Since the beginning of February, the 111 applications to THE COSMETIC VICTORIES 2024 competition have been examined. International scientific experts have studied the applications and assessed the research effort of the academic projects as well as the innovation brought by the start-up and SME projects!

The 6 nominees for this 9th edition are : 

"Industrial Prize" category :
🔸Prateek Mahalwar from BIOWEG (Germany) with the project "Revolutionizing The Future Of Bio-Ingredients With The Power Of Microbes & Green Chemistry".

🔸Denys Shevchenko, from Copper Lavender AB (Sweden), with the project "Carbon to Couture: Synthesis of Fragrant Compounds from Carbon Dioxide".

🔸Ohad Bendror, from Nanospun (USA), with the project "Live-Active Probiotic Skincare Tissues and Serums".

"Academic Research Award" category :
🔹Matej Hladiš, from the University of Côte d'Azur (France) with the project "Deciphering the Code of Scent: a Bio-Inspired AI for Accurate Odor Perception Prediction "

🔹Philippe Lebaron, from Sorbonne University (France), with the project "A unique test to assess the toxicity of cosmetic products on aquatic environments: an innovative, animal-free approach for more sustainable products"

🔹Poutoum P. SAMIRE, PhD, from CEA - Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (France) with the project "Photoproduction of bio-based hydrocarbons".

The next event will take place on April 15th, at Place de la Concorde in Paris, for the presentation of the six nominated projects to the final jury of leading cosmetics brands, followed by the awards ceremony to announce the 2 winners of this 9th edition of the competition. Information and registration: https://swll.to/SwTnRRJ

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The 9th edition of THE COSMETIC VICTORIES international competition is underway !

Are you an academic researcher or working in research & development within a company and are you carrying out an innovative project that could be applied to the cosmetics sector?

You have 1 week left to try your luck in the competition!

The objective of this competition: to give visibility to research and innovation work applied to the cosmetics sector and to reward exemplary projects that advance the sector.

APPLY BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2024!

How does the competition work?

1️⃣ 𝐕𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐳 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞 𝟑𝟏 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐯 𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 on the platform ,
2️⃣ A 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐱 studies your file and its scientific content,
3️⃣ You are nominated and receive €1,000 to come to Paris in April 2024 to be auditioned by a prestigious industrial jury made up of the biggest brands in the sector,
4️⃣ This audition is followed by a ceremony in a large Parisian venue highlighting the nominees and announcing the winners in front of the international press,
5️⃣ Winner of the Victories award in your category? A gain of €10,000 + international visibility for your project.

Two prizes to be won:

> The industrial prize which rewards SMEs, ETIs and start-ups with a product development project, technology, service, innovative process , applied or applicable to the entire value chain of the cosmetics industry (ingredients, formulas, tests, packaging, retail, etc.),
> The academic prize which rewards academic researchers working on a research project that can be applied to a stage of the sector's value chain.

Come read the testimonies of the winners of the last edition:

For the industrial award - Maximilian Webers - CEO of COLIPI, Germany.

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For the academic research prize - Ophélie Pierre - Research Engineer at the Epithelium Neurones Interactions Laboratory at the University of Western Brittany, France.

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What is the project that you presented?

MW : T wo industrial biotechnology processes, in which cells recycle renewable carbon from organic byproducts or carbon dioxide emissions, to produce antioxidant oils and palm oil alternatives with a footprint Minimal CO2.

OP: A model of human skin reinnervated by human neurons obtained from stem cells, to better understand skin physiology and for testing molecules and finished products.

What did this experience bring you?

MW : Our reward could not have been greater. The event allowed us to meet exceptional personalities who are fighting for a more sustainable cosmetics industry. Our project was improved by listening to industry challenges.

OP : A real opportunity to present a project to a panel of industrial experts, which allows for meetings that could lead to collaborations. COSMETIC VALLEY's support allowed us to optimize the protocol and promote the model.

Where is your project today?

MW: A fruitful development on several levels. We improved our bioprocesses, shipped commercial oil samples to early industrial users, doubled the size of our team, and found a new lab.

OP : The model is used in the laboratory to better understand skin physiology and used by the cosmetics industry for molecule testing. Finally, it is also being developed on the pathological side.

Do you recommend applying for this competition?

MW : Yes, it was a great personal experience. It led to a strategic partnership. The COSMETIC VALLEY team, friendly and professional, works tirelessly to ensure that startups are integrated into the sector.

OP : Obviously! It's a great experience with opportunities.

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🎥 Come listen to the video testimony of the 2023 winner, Ophélie Pierre .

The 9th edition of THE COSMETIC VICTORIES international competition is launched! The objective of this competition: to give visibility to the research and innovation work carried out in the cosmetics sector and to reward exemplary projects which advance the sector.

