Apply for the challenge on Optimizing the product and its interactions with humans and the environment

A specific Innovation Challenge to optimize the performance, safety and sustainability of cosmetic products .

Dedicated to startups, SMEs and academic researchers who want to better understand the potential of their technology in the cosmetics world, the innovation challenges allow you to interact with companies in the sector that are potential users of your solution.

You are developing a solution:

• Formulation , encapsulation , vectorization , galenic or formula stability ,
• Efficacy or safety test (in vivo, in vitro, ex vivo), sensory analysis or imaging ,
• Product-biological target interaction (skin, hair, microbiota),
• Safety , toxicology , ecotoxicology or conservation ,
• Materials physics , content/container transfer or biodegradability ,
  then you can apply!

This year they are participating in Open Innovation 2025 : Chanel, Estée Lauder, LVMH research, L'Oréal, Proya and Tech Nature .

Take this “ Product and Interaction ” challenge now!

Apply before July 31, 2025.

Don't miss this opportunity to talk with them on October 15 and 16, 2025 , during the COSMETIC 360 show at the Carrousel du Louvre .

Apply now!

Are you developing innovative sensors, biosensors, or analysis technologies related to human health or the environment?

What if your innovations could also meet security or defense needs?

We are looking for SMEs, start-ups or innovative technologies from the cosmetics sector, capable of contributing to the detection, monitoring or analysis of physiological or environmental data, in broader usage contexts (health, performance, environment, security).

Profiles sought :

• SMEs, start-ups, spin-offs or advanced research projects;
• Sensor technologies or biosensors, in the broad sense: physicochemical, infrared, terahertz, portable, embedded or connected sensors;
• Systems capable of measuring, detecting or analyzing elements having an impact on human health or the environment.

Targeted use cases :

• Health & diagnostics: detection of dangerous biological agents, infection, injury, physiological abnormalities;
• Performance & monitoring: tracking overall health, physical exertion, fatigue, stress or emotional reactions (e.g. fear);
• Environment: air, water or soil quality.

Example of data that can be measured :

• Biological agents: bacteria, viruses, toxins;
• Human biomarkers: brain activity, sweat, conductivity or skin analysis, genetic markers;
• Analysis of breath, bodily fluids, sensitivity (e.g., pupil/pore dilation), or reactions (e.g., piloerection).

Would you like to express your interest?

Please return the duly completed attachment: Sensors & biosensors_from skin to protection.docx to the following address: mfuentes@cosmetic-valley.com

We are also available to present the process to you in more detail during a short discussion if you wish.

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

For more information, your contact: Marie FUENTES - mfuentes@cosmetic-valley.com

Boost your R&D with COSMETIC VALLEY’s Innovation Webinars!

A bimonthly meeting 100% innovation , reserved exclusively for members of COSMETIC VALLEY and designed to help you boost your research and development projects .

🔬 Next webinar: Friday, July 4 at 11:30 a.m.

This meeting will allow you to:

✅ Identify R&D projects looking for partners
✅ Discover financing opportunities for your innovations
✅ Understand COSMETIC VALLEY support tools to boost your competitiveness
✅ Explore strategic themes: digital, bio-sourced ingredients, innovative packaging, formulation technologies, etc.

💡 A key moment to meet experts, collaborate and generate new ideas!

📅 Upcoming dates to note :
• September 5 at 11:30 a.m.
• November 7 at 11:30 a.m.

At the end of the webinar, targeted connections will be offered if your expertise matches the projects presented.

🔗 Register now for COSMETIC VALLEY LIVE:
👉 https://www.cosmetic-valley.live/fr

Don't miss this opportunity to accelerate your projects and stay at the forefront of cosmetic innovation!

COSMETIC VALLEY LAUNCHES CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ON SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE COSMETIC INDUSTRY

As part of its European innovation program ACTT4Cosmetics , COSMETIC VALLEY , in partnership with European stakeholders, is launching a Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI) dedicated to sustainable water management in the cosmetics industry.

Faced with environmental challenges and the need for an ecological transition in industry, this AMI aims to support the emergence of innovative solutions around the optimization, development and preservation of water resources .

🎯 Objectives of the AMI

• Accelerate innovation in clean and eco-responsible technologies in the cosmetics industry.

• Promote collaboration between startups, SMEs, laboratories and manufacturers .

• Identify projects with high potential with a view to supporting regional, national or European funding mechanisms, such as Water4All 2025 .

• Carry out a mapping of existing solutions applicable to the cosmetics value chain.

💡 Priority themes

The targeted themes include (non-exhaustive list):

• Reduction of water consumption in industrial processes.

