The Cosmetic Victories 2022 - And the winners are...
Congratulations to the winners of the 7th edition of The Cosmetic Victories international competition!
This Tuesday, March 22, the auditions took place digitally, followed by The Cosmetic Victories award ceremony, live on the Cosmetic Valley YouTube channel!
Academic Prize
Sami Halila Researcher at the Center for Research on Plant Macromolecules – CNRS, Grenoble (France) Carbogel A Simple and Eco-Friendly Carbohydrate-Based Gelling Agent for Oily Phase
For his project: Focuses on the supramolecular gelation of organic liquids, such as oils, solvents or fatty esters, by monosaccharide derivatives that self-assemble into a 3D network. | Industrial Prize
Stefan Mazy CEO and founder of Derma Health Solutions Pty Ltd (Australia) SkinRNA Micro-cell Test
For his project: A world-first, patch- and lab-repeatable epigenetic diagnostic test that quantifies skincare effectiveness through real-time gene expression activity. |
Congratulations to the finalists!
Academic Category :
New biosurfactants for functional formulations with biopolymers, Niki Baccile - CNRS - Sorbonne University (France)
Organic microalgal farming and milking for cosmetic ingredients, Iulian Boboescu - Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands)
Industrial Category :
EstoGel® Green Nature Inspired Polymer, Adrien Faure - PolymerExpert (France)
New generation of sustainable fragrances with ecocatalysis, Jonathan Maisonneuve and Claude Grison - BioInspir (France)
Thanks to the final jury:
Marc-Antoine Jamet Cosmetic Valley – President
Estelle Bouvet Yves Rocher – Formulation and Development Director
Jean-Christophe Choulot Caudalie – R&D Director Nathalie Clément DGE – Leather, Perfumes and Cosmetics project manager, Industry Department
Carole Chrétien CNRS – Director of Corporate Relations
Michel Daigney BPI France – Chemistry-environment sector manager
Laurence Dorlhac Journalist
Pierre Garçon Ecomundo – Chief Executive Officer
José Ginestar Sisley – Head of R&D
Frédéric Leroy SFC – Vice-president of Associative Life
Christophe Masson Cosmetic Valley – Managing Director
Sarah Nokry ESSEC Ventures – Head of Business Development
Xavier Ormancey Pierre Fabre – R&D Director Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetics
Karl Pays LVMH Research – Director of the Research Department
Caroline Plougastel Chanel – Director of Strategic Partnerships
Nathalie Seyler L'Oréal Group – Director of the Advanced Research Portfolio
Thanks to the selection committee:
Richard Daniellou, Professor of Biochemistry, Head of the GDR CNRS 3711 Cosm'actif France
Normand Voyer, Head of the laboratory of supramolecular bio organic synthesis - Laval University, Quebec Canada
Neti Waranuch, Associate Professor – Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University Thailand
Kazutami Sakamoto, Tokyo University of Science | TUS – Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Japan
Amandine Goubert, R&I Director Cosmetic Valley France
Tantely Andriamampianina, Head of Cosmetology course – Faculty of Sciences, University of Antananarivo Madagascar Majella Lane, Director, UCL Skin Research group – School of Pharmacy, University of London United Kingdom
Carmen Socaciu, Professor, Head of Department Chemistry of natural products and plant biochemistry – University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Romania
Roberto Rocca, PhD student of the Manufacturing Group of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering – Politecnico di Milano Italy
Véronique Drecq, Executive Director Leading Beauty Brand Chair – Essec France
Marian Lehocky, Director - Department of Lipids, Detergents and Cosmetic Technology – Tomas Bata University – Zlin Czech Republic
Find the replay of the ceremony on the Youtube channel of Cosmetic Valley!