RECENT NEWS

Dr. Ruiyan Wang is General Manager of the Raw Material R&D Centre at Bloomage

Tomas Tappin is co-founder of Two Dudes, a men’s skin care brand from New Zealand.

LG Chem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korean compatriot Daebong LS to commercialise its 100% bio-based 3HP (3-hydroxypropionic acid) as a multifunctional cosmetic active ingredient.

The organiser of the in-cosmetics Asia trade show in Bangkok, Thailand has revealed the finalised line-up for next month’s Formulation Lab programme.

Tin Nguyen is chief product officer at Nature Story and co-founder of Cocoon Vietnam, a vegan cosmetics brand

Ruhee M. Bindra, from Mumbai, India, is the founder of Japanese Luxe Artisanal Skin & Hair Care Cosmetics and award-winning Bollywood film make-up artist

Mediana Hadiwidjaja is the President Director of Infinisia Sumber Semesta, a leading cosmetic raw materials distribution company based in Indonesia

The shortlist for next month’s in-cosmetics Asia awards has been revealed following a record number of entries.

Belgian biosurfactants startup AmphiStar has secured a €2m ($2.2m) grant from SPRIN-D, the German federal agency for disruptive innovation.

Marina Fu, from China, is senior formulation manager at cosmetic actives maker Givaudan

Dr. Bhuvana Kannan is the independent director and science lead at New Zealand-based Hyperganic Biogroup

Andrea Taimana is the founder and chief science officer of New Zealand cosmetic actives manufacturer Organic Bioactives

The founder of pioneering French cosmetic active ingredient manufacturer Silab, Jean Paufique, has died at the age of 93.

Mintel has tipped the use of sustainable marine ingredients like glycoproteins to trend in the beauty and personal care industry in 2025.

Microplastics in leave-on cosmetic and personal care products are being overlooked by research and regulators, according to a paper published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials by UK academics.

BASF will present a novel method for visualizing skin models, innovations in AI-selected ingredients, and digital tools that support sustainability at next week’s International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) Congress in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.

US silicones maker Momentive has opened its European Application Development Centre for Beauty and Personal Care in the UK.

The 9 Faces of the APAC Beauty Industry 2024 have been revealed by in-cosmetics Asia, the leading event in Asia-Pacific for personal care ingredients.

The US Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has awarded its highest honour, the Maison G. deNavarre Medal, to Cosmetech Laboratories president and CEO Irwin Palefsky.

Symrise has inaugurated a facility in central Barcelona, Spain that will serve as a hub for ideation, creativity and collaboration across its Scent & Care division.