• Recycling and reuse of wastewater.

• Development of water-free or low-water formulations .

• Purification, filtration and disinfection technologies .

• Smart sensors for real-time monitoring of water quality.

• Nature-based solutions (NBS) .

• Tools for measuring the impacts of climate change on water resources.

• Valorization of water as an active ingredient (floral waters, thermal waters, etc.).

✅ Eligibility criteria

• Project directly linked to sustainable water management .

• Maturity level: minimum proof of concept (PoC) .

• Ability to collaborate with other players in the sector or other industries.

🤝 Support offered

• Access to a national and European network of academic and industrial partners.

• Organization of webinars and workshops to structure or challenge projects.

• Possibility of presenting your project during a dedicated technical day .

📅 How to apply?

Project leaders are invited to submit their applications online before September 15, 2025 at:

👉 www.idcosm.com

Applications will be reviewed from September 16, 2025 .
A first webinar presenting innovative solutions will take place on November 4, 2025 .

Boost your R&D with COSMETIC VALLEY’s Innovation Webinars!

Don't miss this new bimonthly meeting, 100% innovation , specially designed to help you boost your research and development projects .

🔬 Next webinar: Friday, July 4 at 11:30 a.m.

Reserved exclusively for COSMETIC VALLEY members , this interactive format will allow you to:

✅ Identify R&D projects looking for partners
✅ Discover financing opportunities for your innovations
✅ Understand COSMETIC VALLEY support tools to boost your competitiveness
✅ Explore strategic themes: digital, bio-sourced ingredients, innovative packaging, formulation technologies, etc.

💡 A key moment to meet experts, collaborate and generate new ideas!

📅 Upcoming dates to note :
• September 5 at 11:30 a.m.
• November 7 at 11:30 a.m.

At the end of the webinar, targeted connections will be offered if your expertise matches the projects presented.

🔗 Register now for COSMETIC VALLEY LIVE:
👉 https://www.cosmetic-valley.live/fr

Don't miss this opportunity to accelerate your projects and stay at the forefront of cosmetic innovation!

A specific Innovation Challenge for practices and technologies that promote sustainability, the preservation of resources including WATER, improve the carbon footprint as well as consumer well-being and understanding.

Dedicated to startups, SMEs and academic researchers who want to better understand the potential of their technology in the cosmetics world, the innovation challenges allow you to interact with companies in the sector that are potential users of your solution.

You are developing a solution:

• Which can enable decarbonization or the reduction of resource consumption (water, electricity, natural raw materials)
• Which can enable Reduction, Reuse or Recycling
• Which can allow better traceability,
• Who can help in understanding or generating emotions (neuroscience, sensory studies, etc.)
• Which relies on biosourcing, upcycling , biomimicry
• Which can enable the economic development of territories holding resources (cosmetopoeia, structuring of sectors)

then you can apply!

This year they are participating in Open Innovation 2025 : Chanel, Estée Lauder, LVMH research, L'Oréal, Proya and Tech Nature .

Take this “ Ecological and Societal Transition ” challenge now!

Apply before July 31, 2025.

Don't miss this opportunity to talk with them on October 15 and 16, 2025 , during the COSMETIC 360 show at the Carrousel du Louvre .

Apply now!

As the national coordinator of the perfumery and cosmetics sector, COSMETIC VALLEY embodies a sector in full transformation, resolutely focused on sustainable innovation. On the occasion of the United Nations Ocean Conference ( UNOC 2025 ) , organized in Nice this Monday, June 2, Cosmetic Valley gave voice to an industry mobilized to reduce its impact on marine ecosystems .

A committed intervention during the "Blue Beauty" conference

As part of the "We Are The Ocean" program, Cosmetic Valley participated in the conference "Blue Beauty: innovation in cosmetics, a commitment to preserving the oceans" . This highlight highlighted concrete initiatives from the Cosmetic Valley network, illustrating the desire to combine cosmetic performance and environmental responsibility .

Three companies committed to bluer beauty

Alongside Cosmetic Valley, three French companies shared their innovative actions:

• Maison Toinon : rethinking beauty rituals to fight plastic and microplastic pollution.

• Océalys Laboratoire : promotes seawater as a local, renewable ingredient that respects biodiversity.

• SOFIA COSMETICS : develops sunscreens compatible with the preservation of corals and marine life.

A strong message for a sustainable future

This statement is part of a collective dynamic supported by the entire French cosmetics industry. Cosmetic Valley thus affirms its commitment alongside scientists, artists, associations and citizens to preserve the ocean, a source of life and inspiration , and to build together a cosmetics that is more respectful of the planet.