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edition of the international contest The Cosmetic Victories

"Innovation is the spearhead of the "France brand". The Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster has made it an absolute must. It's what keeps the French beauty industry ahead of the pack. The Cosmetic Victories international competition is designed to serve as a breeding ground for young creators in the sector. Marc - Antoine Jamet, President of Cosmetic Valley.
Created in 2015 and supported by the Cosmetic Valley - ESSEC endowment fund, The Cosmetic Victories competition rewards the bearers of an innovative project related to the perfumery - cosmetics industry. Two prizes are awarded each year by a panel of industry experts:

▪ Prix Académique / Academic Prize
Candidates: young graduates, doctoral students, post-doctoral students, researchers.

▪ Prix Industrie/ Industry Prize
Candidates: entrepreneurs, start-ups and innovative SMEs.

Launched three years ago by the Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster and supported by an endowment fund set up in partnership with ESSEC, the Cosmetic Victories award two prizes: the Academic Prize and the Industry Prize.
Projects must involve innovation applicable to the perfumery - cosmetics industry in all areas of the sector: ingredients, formulation, testing, processes, packaging, chemistry, biotechnology, digital, distribution, new products and services. They must come from scientists, industrialists, students, researchers, managers of start-ups or small and medium-sized businesses. Innovations can originate from the perfumery and cosmetics industry, or from technology transfer from other industries.
Each winner receives a cash prize of 10,000 euros, as well as support from the Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster in the form of a presence at the Cosmetic 360 international cosmetics innovation trade show, support from the Cosmet'up platform, dedicated to accelerating innovative projects in the perfume and cosmetics industry, and a visibility package including national and international media coverage.

Six applications will be chosen by the selection committee, made up of industry professionals and international scientific experts. (3 per category).
2018 Selection Committee: Marcel CREST/CNRS (France) - Richard Daniellou/CNRS (France) - Carlos Edouardo DE OLIVEIRA PRAES/University of Barcelona (Spain) - Lai HUEYMIN/Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan) - Christophe MASSON/Cosmetic Valle y (France) - Julien MOREL, ESSEC (France) - Benjamin MORLON/CNRS (France) - Carmen SOCACIU/Institute of Life Sciences ( Romania) - Normand VOYER/Université de Laval, Québec (Canada) - Neti WARANUCH/University of Pharmaceutical Sciences Naresuan (Thailand).

The two winners will be chosen by a jury of experts from research, the world's leading perfumery and cosmetics groups, and representative bodies of the profession. Among them: the Société française de Cosmétologie/SFC, the Fédération des entreprises de la Beauté/FEBEA, the Banque publique d'investissement/ BPI, the Centre National de recherche scientifique/CNRS and, of course, ESSEC and Cosmetic Valley.

Key dates :
March 30, 2018: closing date for applications
(online at: www.thecosmeticvictories.com)
April 20, 2018: announcement of the six shortlisted projects (3 nominations per award)
June 19, 2018: Cosmetic Victories award ceremony in Paris (1 winner per prize)

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