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6 - 8 April 2027

Awards

Will your favourite launch be the toast of the awards?

Will your favourite launch be the toast of the awards?

The in-cosmetics Global Awards & Afterparty is where the industry’s most exciting ingredient launches go head-to-head for ultimate recognition — Best in Show.

With high-calibre entries across fiercely contested categories, and a shortlist packed with standout innovations, the awards promise to be one of the most closely fought yet — with the bar set higher than ever.

The Scent Bar Award and Taste Bar Award will be judged live on-site across Day 1 and Day 2, celebrating creativity, sensory excellence, and standout execution in fragrance and beauty-from-within.
 

The award categories

Presenting Your 2026 Shortlist

Innovation Zone Best Ingredient – Actives Category
 

  • APderma® CollaCyclic™ by Active Peptide Company
  • ALGAKTIV Vitalys by ALGAKTIV
  • ANKros-CPD by Antarka
  • RNActivate™ W by Biocogent
  • Peptid4® Light MB by Chemyunion
  • Malvallin by Croda Beauty
  • GLYCARE® SK RENEW by dsm-Firmenich
  • EXOVIVE™ LIFT by dsm-firmenich ltd
  • VectorHyal™ by Givaudan Active Beauty
  • AlgaSurge™ by Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant
  • SHISOME™ by NAEMOS
  • SYNATIS™ by NAEMOS
  • CALNEURIN®-SENSE by RAHN AG
  • RJMPDRN® REC / Recombinant PDRN by Uniproma GmbH
  • Ignilyte™ - Bioelectric power for your skin by Vytrus Biotech

Innovation Zone Best Ingredient – Functional Category
 

  • Solagum™ X+ by SEPPIC
  • SonneNatural™ Fluidity 40P (SN-F-40P) by Sonneborn
  • Suga®Citrate L1C MB by Colonial Chemical, Inc
  • RHEANCE® Soft GO by Evonik
  • TEGO® FILMSTAR BST1 by Evonik
  • O-Leen 26 by MINASOLVE SAS
  • UpSyCal® BA17 by Pilot Chemical
  • ViscoPure® by PolymerExpert – part of Solabia Group
  • ZeoSAES® DeoPrecision by SAES Chemicals
  • Valida BC+ by Sappi

Green Ingredient Award
 

  • AlgaSurge by Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant
  • ALPAFLOR® NEUROSOOTH by dsm-Firmenich
  • Cashew Apple Pro by Lipoid Kosmetik AG
  • Climate Oil; Climate Fat by COLIP
  • ECOHANCE® Soft BOL by Evonik
  • eternight™ biofunctional by Ashland
  • PDRN from synthetic biology by Bloomage Biotechnology Corp., Ltd.  
  • PrimalHyal™ NeuroYouth by Givaudan Active Beauty
  • PURAKAN - NATURAL SCALP CARE ELIXIR by Mane Kancor Ingredients Pvt Ltd

Rising Star Award  
 

  • Activ'Inside
  • ÄIO (äio tech OÜ)
  • Antarka
  • Artha Research
  • Dr.PONG+ Skin Research Lab Company Limited
  • Eggnovo
  • Mediterranean Algae
  • NAEMOS
  • Nordic Bioproducts Group
  • Valdera

Please note that the Make-up, Scent, Sensory and Taste Bar Awards will be judged on the morning of Day One.


Kenvue Trusted Science Award
 

  • Beauté by Roquette® ST 730 by Roquette
  • ECOHANCE® Soft BOL by Evonik
  • Melicica™ (Honey) from Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant
  • Oximony® BC10187 by BASF

Meet your 2026 Judges

Julio Lamberty

VP of Innovation and Product Development,

Advantice Health

Su Fen Cheong

Head of Research & Innovation,

Enkos Developments (UK)

Sungil Park

Division Leader of the

Skin Care Research Division, Amorepacific

Cris Ropke

VP of Innovation,

Deceim

Muriel Pujos

Senior Director New Technologies,

R&D Skincare Research & Innovation, Coty

Christian TRAN, Ph.D

Innovation Raw Materials Manager,

L'Oréal

Stephanie Bredif

Head of Skin Biology Lab,

Groupe Rocher

Andy Huang

Vice President,

Gene Well Design Biotechnology Ltd.

Yuki MIZUTANI-HATA, Ph.D.

Chief of KOSÉ R&D France,

Senior Research Scientist, KOSÉ Corporation

Yuli Song

VP, R&D,

Revance

Kaisa Leppälä

Head of R&D,

Sim Finland Oy

Rinki Pramanik

Director of Innovation & Product Technology,

Urenew Beauty UK

Sara De Mattia

R&D&I/Formulation Specialist,

ME&theCHEMIST, Cosmetic Consultancy Labs

Eve Merinville

Corporate RD Excellence & Skincare RD and

Innovation Director, DAVINES GROUP

Andrea Mitarotonda

R&D&I/Formulation Specialist,

ME&theCHEMIST, Cosmetic Consultancy Labs

Christine Han Shin

Division Leader of Innovation Management,

Amorepacific

Kseniya Popova

Owner and Lead Formulation Chemist,

Symbiotic Beauty Lab

Anika Bluemke

Head of Global Raw Material Innovation,

Beiersdorf

Kelly Dobos

Consultant Cosmetic Chemist,

Consultant

Shelly Ann Winokur,

Chief Innovations Officer,

BioGaia New Sciences

Cristina Patane

Senior Formulation Scientist (Futures),

Medik8

Valentine Bayle

Functional Ingredients Manager,

Innovatice Ingredients Department, L'Oreal

Amarjit Sahota

Founder,

Ecovia Intelligence

Tom Hornshøj-Møller

Technical Consultant and ex-R&D Manager,

Urtekram

Jean-Florent Campion

Research & Innovation,

L’Oreal

John Jimenez

Senior Researcher,

Belcorp

Shannon Hess

CEO & Founder,

Responsible Sourcing Partnership

Dr Awanthi De Silva (PhD)

Innovation Manager,

Vitex Pharmaceuticals

Dr Hazem Sawaf

Managing Director,

7Hopes

Ranelle Anderson

Technical Director and Co- Founder,

Ausmetix Pty Ltd

Seongmin (Mike) Sohn

Regulatory Technical Advisor,

Wynngate, Consulting

Ana Quevedo, M.Sc.

Senior Cosmetic Scientist & Claims Specialis

Dr. Kilala Tilaar

CEO,

Martha Tilaar Group

Carmen Caswell

Head of Technical,

TEMPLESPA

Chloe Battimelli

Head of Skincare NPD,

Malaberg

Estrella Corral

Cosmetic Market Trends and

Innovations Specialist, HCT by kdcone

Matheus Carvalho

Senior Trends & Consumer Insights Manager,

Cosnova GmbH

Céline Antoine

Head of Makeup, Personal Care & Perfumes

Formulation Laboratory, Groupe Rocher

Gisela Perruna

VP,

Front End Innovation

Barbara Green

Senior Director of Front End Innovation,

Skin Health

Stella Trani

Senior Director of Direct Materials,

Procurement

Dominika Andrys

Beauty Brand Consultant & Cosmetic Chemist,

Beauty Brand Formula Ltd.

Sanjana Balani

Founder & CEO,

Potion Inc.

Discover the show areas

Take a look at all that in-cosmetics Global has to offer and see where each of the Awards nominees will be located.