Applications are now open for the COSMETIC 360 Innovation Challenges!
Are you a startup, SME, or academic researcher developing an innovative technology applicable to cosmetics?
👉 Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase its potential at the Innovation Challenges 2026 organized by COSMETIC 360!
đź’ˇ Why apply?
Identify potential barriers your solution may face in the cosmetics market, accelerate your project’s development, and benefit from expert insights on the adaptations to consider.
Identify potential barriers your solution may face in the cosmetics market, accelerate your project’s development, and benefit from expert insights on the adaptations to consider.
đź“Ł Apply now and seize the opportunity to meet key players in the beauty industry on October 14 and 15.
If your application is selected, you will be invited to present your project and challenge it directly with a company from the cosmetics sector during COSMETIC 360.
Apply to one or more of the three challenges:
Technological and digital innovations to optimize processes, improve production, industrialization, and user experience.
Topics:
- Digitalization, Machine Learning, AI, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Blockchain, Connected Objects/Factories, Digital Twins, Metaverse, Predictive Tools, Data Analysis, Big Data, Algorithms, E-commerce
- Applied across the entire value chain:
R&D, Formulation, Effectiveness Evaluation (sensory or activity-based), Consumer Feedback Evaluation, Product Personalization…
Practices, technologies, and analyses that promote sustainability, preserve resources, and reduce carbon footprint.
Topics:
- Ecotoxicology, Traceability, Supply Chain Structuring, Sustainability, Recycling, Upcycling, Eco-design, Bulk, Biodegradability, Reuse, Reduction, Regeneration,
- Reduction of Resource Consumption, Decarbonization, Water/Electricity Savings, Life Cycle Analysis, Waste Treatment,
- Development of Cosmetopoeia, Biosourcing, Use and Transformation of Biomass and Agricultural By-products, Algae, Biopolymers, Study of Biomimicry, Study of Biodiversity.
Optimization of formulations and understanding of their biological interactions and impacts on humans.
Topics:
- Formulation, Bioactives, Encapsulation, Delivery Systems (Vectorization), Targeting, Stability, Dosage Forms (Galenics), Rheology
- Safety, Harmlessness (Innocuity), Toxicology, Impact of Pollution, Microbiology, Skin Microbiome, Preservation, Interactions, Content/Container Transfer
- Biological Activities, Skin Models, In Vivo, Ex Vivo, In Vitro, Genomics, Characterization, Analytical Chemistry, New Testing Methods, Objectification, Physiology, Imaging, Photonic Biology
- Societal Impact, Sensory Analysis, Emotion, Perception (olfaction, touch, visual, acoustic), Mental Health, Neurosciences
📩 Apply before July 31 to validate your project’s relevance for the sector.