Networking event - THE COSMETIC VICTORIES

On Monday April 15th, Global Cosmetics Cluster members gathered for the 9th edition of the international competition, on Place de la Concorde in Paris.

The 6 finalists, selected from 111 applications by the scientific jury last February, were presented to the second jury, this time made up of major French and international cosmetics brands and chaired by Marc-Antoine Jamet and Laurence Dorlhac: Naos Group, Groupe Rocher, LVMH RECHERCHE, Caudalie, CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Cantabria Labs, Shiseido, Sisley Paris, Groupe Sothys, Cosmetic Valley, ESSEC Business School, L'Oréal, Bpifrance, Puig, Hermès, Groupe Clarins, SFC - Société Française de Cosmétologie

Well done to all the finalists and congratulations to the two winners :

- For the academic prize, the project "Deciphering the Code of Scent: a Bio-Inspired AI for Accurate Odor Perception Prediction", led by Matej Hladiš of Université Côte d'Azur,

- For the industrial prize, the project "Revolutionizing The Future Of Bio-Ingredients With The Power Of Microbes & Green Chemistry", led by Prateek M. of the German company, BIOWEG .