The organiser of in-cosmetics Global have revealed a shortlist of 40 contenders for the four awards that are up for grabs at the 2023 edition in Barcelona.
Some 257 entries were received for the quartet of gongs on offer: Innovation Zone Active Ingredient award, Innovation Zone Functional Ingredient award; Green Ingredient award; and Rising Star award.
The shortlist for the Innovation Zone Best Active award is:
- Algaktiv Collage - Algaktiv
- Altheostem - Provital
- Bicobiome - Bicosome
- CALMandrin - Mibelle Biochemistry
- Evermoist AGG-50 - Sino Lion
- Holobiosys - Greentech
- Immunight - IFF - Lucas Meyer Cosmetics
- Photobiome – The Microbiota Photoprotector - Vytrus Biotech
- ReviScalp - IFF - Lucas Meyer Cosmetics
- V/WA - LipoTrue
Shortlisted for the Innovation Zone Functional Ingredient award are:
- Aristoflex Eco T - Clariant
- Aurist AGC - IFF
- Emulium Dermolea MB - Gattefossé
- EstoGel Max - PolymerExpert
- Sepilife G305 - Seppic
- SilSense Bio 5 - Lubrizol Life Science
- Softisan MagicPOWDER S - IOI Oleo
- SymEffect UV - Symrise
- TEGO Filmstar One MB - Evonik
- WorléeSuspens Eco - Worlée-Chemie
The shortlist for the Green Ingredient award is:
- Aristoflex Eco T - Clariant
- A-Sensofeel MFC - Minasolve
- Betafib ETD - Cosun Biobased Experts
- Faba TONIQ - The Upcycled Beauty Company
- Greenquat BT – Greengredients
- Rootness Awake - Clariant
- SeaBalance 2000 - Carbonwave
- Sweetone Liquid Bio - Laboratoires Expanscience
- VITACEL CS 30 Oat - J. Rettenmaier & Söhne
- Xpozuki – Lubrizol
The shortlist for the Rising Star award, which recognises a first- or second-year exhibitor, is:
- ACTV Biotechnology
- Atanor 118
- Carbonwave
- Glia Innovation
- Microphyt
- MyMicrobiome
- Scentmatic
- Sequential Bio
- Swedish Algae Factory
- The Upcycled Beauty Company
The winners will be announced live on the first day of the show, Tuesday 28 March, at 18:00.
“Congratulations to the shortlisted exhibitors! The awards are the culmination of so many months of hard work for R&D teams across the world and we can’t wait to see all of this innovation come to life at the show,” said event director Roziani Zulkifli.
