Some 81 projects from 13 countries were received for the 6e edition of The Cosmetic Victories international research and innovation competition created by Cosmetic Valley in 2015.
The two prizes (Academic Prize and Industry Prize) will be awarded by a reference jury responsible for selecting the winners from among six finalists in this year's competition.
Accepted by a selection committee made up of industry professionals and international scientific experts, applications had to demonstrate innovation or research applicable to perfumery and cosmetics in all areas of the industry: ingredients, formulation, testing, processes, packaging, chemistry, biotechnology, digital, distribution, new products and services.
Each winner will receive a prize of 10,000 euros and support from Cosmetic Valley.
This year's contenders :
Academic category : AgroParisTech (France) for its library of new biobased uva filters, University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (France ) for a new generation of biosourced microgels, and theÉcole Centrale de Lyon (France) for an augmented human finger.
Industrial category : PolyBridge (France) for a plastic-free packaging concept, Roelmi HPC (Italy) for a texturizing powder, representing an ethical alternative to microplastic powders, and InventionBio (Poland) for its intelligent delivery system based on green chemicals.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on "Cosmetic Valley TV", Tuesday March 30, 2021 at 5 pm.
