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Oddity, the parent company of US beauty brands Il Makiage and Spoiled Child, has agreed to acquire AI-based biotechnology company Revela for $76 million and will invest a further $25 million in building an R&D centre in Boston, the company announced on Thursday. The move comes as the beauty and wellness platform looks to strengthen its science-backed product development and bring “pharma-grade technology” to the market.