Participate in an awareness workshop on additive printing

On March 14, 2023 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Beauty FAB is organizing an awareness workshop on 3D printing, an opportunity for you to learn more about additive manufacturing techniques.

In the program :

  • 2:30-2:45 p.m.: Presentation of FAN and the different additive manufacturing techniques

Loic ROUSSEAU, RTI Project Manager (Nae Normandie)

Sébastien VERNAY, Additive and Composite Manufacturing (FAN) referent

  • 2:45-3:00 p.m.: Presentation by a cosmetics manufacturer on the needs and findings of additive manufacturing in the cosmetics industry

  • 3:00-3:15 p.m.: The constraints and standards to be associated with the additive manufacturing process in the food sector

Marine CORE BALLAIS, Founder (Digital pastry)

Julien KISTNER Food engineer – PhD (Digital pastry)

  • 3:15-3:20 p.m.: Questions/Answers

--> Possibility to attend these interventions by videoconference

  • 3:35-4:30 p.m .: Working groups: Participate in a collective reflection on the design of a lipstick using 3D printing ( only face-to-face)
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Webinar: Developing your innovation

Webinar - Develop your innovation!

📅 Join us on March 7 at 11:30 a.m. for a brand new webinar dedicated to research and innovation opportunities in the cosmetics industry!

🔍 On the program:
✅ Support from COSMETIC VALLEY to boost your R&D initiatives
✅Presentation of projects seeking partners
✅Focus on current calls for projects

Whether you are a startup, a laboratory or a company looking for innovation, attend this new format!

This webinar will take place every 2 months, on the 1st Friday of the month to inform you of opportunities to develop your projects and promote your expertise.

🎯 Register now!

Contact: fsauvagere@cosmetic-valley.com

11 projects supported by the sector during the last COSMETIC VALLEY Board of Directors meeting

The Board of Directors of COSMETIC VALLEY has validated the official support of the French sector by affixing its label to 11 new projects.

Prior to the Board of Directors, the COSMETIC VALLEY scientific committee, composed of 19 research institutions, meets every 6 weeks to confidentially audition research and innovation projects that require official support from the network. Thank you for the mobilization of these academic researchers.

This support gives you market credibility in the sector for your innovation and allows us to cite it as an example, with your agreement, once it has been finalized.

11 labeled projects on various subjects such as:

  • The development of biotechnological processes for the production of natural active ingredients within the framework of a European project,
  • The study of the phenomena of interaction between water and ethanol for the production of perfume,
  • Production of human sensory neurons to study cutaneous sensoriality,
  • Process innovations for anhydrous cosmetics,
  • Study of pigmented skin for the personalized objectification of active ingredients,
  • Green extraction under pressure for the valorization of plant bioactives,
  • Specific microRNA screening of anti-aging plant extracts.
  • New routes for the production of esters by biotechnology
  • Enzymatic hydrolysis using ultrasound
  • UV filters by optical technology
  • New sleeve packaging compatible with environmental expectations

Innovation projects to meet the challenges of the sector in terms of consumer safety, expectations in terms of product performance as well as environmental impact, which are the priorities of our sector.

You too can take advantage of this official support which will be useful in your search for funding and to promote your innovative corporate communication.

Contact us for the next labeling committee which will be held on March 5, 2025.

📞Amandine Goubert, R&I Director COSMETIC VALLEY, agoubert@cosmetic-valley.com

THE COSMETIC VICTORIES - See you on May 20, 2025 in Paris

A huge THANK YOU to all participants, researchers, start-ups and SMEs who submitted their applications for the global cosmetic research competition. This year, we received 93 applications for THE COSMETIC VICTORIES 2025.

🌏 A strong international reach: applications from 21 countries around the world, reflecting the importance of innovation and research in cosmetics on a global scale.

