L'Oreal SA inaugurated its new R&I Center to study Indian hair and skin specificities as well as the beauty routines and expectations of Indian consumers. The company plans to invest a total of EUR 140 million in India from 2011 to 2016. The R&I Center in India includes both a Product Development Center in Mumbai and an Advanced Research Center in Bangalore, and will employ over 100 Indian researchers and scientists from the fields of Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Physics and Biology by end 2013.