Bigger, better, faster innovation
We are proud of our reputation as a world leader in research and development. We’re using breakthrough technology to get bigger and better innovations into the market faster.
Healthier eating
To improve how we eat in the future, we’re looking at diets of the past
Stone Age diet may hold key to optimum nutrition
Unilever research is looking at what man’s distant ancestors ate to see how it could enhance modern-day nutrition.
Our innovation
Our investment
$1 billion+
In 2011 Unilever spent more than $1 billion on research & development.
Our people
6000+
Currently we have over 6000 people working in R&D in all Unilever regions across the globe.
Our inventions
300+
We typically file between 250 & 350 new patent applications a year.
Our intellectual property
20,000
Worldwide we have over 20,000 registered patents & patent applications.
Our R&D centers
Unilever R&D, Shanghai
R&D in Shanghai focuses on synthetic chemistry and traditional Chinese medicine.
Some of our locations worldwide
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Europe
Port Sunlight, Colworth and Vlaardingen
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North America
Trumbull and Englewood Cliffs
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South America
Valinhos, Buenos Aires and Mexico City
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Africa and Middle East
Durban and Istanbul
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Asia
Bangalore, Shanghai, Mumbai and Bangkok
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Australasia
Sydney