🎓 Now it's time for our jury of international public researchers to get to work and evaluate all the applications submitted to select 6 nominees:
✔️ 3 in the Industrial Innovation category
✔️ 3 in the Academic Research category

The finalists will have the opportunity to pitch their innovations in front of a prestigious jury, composed of leaders of major groups in the cosmetics industry, during the final ceremony which will be held in the heart of Paris, on May 20, 2025! 🌆

Registration is already possible here


Stay connected to discover the selected projects and follow the next steps of this inspiring adventure! ✨

D-3 before the closing of applications for The Cosmetic Victories! 🚨

The deadline for applications is approaching! You have until midnight on January 31, 2025 to submit your application and be the prestigious winner of this unique international competition 🌟

📣 Try to win:

The price 10,000€

International visibility and a unique moment of recognition

A prestigious jury with the biggest groups in the cosmetics industry: CHANEL, L'OREAL, LVMH, Clarins, and many others await you at the ceremony in the heart of Paris.

Don't miss this unique opportunity for scientific and industrial recognition and a boost for your innovative work in the cosmetics sector: ingredients, formulation, packaging, advanced technologies, digitalization, etc.

The selection criteria:

  • State of the scientific art
  • R&D effort
  • Potential for application and innovation for the sector

Whether you are a researcher, doctoral student, start-up or SME, this competition is for you. Don't miss this opportunity! 🚀

You too can take part in the Academic or Industrial Prize of The Cosmetic Victories 2025 competition!

Apply before January 31st via a simple and quick file

Are you a student, doctoral student, researcher or start-up/SME?
Highlight your work or technologies applicable to the cosmetics industry and try to win a prestigious prize! 🚀

What price?

  • Scientific recognition thanks to an international jury of researchers

  • Validation of industrial potential thanks to a jury of excellence: CHANEL, L'OREAL, LVMH, Pierre Fabre, Clarins, etc.

  • International visibility thanks to strong communication on the 6 2025 nominees

  • An invitation to a prestigious ceremony in Paris in May 2025

  • A prize of €1,000 for the 6 nominees and €10,000 for the 2 winners

The themes concerned apply to the entire value chain (ingredient, formula, testing, packaging, sales, etc.):

  • Ecological transition and societal impact
  • Optimization of product/human/environment interactions
  • Advanced technologies and digitalization

Here are the 2 winners of the 2024 edition of the competition!

Winners of the 2024 edition

📅 Registrations are open until January 31, 2025

Join this adventure and make your innovation shine!

Call for innovation projects - EUROSTARS 2025

#Europe

COSMETIC VALLEY supports you in your search for financing.

As part of the European Partnership for Innovative SMEs, the Eureka network is launching a call for projects

EUROSTARS - Innovative SMEs

You are an SME and you have...

  • An innovative project
  • The desire to collaborate and share your expertise internationally
  • Developed a product, process and/or service that is easily marketable

Then the EUROSTARS financing program is the one for you.

Application deadline : January 10, 2025.

Closing date : March 13, 2025.

Project duration : 36 months or less.

Don't miss out

Eurostars Call 8 - Webinar for applicants

Registration link: here

Do not hesitate to contact our teams if you are interested in this call for projects.

Cosmetic Valley supports you in the development of your projects: identification of calls for projects, decryption and search for partners.

Contact us: Marie FUENTES - mfuentes@cosmetic-valley.com

Objective Europe in the Centre-Val de Loire region

#Europe

The Euclide-Centre-Val de Loire network invites you to discover " Objective Europe: dare to try collaborative research and innovation programs ".

📅 December 2, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. , at the Hôtel Dupanloup , 1 rue Dupanloup in Orléans (45)

The goal?

Facilitate access to European funding programs . Promote meetings between researchers and businesses in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

This day is aimed at companies , start-ups , competitiveness clusters , academic research structures (laboratories, universities, research centers), communities , etc. Open to all, this event invites novices or project leaders who already have experience in European funding for research and innovation to take stock of European opportunities and the means to participate in them.

On the program:

  • Workshops to explore the benefits of European collaborations, to discover mechanisms facilitating the establishment of networks, partnerships and international projects;
  • A networking session to discuss your project;
  • An exhibitors’ village with the aim of meeting regional structures that can support you;
  • Launch of the “European Ambassadors” group;
  • Speech by Valérie Dehaudt, National Thematic Group (NTG) – Cluster 6

Register here

COSMETIC VALLEY is a member of the Euclide-Centre-Val de Loire network and supports you in the development of your projects: identification of calls for projects, decryption and search for partners.

Contact us: Marie FUENTES - mfuentes@cosmetic-valley.com

The Cosmetic Research Tour organized in Montpellier!

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