Becoming a member of Cosmetic Valley

Why join Cosmetic Valley?

The Cosmetic Valley team offers subscribed members services to improve their competitiveness. These services include networking, research and innovation, export support and on-going training.

Networking

Promoting contacts between perfumery cosmetics industrials through a number of events :

• Cosmetic Valley Crosslinks: a monthly dinner debate promoting contact
  Company visits :
  Work groups

Research and innovation

Catalysing and supporting research and innovation projects :

• Engineering projects
  R&D Connections
  Scientific congresses
  Watch newsletter: product launches, ingredients and formulation, packaging, regulations*.

Export support

Supporting businesses on an international level :

• International trade fairs
  Economic Missions

On-going Training

Improving employees' qualifications :

• Trade training (GMP, REACH, Microbiology...)
  General training (Human Resources, Business, Marketing and Communication, ...)

Membership criteria

• You must be located within the geographic area covered by Cosmetic Valley: Centre Region, Upper Normandy Region and Yvelines, Val d'Oise*
  A significant percentage of you turnover must be in the perfumery-cosmetics sector (businesses), or you must have laboratories and training courses of interest to perfumery-cosmetics (universities, research laboratories and training bodies)
  You must be sponsored by a member of the association.

Steps to follow

• Fill out the membership form
  Write an application letter naming your sponsor
  Provide the following documents: most recent balance sheet, profit and loss statement, company presentation brochure
  ...

The membership application will be submitted to the Board of Directors, which meets three times a year, for approval.

Information :  Sophia BOURDON - sbourdon@cosmetic-valley.com