IP Australia granted patent protection to LycoRed Ltd. for an invention in the field of skin care. The innovation is a carotenoid composition of lycopene, phytoene, phytofluene and optionally vitamin E that protects the skin from the damaging effects of UV radiation. The novelty of this invention lies in the fact that it is not, as one might expect, a topical application. Rather, LycoRed’s researchers have come up with a natural tomato carotenoid composition that helps prevent sunburn when t...