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.

Do you have an innovative cosmetics idea and want to take action? The Cosmetosciences program opens the doors to collaborative research with the TREMPLIN program !

The Cosmetosciences program, a research program in the Centre Val de Loire region, led by the University of Orléans, in partnership with the University of Tours, the CNRS, Agroparitech, Cosmetic Valley and the Studium, is launching a system to support the initial stages of your R&D projects.

TREMPLIN is a unique opportunity to:

🔬 Initiate fundamental research projects (TRL 1 to 3)
🧪 Test the feasibility of concepts and validate applied research (TRL 4 to 5)

📅 Project duration : up to 6 months
💶 Financing : up to 50% co-financing, up to €10,000 excluding VAT
🎯 Targeted themes :

• Naturalness & eco-responsible processes

• Biological activity & product safety

• Formulation & sensoriality

⏳ Closing date of the call for projects: May 30, 2025

📄 Check out the specifications and give your ideas a boost!

> Specifications: here

Contact: Fanélie SAUVAGERE – fsauvagere@cosmetic-valley.com

📍On this Innovation Day, in the heart of Paris, the ceremony of THE COSMETIC VICTORIES was held, an international competition supported by COSMETIC VALLEY which celebrates each year the most promising projects in the field of research and the cosmetics industry.

🎉 This 10th edition was marked by the exceptional quality of the applications, illustrating the vitality of innovation in our sector.

🔬 Academic Research Award:

🏅 Natural protein instability as a biomarker of aging from IBGC CNRS, UMR5095 by Muriel Priault.

An ambitious research project with remarkable scientific potential.

🏭 Industrial Innovation Award:

🏅 Creation of a nanometric Digital Twin of the skin by AFM and AI of Loretta by Arthur DERVILLEZ

An innovative solution ready to transform the uses of the cosmetics industry.

👏 Congratulations to both winners for their work, their creativity and their commitment to more efficient, sustainable and inspiring cosmetics!

🙏 A huge thank you to all the participants, to the former nominees, as well as to the members of our international scientific and industrial jury for their involvement, their expertise and their investment.

🌍 Together, let's continue to promote cosmetic innovation on a global scale!