THE COSMETIC VICTORIES 2026: discover the winners!

Research & Innovation

📍 The awards ceremony THE COSMETIC VICTORIES, an international innovation competition supported by COSMETIC VALLEY, took place on April 13th in Paris.

This 11th editionmarked by a exceptional international reach, highlighted projects aligned with the theme:
✨ "Scientific progress at the service of a sustainable cosmetics industry".

⭐ A highlight of this edition Given the excellence of the selected projects, the jury exceptionally awarded three trophiesrewarding two projects in the category Academic research And a project in the category Industrial Innovation.

🔬 Academic Research Award

• From biology to beauty: cosmetics controlled by primary eyelashes
Project led by theOsaka University (Japan), represented by Manami Toriyama.

• EmuLig – A multifunctional lignin-based emulsifier for sustainable cosmetic formulations
Project led by thePolytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal), represented by Giovana Colucci.

🏭 Industrial Innovation Award

• Sustainable, multifunctional biosurfactants derived from circular bio-resources for cosmetic formulations
Project led by SurfACT (Portugal), represented by Joana Almeida.

👏 Congratulations to the three winners! for the quality and impact of their work, illustrating the excellence of cosmetic research and innovation on a global scale.

🙏 Our warmest thanks to all the candidates and to industrial jury memberscomposed of experts in research, innovation, entrepreneurship and major groups in the cosmetics industry, for their commitment and expertise.

✨ A big thank you also to former award winners for their inspiring stories: Michel Griselfrom the University of Le Havre Normandy (Academic Research Prize 2020) and Nicolas Blanchon – BIOWEG (Industrial Innovation Award 2024).

🤝 We also thank our partners, ESSEC Business School And Global Cosmetics Cluster, for their essential support and contribution to the international reach of the competition.

🌱 This initiative is fully in line with the strategy "REGENERATION" carried by COSMETIC VALLEY, in service of cosmetics that are ever more responsible, efficient and sustainable.

📅 See you in October at Cosmetic 360 for the launch of the 12th edition of the competition and the presentation of the winning projects during the conferences.

🌍 Together, let's continue to promote cosmetic innovation internationally.

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