The competition offers 2 categories:
> The industrial prize to reward start-ups and SMEs, ETIs which present a product development project, technology, service, innovative process, applied or which can be applied to the cosmetic industrial sector,

> The academic prize to reward academic researchers from disciplines such as chemistry, biology, biotechnology, materials, physics, AI, imaging , etc., working on a research project that can be applied to a stage of the value chain of the sector.

How does the competition work?

1️⃣ 𝐕𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐳 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞 𝟑𝟏 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐯 𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 on the platform
2️⃣ A 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐱 studies your file and its scientific content,
3️⃣ You are nominated and receive €1,000 to come to Paris in April 2024 in order to be successful. 𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐮𝐱 composed of the most 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞 𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 of the sector,
4️⃣ This audition is followed by an interview. 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐧 highlighting the nominees and announcing the winners to the international press,
5️⃣ 𝐆𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭(𝐞) 𝐝𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 in your category? A gain of €10,000 + international visibility for your project.

🏆 Try your luck here !

Are you an industrial professional in the cosmetics sector and you work in R&D? Do you want to develop your research network + discover work applied to the perfumery - cosmetics sector? This event is for you !

🚌 The Cosmetic Research Tour makes its return and passes through the capital on February 1, 2024, introducing you to research experts in plant chemistry, analysis, biology and the field of olfaction.

On the program for this day organized in partnership with the University of Paris - Saclay:

🔵 𝟔 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 by experts in the scientific field:
- 𝘋𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 to 𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘵 𝘭'é𝘷𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 by Cécile LAUGEL, UFR Pharmacy
- 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵é𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪 𝘯𝘦 𝘥'𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴 by Pierre Champy from the BIOCID laboratory: design , isolation, synthesis)
- 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘰-𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘯 𝘤 𝘰𝘴𝘮é𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 by Nicolas Huang from the Faculty of Pharmacy - Université Paris-Saclay,

- 𝘔é𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘥'𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯é𝘦𝘴: 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳 𝘪é𝘵é𝘴 𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢 𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘶 by Ali Tfayli, from Lip(Sys)²,
- The research work on olfaction by Claire de March of the ICSN,
- 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘷é𝘨é𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥'é𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 by Delphine Huc-Mathis, from AgroParisTech - I NRAE - Université Paris Saclay UMR SayFood.

🔵 𝐃𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬 from the Gallien Institute, Lip(Sys) ² & from the BIOCID laboratory will be offered to you.

🔵 An afternoon filled with 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳-𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 activities to grow your network!

Event open to all, registration here !

THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION THAT REWARDS INNOVATION IN THE PERFUMERY-COSMETICS SECTOR!

The 9th edition of the competition is launched! It aims to give visibility to research and innovation work applied to the cosmetics sector as well as to reward exemplary projects that advance the sector.

🏆 Come listen to the testimony of Ophélie Pierre, winner of the academic prize which rewards fundamental research for the cosmetics sector. This young doctoral student is developing a human skin model in order to reproduce skin/cosmetic product interactions in real conditions

You can also try to win one of the 2 prizes:
> The industrial prize to reward start-ups and SMEs, ETIs which present a product development project, technology, service, innovative process , applied or which can be applied to the entire value chain of the cosmetic industry (ingredients , formulas, tests, packaging, retail, etc.)
> The academic prize to reward academic researchers from disciplines such as chemistry, biology, biotechnology, materials, physics, AI, imaging , etc., working on a research project that can be applied to a stage of the value chain of the sector.

How does the competition work?

1️⃣ 𝐕𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐳 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞 𝟑𝟏 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐯 𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 on the platform ,
2️⃣ A 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐱 studies your file and its scientific content,
3️⃣ You are nominated and receive €1,000 to come to Paris on April 15, 2024 to be auditioned by a prestigious industrial jury made up of the biggest brands in the sector,
4️⃣ This audition is followed by a ceremony in a large Parisian venue highlighting the nominees and announcing the winners in front of the international press,
5️⃣ Winner of the Victories award in your category? A gain of €10,000 + international visibility for your project.

🏆 Try your luck here !

This national system, launched as part of the France 2030 plan, aims to support the development of innovative solutions for better management of water resources and support the water transition.

Are you a company or a research organization? Do you have a project that could match this call?

The main axes of this call:

- Act on natural resource management to adapt our systems to climate change;

- Save resources : secure delivery by effectively limiting water losses and taking action on water use;

- Strengthen treatment to sustainably improve the quality of water and environments;

- Develop digital technology and data for resource management.

How to apply?

- This “INNOV’EAU” call for projects is aimed at companies and research organizations with the next deadline on April 8, 2024.

- Review of files every five months on average

- The specifications are accessible here .

A project to develop? A question about this call?

Do not hesitate to contact us, COSMETIC VALLEY supports you in your search for financing, your search for a partner and the construction of your file.

Contact: Fanélie Sauvagère - Innovation Project Manager - fsauvagere@cosmetic-valley.com