Call for applications: Participate in the international cosmetic research and innovation competition: The Cosmetic Victories 2026!
The 11th edition of The Cosmetic Victories competition, organized by COSMETIC VALLEY, is officially launched!
Every year, this unmissable event for cosmetic research and innovation highlights the most promising scientific results for the sector.
🌿 Theme 2026: “Scientific progress powering sustainability in the cosmetics sector”
For the first time, the competition is themed :
Your applications must fit into this theme, presenting innovative scientific work that contributes to more sustainable cosmetics .
🎯 Competition objectives:
• Highlight scientific research results with strong potential for application in the cosmetics industry.
• Reward outstanding research in cosmetics and inspire other researchers to explore this sector.
• Accelerate the transfer of research to the market.
🏅 Two prizes awarded by international juries
• Academic Prize: for the most relevant fundamental or collaborative research, responding to the new technical challenges of the sector
• Industrial Prize: for the best cosmetic innovation resulting from research work.
💡 Who can participate?
• Academic prize: Researchers, doctoral students, young graduates,
• Industrial prize: Project leaders, start-ups, VSEs, SMEs
🎁 The winners will benefit from:
• Scientific and international recognition
• Global visibility with the media and industry players
• A prize of €10,000 to support the development of the project
• Support from COSMETIC VALLEY to accelerate time to market.
Make your project shine! ✨ Apply now at thecosmeticvictories.com
📅 Application deadline: January 31, 2026
Contact: fclouard@cosmetic-valley.com