• China.

World Hair Loss Cure Research by Country

Hair loss research is taking place at over 100 universities, private labs and companies around the world. Below, you can find a list of the most important centers of hair loss cure research by country.

United States: Hair Loss Research

• Absci — AI-developed hair loss product to target the prolactin receptor.
• Acorn Biolabs — Hair follicle banking and topical secretome based hair loss treatment.
• Allergan — Including Bimatoprost, Setipiprant, Exicure, and Pelage Pharmaceuticals.
• Atticus Pharma — Mitochondrial activation.
• Aneira Pharma. Latanoprost, cyclosporine and minoxidil.
• BiologicsMD — University of Arkansas.
• Boston Children’s Hospital — Dr. Karl Koehler.
• Columbia University — Dr. Angela Christiano and her company Rapunzel Biosciences.
• Dermaliq Therapeutics. Latanoprost based on proprietary drug delivery technology called hyliQ®.
• DNovo.
• Duke University — Dr. Elise Olsen.
• Eirion Therapeutics. Correcting defective hair follicle stem cells and melanocytes.
• Follica. [Update: Paused all work related to hair loss in 2023].
• Harvard University — Hsu Laboratory.
• Histogen — Hair Stimulating Complex (HSC). [Update: Stopped working on hair loss in 2021].
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — The Rendl Lab.
• Johns Hopkins University — Dr. Luis Garza.
• Kerastem Technologies — Adipose (fat) tissue and hair growth.
• Kythera Biopharmaceuticals — Setipiprant, a PGD2 antagonist. [Update: Kythera acquired by Allergan on June 17, 2015].
• New York University — Dr. Mayumi Ito.
• Northwestern University — Dr. Rui Yi.
• Rockefeller University — Dr. Elaine Fuchs.
• Samumed — SM04554 topical solution to activate Wnt pathway. Later renamed to Biosplice Therapeutics. [Update: Stopped working on hair loss in 2021].
• Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute — Dr. Alexey Terskikh & Dr. Ksenia Gnedeva. Also see Stemson Therapeutics.
• Southern Illinois University — Dr. Michael Neumeister.
• Stanford University — Dr. Anthony Oro.
• StimuSIL. SAGA-001 precision LLLT and StimuField pulsed electromagnetic field therapy.
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Hair Loss Research — Dr. Rajesh Thangapazham, Dr. Thomas Darling & Dr. Shaowei Li.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Dr. Melissa Harris.
• University of California Irvine — Dr. Maksim Plikus. He also founded the company Amplifica.
• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) — Dr. Heather Christofk and Dr. William Lowry.
• University of Kansas — Dr. Omar Aljitawi.
• University of Pennsylvania — Dr. George Cotsarelis (also see Follica, whose technology is licensed from U Penn).
• University of Southern California — Quorum Sensing via Dr. Cheng-Ming Chuong & Wnt7b via Dr. Krzysztof Kobielak.
• University of Texas Southwestern — Krox20 and Dr. Lu Le.
• University of Wisconsin — Electricity Delivering Cap and Dr. Xudong Wang.
• Yale University — Dr. Brett King & Dr. Valerie Horsley.
• Wake Forest University — Dr. Amy McMichael & various others.

Canada

• Triple Hair. Minoxidil, finasteride and latanoprost.
• University of British Columbia — Dr. Kevin McElwee (also see Replicel, where he is Chief Scientific Officer).
• University of Calgary — Dr. Jeff Biernaskie.
• University of Manitoba — Dr. Malcolm Xing.

Finland

• Aranda Pharma — ADA-308 androgen receptor inhibitor.

Germany

• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science — Dr. Annika Vogt and Dr. Ulrike Blume-Peytavi.
• Mallia Therapeutics via Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) research — Dr. Alexander Steinkasserer.
• Monasterium Laboratory — Dr. Ralf Paus.
• Technische Universität Berlin — Dr. Roland Lauster & Dr. Gerd Lindner. Also see Tissuse.
• University of Lübeck — Dr. Jennifer Klopper.

Greece

• Theracell — Cell-based hair regeneration via 3-D culturing.

