Lady Gaga-Backed Outer Bio Could End Animal Testing

Lady Gaga-Backed Outer Bio Could End Animal Testing

Lady Gaga spent six years quietly sitting on the board of a biotech startup. In August 2026, she finally revealed it: Outer Bio, a Cambridge, Massachusetts, company that keeps donated human skin alive outside the body for four weeks to discover safer skincare. The positive twist most coverage missed is what this means for animals, people, and science: real human skin paired with AI could help replace animal testing in beauty, cut wasted lab work…