RECENT NEWS

Belgian biotech outfit Amphistar has entered into a strategic partnership with Kensing to deliver the former’s biosurfactants to the North American personal care market.

EMD Electronics, the US entity for Merck, has launched Susonity, a corporate brand name encompassing the extensive effect pigment, UV filter, DHA, functional filler and skin care actives portfolio within its cosmetics offerings.

Experts in dermatology, cosmetic science, and personal care have come together to contribute to an expert-led report, released by the organiser of the in-cosmetics Global trade show.

Smink Laboratories chief scientist Daniel Whitby has assumed his one-year presidency of the UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS).

A European research project is set to push forward the use of enzymes to create more sustainable consumer products, including cosmetics.

Five Brazilian companies will be represented at the 2025 edition of the NYSCC Suppliers’ Day trade show in New York next week.

Unilever has uncovered a link between psychological wellbeing and higher levels of beneficial microbes that live on the skin.

Sharon Personal Care is opening a Singapore-based regional sales office as a strategic move to build its presence and develop stronger relationships with its customers in the Asia-Pacific market.

JO Cosmetics has won gold in the CITE JAPAN 2025 technology award category for Summerproof UV, an advanced sunscreen developed using proprietary food-processing technology.

Trade association Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) is to host a one-day psychodermatology conference in Liverpool on 10 September.

University of Cambridge spin-out Sparxell has secured a €1.9m ($2.15m) grant from the European Innovation Council to develop its plant-based colourant technology.

German speciality ingredient and chemical distributor Brenntag has appointed Jens Birgersson as its next chief executive officer, effective 1 September.

Philadelphia-based cosmetic ingredients maker Inolex has appointed Stephen Carter as its new commercial director for North America.

French personal care active ingredients maker Gattefossé is partnering with compatriot CRO (contract research organisation) Ambiotis to explore the anti-ageing role of pro-resolving lipids.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed an investigation of Symrise over suspected anti-competitive agreements with competitors in relation to fragrances and fragrance ingredients.

NATRUE, the international natural and organic cosmetics association, has appointed Professor Florian Stintzing as its new president.

Spanish personal care ingredient maker Provital has named Nina Esposito as its managing director for the US and Canada.

L'Oréal Research & Innovation is supporting the third edition of the Sustainability Challenge to be presented in September during the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) 35th Congress in Cannes, France.

The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) has revealed the World of Chemistry conference session line-up for the 2025 edition of Suppliers’ Day next month.

Nearly half of Americans are still skipping sunscreen, according to a survey of more than 1,000 adults by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).