Lady Gaga\u2019s techie fianc\u00e9e Michael Polansky has quietly launched a buzzy startup that harvests human skin left over from plastic surgery to help develop super-advanced cosmetic products. <\/p>\n
Polansky, the 42-year old entrepreneur and Harvard grad who got engaged to the Mother Monster in 2024,<\/a> gave details on the skin-scrawling enterprise Outer Biosciences in an interview with TechCrunch<\/a>. <\/p>\n Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have been engaged since 2024. Getty Images<\/p>\n The firm, which Polansky co-founded with Kyung-Jin Jang, Chris Hinojosa and Stanley King in 2022, sources \u201cfull-thickness\u201d skin from surgeries and keeps the tissue alive for up to a month in order to research the how certain mechanisms and molecules affect skin health, according to its website. <\/p>\n It\u2019s raised $23 million from leading Silicon Valley venture firms. <\/p>\n Michael Polansky\u2019s Outer Biosciences sources \u201cfull-thickness human skin\u201d for research. Instagram\/@outerbio<\/p>\n The novel technique makes it possible to study the effects of certain chemicals that wouldn\u2019t be possible in ordinary human or animal research, helping pharmaceutical and beauty brands <\/a>identify key ingredients. <\/p>\n The firm has raised $23 million from leading Silicon Valley venture firms, and Lady Gaga herself sits on the company\u2019s board of directors. <\/p>\n Lady Gaga sits on the firm\u2019s board of directors. PA Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n Polansky praised his leading lady\u2019s business acumen and shed light on their personal and professional partnership. <\/p>\n The \u201cBad Romance\u201d singer, 40, launched her own line of \u201cskincare-infused makeup,\u201d Haus Labs, in 2019 and the firm is reportedly thriving. <\/p>\n Outer Biosciences partners with pharmaceutical and beauty brands, Instagram\/@outerbio<\/p>\n Haus Labs by Lady Gaga Triclone Skin Tech Foundation. Haus Labs<\/p>\n \u201cPeople really haven\u2019t gotten to know a certain side of her publicly \u2026 She\u2019s such a brilliant businessperson,\u201d Polansky told TechCrunch. <\/p>\n Polansky helped run his future wifey\u2019s massive worldwide tour<\/a> that began in July 2025, likening it to a \u201c200-person startup that travels around the world every day.\u201d<\/p>\n