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Third edition of the CO.ME.T Congress on "Safety and Efficacy of Cosmetic Products

The COsmetic, MEasurement & Testing conference will showcase the latest innovations in instrumentation and testing.

Cosmetic Valley conferences are exceptional tools for scientific communication and training, and address the major challenges facing the French cosmetics industry today if it is to consolidate its global leadership. These include the safety and efficacy of cosmetic products, the flagship values of Made in France, which must be certified by testing laboratories before they can be marketed. In this respect, the development of new, high-performance testing tools has become an innovation challenge. The aim is to offer new control tools, from the ingredient to the finished product, to enhance and certify the quality and performance of tomorrow's cosmetics. Over 200 researchers, test and measurement specialists and cosmetics professionals are expected in Cergy on February 6 and 7 for the 3rd edition of the CO.ME.T conference, co-organized by the Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster and the University of Cergy-Pontoise. Supported by the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration and the Val d'Oise département, the congress will unveil the latest innovations in instrumentation and testing. Plenary presentations and experimental demonstrations will explore new solutions, sources of innovation and development for players in both the measurement and cosmetics industries. In addition to disseminating knowledge on the testing and measurement of cosmetic products and their interactions with the skin, this event will present development prospects linked to in-vitro, ex-vivo and in-vivo testing and the development of new products.

2019 edition: 2 days of conferences, 3 topical themes

The symposium takes place over two days. This year, it is devoted to the latest scientific findings, methodological, technological and applicative advances based on multi-physical (photonic, electromagnetic, mechanical) and multi-scale (from molecule to product sensoriality) testing seen in a continuum of tests: from ingredients to personalization for consumers. The main innovations presented in this 2019 edition aim to explore impact, efficacy and sustainability around 3 major topical themes:

  • Control from ingredient to finished product: explore the latest tools for qualifying a product's purity, traceability and efficacy, from initial raw material sourcing through to consumer use,
  • The study of environment-product-skin interactions: several approaches and models of ex-vivo and synthetic skin are proposed with the dual aim of product efficacy and skin protection against environmental pollution,
  • Measuring sensoriality: optimizing a product from a sensorial point of view is all the more crucial as it conditions consumer behavior. The physical, chemical and biological factors involved in product perception are numerous. The latest methods for identifying them and then qualifying the associated perception will be presented.

A scientific committee to guarantee the level of innovation
In close partnership with the prestigious IEEE consortium, the event was prepared by a scientific committee made up of experts from the cosmetics and test & measurement fields, as well as scientists from academic research organizations.

Patrick Beau/Spincontrol, Michel Boissière/U-Cergy, Hubert Chevreau/Soleil, Vincent Couderc/Xlim, Philippe Delay/Soleil, Carole Deumie/Institut Fresnel, Florent Deux/Polytec, Georges Favre/LNE, Florian Formanek/Horiba, Soline Godet/Cosmetic Valley, Amandine Goubert/Cosmetic Valley, Bérangère Granger/Sisley, Michel Grisel/Université du Havre, Pierre-Yves Joubert/C2N-U Psud, Elian Lati/Bio Ec, Anne-Marie Pense-Lhéritier/EBI, Christophe Masson/Cosmetic Valley, Rime Michael-Jubeli/Université Paris-Sud, Annamaria Papini/LCB-U Cergy, Jean-Christophe Pittet/DIIP- Orion Concept, Thomas Ricour/Réseau mesure-NIR, Olivier Romain/U Cergy, Stéphane Serfaty/SATIE- U Cergy, Andrew Thompson/Soleil, Kattel Vie/Clarins, Henri Walaszek/Cetim, Nicolas Wilkie-Chancelier/SATIE-U Cergy.

6 plenary lectures, 20 speakers and 30 posters
The congress brings together the most renowned specialists in measurement and cosmetics, including six speakers who will address the major themes in plenary sessions.20 oral papers have been selected from the call for papers issued ahead of the congress.

Guest speakers for plenary sessions

  • From raw materials to finished products
    Jean-Marie DEVOISSELLE, University of Montpellier Céline LAPERDRIX, Yves Rocher
  • Skin products-Environment interactions
    Ali TFAYLI, Faculty of Pharmacy, Paris Sud, Gaël OBEIN, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers
  • Instrumentation and sensory evaluation
    Patricia Maria BERARDO GONÇALVEZ MAIA CAMPOS, University of Sao Paulo Muhammad ALI IMRAN, University of Glasgow

Four prizes will be awarded to the 30 posters submitted for the congress
Young researcher's prize awarded by the Conseil Départemental du Val d'Oise (€1,000)
Best innovation prize awarded by the Communauté d'Agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise (€1,000)
University research prize awarded by Sisley (€1,000)
Special jury prize awarded by the University of Cergy-Pontoise and Cosmetic Valley (€1,000)

Location: Campus Saint Christophe - 10 avenue de l'Entreprise, 95800, CERGY (VAL D'OISE)

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