👉 Do you have an innovative technology to offer to the cosmetics sector and would you like to know its market potential and the possible adaptations to be integrated ?

📣 Submit your application now for the COSMETIC 360 Innovation Challenges.

You can apply for 1 or more of these 3 challenges .

If your application is successful, you will be invited to discuss your project and challenge it with a company in the cosmetics industry on October 15 or 16 on COSMETIC 360.

The themes covered:

🔬 Advanced technologies and digitalization – Technological and digital innovations for R&D, process optimization, production improvement, industrialization and user experience.

🌱 Ecological and societal transition – Practices and technologies that promote sustainability, resource conservation, improve the carbon footprint as well as consumer well-being and understanding.

🪸 Optimization of the product and its interactions with humans and the environment – Analysis and control of interactions between products and biological targets as well as their impact on humans and the environment (skin, nails, hair, skin microbiota and the environment)

👉 Apply to meet and discuss with industry experts on October 15 and 16 ➡️ https://www.cosmetic-360.com/fr/challenge-innovation

📣 Companies in the Centre-Val de Loire region: give your opinion on innovation!

As part of its Regional Innovation and Smart Specialization Strategy, the Centre-Val de Loire Region is launching a survey, in conjunction with COSMETIC VALLEY and other clusters, to better understand your expectations regarding innovation, skills, equipment, and training. Your responses will help develop concrete actions tailored to your challenges.

🕒 Less than 20 minutes to contribute ➡️ Complete the survey

All data is anonymous and confidential.

Thank you for your participation!

Opening of the COSMETIC 360 2026 Innovation Challenges!

Are you a startup, an SME, or an academic researcher? Are you developing innovative technology that addresses a cosmetic challenge?

Does your participation in the Innovation Challenges allow you to test its application potential in cosmetics and benefit from feedback from sector experts?

📅 Apply to participate in the COSMETIC 360 Innovation Challenges starting April 28 !

🔍 3 main themes to position yourself:

🔹Advanced technologies & digitalization
🔹Ecological & societal transition
🔹Optimization of the product & its interactions with humans and the environment

💡 Business experts from several companies will be mobilized to meet with you and discuss these challenges facing our industry.

Chanel, L'Oréal, LVMH Recherche, Proya, Technature, players in OPEN INNOVATION 2025 COSMETIC 360.

📆 Join us on October 15 & 16, 2025 in Paris to chat with them during one-to-one meetings at the show!

🔗 Applications open very soon and stay connected!

📅 Join us on April 25 at 11:30 a.m. for this second part of our webinar dedicated to research and innovation opportunities in the cosmetics industry!

[🔒 Reserved for COSMETIC VALLEY members ]

Would you like to take part in an innovative project?

Are you carrying out a project yourself and are you looking for funding to take action?

This meeting is made for you!

On the program:
🚀 How COSMETIC VALLEY can support you in boosting your R&D projects

🤝 Presentation of projects seeking partners around various subjects
(digital, bio-sourced ingredients, packaging, equipment, innovative processes, etc.)

📣 Focus on current calls for projects

🧪 Presentation of LabComs by the University of Bordeaux

Whether you are a startup , a laboratory or an SME , come and discover concrete opportunities to promote your expertise and develop your innovation!

This webinar comes back every two months : a strategic watch to take part in new innovation projects!

💡 The icing on the cake : If your expertise matches the needs of certain projects, you will have the opportunity to be put in touch with the project leaders at the end of the webinar!

🎯 Register now for COSMETIC VALLEY LIVE and select the April 25th webinar!

📬 Info & contact : fsauvagere@cosmetic-valley.com

THE COSMETIC VICTORIES celebrates excellence in research and innovation in the cosmetics industry by highlighting six exceptional projects selected by our scientific committee. This competition illustrates the advances that will transform the cosmetics industry in the years to come.

We are pleased to announce the six nominees in the 2025 Industrial and Academic categories.

🚀 Projects selected in the Industrial Category

🔹 Neurons as sensors: a way to digitalize human biology – presented by the Start-up NETRI,

🔹 Creation of a nanometric digital twin of the skin using AFM and AI – presented by the Start-up Loretta

🔹 Rapid analysis of the skin microbiome and recommendation of a 100% personalized beauty routine – presented by the SME BYOME LABS

🔬 Projects selected in the Academic Category

🔸 Natural protein instability as an age biomarker – presented by the CNRS,

🔸 Lactobacillus-derived exosomes: A microbiota-friendly approach to skin health – presented by the University of Naples Federico II

🔸 Activation of sensory neurons by topical treatments modulating sensory perception in human skin – presented by Stanford University

Come and discover a sneak preview of the innovations and research that will shape the future of cosmetics!

📅 See you on May 20, 2025 in Paris, at the awards ceremony which will be held at the Maison de l'Amérique Latine starting at 6:30 p.m.

At this unique event, the nominees will present their projects to a prestigious jury composed of major corporations, who will elect the winners of this 10th edition. Take advantage of this opportunity to attend the exclusive announcement of the winners and interact with key players in innovation and the cosmetics industry.

🌊 The ceremony will be preceded by working groups from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on water management in our industry and innovations in the field of packaging, in partnership with European stakeholders.

Don't miss this unmissable event!