Cosmetic Valley invites you to participate in a working group dedicated to cosmetic innovation, organized in partnership with PUI CY.

Are you interested in formulation and galenics to create new textures and modes of application, in bioactives and encapsulation to develop high-performance ingredients and optimize their delivery, in biological and sensory tests to measure efficacy and perception, or in characterization, imaging and photonics to explore new methods of analyzing skin and products?

👉 This working group is for you!

Goals :

• Create a national community of academic and industrial experts around these themes

• Identify common needs and define the tools to be developed to stimulate innovation

• Promote public/private exchanges and the emergence of collaborative projects

Agenda :

• Presentation of the founding actors (PUI, CY University, EBI, Synchrotron SOLEIL, ISIPCA)

• A look back at the industry's expectations already identified

• Discussions on priorities and actions to be implemented

📅 Friday, September 26, 2025

🕙 10am – 12:30pm

📍 L'Orme des Merisiers, Departmental 128, 91190 Saint-Aubin

📩 Registration required by return email to: agoubert@cosmetic-valley.com

Save the Date: Technochallenge – September 23, 2025 in Orléans

Theme: Use of biotechnology for the production of active ingredients and excipients with high potential

Faced with the scarcity and high cost of certain raw materials, and solutions often available in small quantities, manufacturers are looking for innovative ways to secure and optimize their supplies.
Could biotechnology, and in particular the use of microorganisms, represent an effective response to produce locally, reduce the environmental footprint and improve resource management?

Program (in person only) :
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m .: Welcome
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m .: Introduction and presentation of the problem
10:10 a.m. – 11:10 a.m .: Thematic presentations

Intervention 1 : The importance of scaling up and industrial transposition for the production of new alternative raw materials.
Intervention 2 : Presentation by BBV researchers

11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m .: Coffee meeting – Discuss and challenge the use of biotechnology to rethink raw material supplies, from production to sustainable management.

Would you like to learn more about the opportunities offered by biotechnology? Do you want to identify new local, sustainable, and competitive solutions?
Register now to participate in the Technochallenge!

Cosmetic Valley invites you to take part in a working group dedicated to the theme " Development and Evaluation of Cosmetic Products ", organized in partnership with the PUI CY .

Friday, September 26, 2025
From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
📍 L'Orme des Merisiers, Departmental 128, 91190 Saint-Aubin

🎯Objectives of the working group:

• Create a national community of industrial and academic experts on this topic

• Identify common needs and define the tools to be developed to stimulate industrial innovation

• Promote public/private exchanges to bring about collaborative research projects

🗓️Agenda:

• Presentation of the group's founding members (PUI, CY University, EBI, Synchrotron SOLEIL, ISIPCA)

• Review of the industry's expectations already identified

• Discussions on priorities and actions to be taken

📩 Registration required by return email to: agoubert@cosmetic-valley.com

Do you have an innovative technology that could be applied to the cosmetics industry?

Do you want to assess its market potential and identify the adaptations needed to meet the sector's expectations?

📢 Good news: the application deadline has been extended until August 20, 2025!

The themes of the Challenges:

🔬 Advanced technologies and digitalization

Innovations to strengthen R&D, optimize processes, improve production, industrialization and user experience.

🌱 Ecological and societal transition

Practices and technologies that promote sustainability, resource conservation, carbon footprint reduction and consumer well-being.

🪸 Optimization of the product and its interactions with humans and the environment

Analysis and control of the effects of products on the skin, nails, hair, skin microbiota, etc., as well as their environmental impact.

Apply now for the opportunity to interact with industry leaders during BtoB meetings organized on October 15 and 16, 2025 at the COSMETIC 360 trade show, at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris .

Meet Chanel, L'Oréal, LVMH Recherche, Proya, Technature … and bring your innovation projects to life!

Your contact:

Aline Landier, alandier@cosmetic-valley.com

Are you carrying out an innovative project in the field of cosmetics?

COSMETIC VALLEY supports you in developing your innovation. During this support, you can interact with scientific experts and receive feedback on the technical and economic benefits of your project. To do this, present your project, in a confidential setting, to the cluster's scientific expertise committee and benefit from the COSMETIC VALLEY label.

The committee's last meeting was held on June 5, 2025, and provided an opportunity to discuss an innovation project linking the structure and activity of a three-phase cosmetic system. This project received a favorable review!

You too can contact us to discuss with the committee on September 25.

💡 Why have your project certified?

✔️ Get qualified scientific advice
✔️ Validate the market interest of your innovation
✔️ Benefit from a financial bonus
✔️ Increase your chances of obtaining financing
✔️ Gain visibility within the ecosystem (promotion in our materials and events)

🗓️ Next committee session: September 25, 2025

📬 To submit your project under construction, contact:
Amandine Goubert – agoubert@cosmetic-valley.com

Don't miss your chance: applications are due July 31 !

You are developing a technology that could perhaps address a challenge in the cosmetics industry!

🔬 Advanced technologies and digitalization
Technological and digital innovations to boost R&D, optimize processes, improve production, industrialization and user experience.

🌱 Ecological and societal transition
Sustainable solutions to conserve resources, reduce carbon footprint, and improve consumer well-being and understanding.

🪸 Product optimization & interactions with humans and the environment
Product development and analysis of its effects on the skin, hair, nails, skin microbiota, etc. and on the environment.

Take part in the COSMETIC 360 Innovation Challenges to assess its application potential and identify adaptations to consider to reach this market!

By participating before July 31, you can benefit from privileged meetings on October 15 and 16 with major players in the sector: Chanel, L'Oréal, LVMH Recherche, Proya and Technature at the Cosmetic 360 industry trade fair.

Your contact:

Aline Landier, alandier@cosmetic-valley.com

Apply for the challenge on Optimizing the product and its interactions with humans and the environment

A specific Innovation Challenge to optimize the performance, safety and sustainability of cosmetic products .

Dedicated to startups, SMEs and academic researchers who want to better understand the potential of their technology in the cosmetics world, the innovation challenges allow you to interact with companies in the sector that are potential users of your solution.

You are developing a solution:

• Formulation , encapsulation , vectorization , galenic or formula stability ,
• Efficacy or safety test (in vivo, in vitro, ex vivo), sensory analysis or imaging ,
• Product-biological target interaction (skin, hair, microbiota),
• Safety , toxicology , ecotoxicology or conservation ,
• Materials physics , content/container transfer or biodegradability ,
  then you can apply!

This year they are participating in Open Innovation 2025 : Chanel, Estée Lauder, LVMH research, L'Oréal, Proya and Tech Nature .

Take this “ Product and Interaction ” challenge now!

Apply before July 31, 2025.

Don't miss this opportunity to talk with them on October 15 and 16, 2025 , during the COSMETIC 360 show at the Carrousel du Louvre .

Apply now!