Unilever, Alibaba's Tmall join forces to set up R&D center for health products

Rotterdam-based consumer goods company Unilever Plc and Tmall, Alibaba's online marketplace for reputable retailers, have built a new research and development center to promote health-related products.

The center will seek to explore new opportunities in China's healthcare market.

In early April, the two sides co-launched Tmall Innovation Center and Unilever Joint Innovation Lab at the R&D center of Unilever in Shanghai, one of the six biggest global R&D centers of the company.