PROLONGATION > OPEN INNOVATION CONTINUES UNTIL AUGUST 31, SO TAKE ADVANTAGE AND SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT NOW!

You are developing a project that can meet a technological challenge in the sector:

> Consumer safety
> Measurement and reduction of environmental impact
> Digitization
> Development of biosourcing or biotechnologies
> Product efficacy
> New consumer experiences
> Integration of industrial technology and product development
> ...

Project leaders, researchers, SMEs or startups? Don't miss this opportunity to better understand the expectations of the sector to develop your innovative solution..

Describe your innovative project before July 31 and receive a proposal for private meetings with the sector on October 18 & 19 at the Carrousel du Louvre, at the international cosmetics innovation fair: COSMETIC 360!

>To participate, follow this link > https://bit.ly/3Mqv Zqz

We are pleased to announce the launch of the European project 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐓𝟒𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 ( 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 ), co-funded by the European Union under the 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐐 program 𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 .

It is within the premises of the Regional Council of the Centre-Val de Loire Region that the partners from France, Italy, Poland and Portugal gathered for the kick-off meeting of the project.

Coordinated by COSMETIC VALLEY, the consortium is composed of 𝟕 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 : Centre-Val de Loire Region , DEV'UP Centre-Val de Loire , REI Reindustria Innovazione (Italy), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), AEBB - Associação Empresarial d in Beira Baixa (Portugal), Labfit - HPRD Lda - Health Products Research And Development ( Portugal ), University of LifeScience in Lublin (Poland), and of the Cosmetic Perfumery Association of Ukraine and ADR Nord-Vest Romania .

ACTT4Cosmetics aims to facilitate the development of 14 innovative solutions responding to the main local and European challenges:

• Green Transition
• Digital transition
• Raising consumer and citizen awareness

For this, the partners will set up a program of joint actions articulated around 14 European working groups.

📢 Start-up, SMEs, Groups, Universities and Research Laboratories in the sector, we will reveal the action program to you soon and you will have the opportunity to participate in European working groups!

A big thank you to the Centre-Val de Loire Region for hosting the Kick off meeting within the Regional Council in Orléans!

This project is a continuation of the actions carried out within the framework of the European interregional partnership "Go4Cosmetics". Indeed, to carry the voice of the cosmetics industry on a European scale and boost collaborative innovation, Cosmetic Valley and its partners, first and foremost the Center – Val de Loire (France) and Lombardy (Italy) regions, created and structured a European interregional partnership dedicated to the perfumery-cosmetics industry: Go4Cosmetics, labeled “Thematic Smart Specialization Partnership” by the European Commission. In one year, the network has grown considerably: it already has 10 regions in Europe that make cosmetics a priority to invest in training, skills, innovation and industry.

Contact: Justine HEGON - jhegon@cosmetic-valley.com

Cosmetic Valley has targeted a call for projects, funded by the European Commission, relevant to developing your research and innovation project on the following themes: circular bioeconomy, surfactants, biobased products, raw materials.

Name of the call for projects : HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-05: Development of scalable, safe bio-based surfactants, with an improved sustainability profile

Submission : September 20, 2023

Budget : €7.5M - Grant of 60% of eligible costs for for-profit entities and 100% for non-profit entities

TRL: TRL 6-7 at the end of the project

Projects should be in line with the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan, the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainable Development (as part of the "pollution" ambition zero", the EU Industrial Strategy, the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, the Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI) as well as the next transition path for the ecosystem of energy-intensive industries (including the "chemicals transition path"). In line with the above policies, successful proposals will contribute to the increased production of commercially viable, high performance, safe and sustainable bio-based surfactants, with an emphasis on diversification and sustainability of raw materials (sources), and advancing circular bioeconomy concepts.

Are you developing a project on this theme? Are you looking for a funding window to support its development?

Cosmetic Valley supports you in setting up projects: identification of calls for projects / funding windows at national, European and international level and in the search for partners.

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Link to the call sheet

Biomechanics, the study of movements and forces acting on biological tissues, is used in cosmetics to understand skin-product interactions. Skin indentation is a technique commonly used in biomechanics to measure skin resistance and flexibility. This method makes it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of cosmetic products on the skin and thus to develop new cosmetic products which improve the mechanical properties of the skin.

Take part in our fourth Beauty Fab Tech webinar, an opportunity for you to learn about skin analysis methods.

Program

• Presentation of BioMeca
• General presentation of biomechanics and indentation
• Technological focus on atomic force microscopy
• Presentation of the equipment used in the field of dermocosmetics

Format: One-hour webinar in French
Speaker: Dr Jean-André LAPART, Lab Manager, BIOMECA

This national system, launched as part of the France 2030 plan, aims to support the development of innovative solutions with low environmental impact thanks to biosourced products and industrial biotechnologies in France.  

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

The 3 main themes of this call:

- The expansion of biomass deposits , in compliance with sustainability criteria, with the objective of providing ready-to-use biomass or molecules from primary processing;

- Demonstration of biomass transformation processes , or products from primary transformation;

- Support for industrialization, consisting in supporting the implementation on an industrial scale of production units of biosourced molecules and their transformation into molecules of interest or innovative materials with higher added value.

How to apply?

- This call for projects "Biosourced products and biotechnology" for companies and research organizations is open until January 15, 2024 , with a next succession on May 15, 2023.

- Checking of files every four months on average (from 05/31/2022 at 3:00 p.m.)

- The specifications can be accessed 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.

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