Israel

• Technion — Israel Institute of Technology.

Italy

• Cassiopea — CB-03-01 (Breezula) topical antiandrogen (and Winlevi for acne).
• Dr. Pietro Gentile — Prolific author of studies on PRP, adipose stem cells and other regenerative hair loss treatments.
• Farmacia Parati (and Dr. Hasson) — Topical Finasteride and perhaps topical Dutasteride.
• Fidia Farmaceutici and Trinov aka Brotzu Lotion — PGE1 and DGLA.

Poland

• BioResearch Pharma. Latonoprost acid based product BRP-001.

Spain

• Mediteknia Skin & Hair Lab.
• Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) — Dr. Mirna Perez-Moreno & Dr. Donatello Castellana.

Switzerland

• Polichem — P-3074 topical Finasteride product. Edit: Now being sold by Almirall (Spain).
• Topadur Pharma — TOP-M119 activation of the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) enzyme regulatory system.

United Kingdom

• University of Bradford — Dr. Valerie Randall & Dr. Des Tobin.
• Durham University — Dr. Claire Higgins & Dr. Colin Jahoda.
• University of Manchester — Dr. Ralf Paus.
• HairClone.

Australia

• Cellmid — FGF-5 inhibition.
• University of Melbourne — Dr. Rodney Sinclair.

China

• Hebei University of Science and Technology — Dr. Chunyu Han.
• Hope Medicine.
• Southern Medical University (Nanfang Hospital) — Dr. Malcolm Xing and Dr. Zhi-Qi Hu.
• Kintor Pharmaceutical. Androgen receptor degrader (GT20029) and antagonist (KX-826 aka Pyrilutamide).
• TehnoDerma. TDM-105795 thyromimetic topical.
• Yunce Medical (also called Yunce Biotech).

Japan

• Aderans — Back from the dead after new 2024 partnership with Stemson Therapeutics.
• Pola Chemical Industries — Hair follicle organoids.
• Keio University — Dr. Manabu Ohyama.
• Kyorin University — Dr. Hirotaro Fukuoka & Dr. Hirotaka Suga.
• Nippon Medical School — Dr. Rei Ogawa.
• OrganTech — Based on RIKEN and Dr. Takashi Tsuji past research.
• Osaka University — Dr. Shigeki Inui.
• Shiseido — They have their own internal hair loss research segment and also use technology from Canada’s Replicel.
• Tokyo University of Science — Dr. Takashi Tsuji.
• Yokohama University — Dr. Junji Fukuda.

Singapore

• A*STAR Institute of Medical Biology.

South Korea

• AttisLab. 3D organoid culturing.
• CosmeRNA, via siRNAgen Therapeutics (Bioneer). SAMiRNA cosmeceutical to reduce androgen receptor expression.
• Catholic University of Korea — various doctors via their dermatology department.
• CHA Biotech. Stem cell therapy for hair loss.
• Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical. Dutasteride injections.
• Daewoong Pharmaceutical and Inventage Lab. Finasteride injections.
• Epibiotech. 3D culturing of dermal papilla cells, CXCL12 neutralizing antibody and RIPK1 inhibitor.
• Han Bio. Dermal papilla cell cultivation and transplantation.
• JW Pharmaceutical. Activating the Wnt pathway.
• Kangstem Biotech. Hair follicle organoid culturing.
• KeraMedix. Keratin injections.
• Moogene Medi. Ultrasound microbubble delivered topical dutasteride.
• OliX Pharmaceuticals. Reducing androgen receptor expression via an RNAi intradermal injection.
• Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) — Allogeneic hair transplants (led by Professor Kwon Oh-sang). Also check out my post on person-to-person hair transplants.
• T&R Biofab. 3D culturing of hair follicle spheroids via bioprinting.
• Yonsei University — CXXC5, PTD-DBM and Dr. Kang-Yell Choi. Also see CK Regeon.

Taiwan

• • AnHorn Medicines — AH-001 androgen receptor degrader.
  • Energenesis Biomedical — AMPK activator ENERGI-F701.
  • National Taiwan University — Dr. Sung-Jan Lin.