Zurko Research has completely revamped its website adding new content and functionalities. The main novelty is the possibility of taking a virtual tour of its in vivo clinical trials laboratory. After having moved to new facilities early this year, the website visitors can now learn more about the equipment used to carry out Safety, Efficacy and SPF studies. Users of virtual reality glasses can even make the visit in first person. The content of Zurko Research’s other areas of activity has also been expanded in this new website version. The Cosmetics area brings together the latest and most innovative claims, both in vivo and in vitro / ex vivo. The content of the Medical Devices, Regulatory Strategy and Biocides areas now...

Evonik has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the privately owned technology-driven company Infinitec Activos, with closing expected by July. The Spanish company focuses on the development and production of novel active delivery systems for cosmetic active ingredient applications. Infinitec Activos will be integrated into the Care Solutions business line of Evonik’s Nutrition & Care division complementing the active delivery systems acquired in 2017. This latest acquisition continues the portfolio shift of Evonik’s life science division Nutrition & Care towards system solutions, which are characterized by high growth...

CP Kelco, a global leader of nature-based ingredient solutions, today announced the launch of a new global innovation center, adding to the company’s growing network of innovation and technical support facilities around the world. The Atlanta, Georgia-based innovation center is designed as an open, collaborative space for scientists and customers alike to engage in ingredient research...

Vytrus Biotech, the company specialised in active ingredients derived from plant stem cells for the cosmetic industry, has broken its own record and turnover forecasts, reaching 1.7 million euros at the end of 2020. The company thus reaches a milestone in its trajectory: the operational break even. This milestone, which classifies Vytrus as a profitable company, represents a challenge in the whirlwind of the pandemic year and reflects the company’s strong position in front of its shareholders and the market. Once the breakeven has been reached, the industrial biotechnology company will focus on continuing the international expansion of the business and scaling the profitability obtained in 2021.  According to Albert Jané, CEO and co-founder of Vytrus...

Lubrizol Life Science – Beauty (LLS Beauty) is uncovering new benefits of Kelco-Care™ diutan gum for skin care, sun care and color cosmetics formulations. “Our team of researchers and scientists continue to look for new ways to enhance our nature-based ingredients to meet sustainability goals and consumer expectations,” said Maxime Fougere, Global Marketing Manager, LLS Beauty. “We’re excited to have found new benefits for...

With age, the natural mechanism of desquamation slows down, dead cells accumulate on the surface of the skin. The complexion becomes dull and microrelief irregular. Faced with this observation, SILAB launched in 2005 EXFOLACTIVE^®. In 2021, additional efficacy data confirm the capacity of this active ingredient to: boost the natural exfoliation capacity of the skin, weakened by aging, by stimulating the activity of desquamation enzymes; promote cell renewal and eliminate scales for an optimal cutaneous barrier function. Thanks to its biological exfoliating action effective on the face and the body, EXFOLACTIVE^® enables to restore an...

With the aim to improve the quality of life by bringing together innovation and sustainability through a scientific method, ROELMI HPC strongly focuses its activity on the research, design and production of high technological ingredients aimed to reach the highest performing results in final formulas, by offering the ethical and responsible choice for sustainable innovations. As a pioneer on sustainability-driven innovations, ROELMI HPC strictly adopts an approach directed to environmental preservation, towards the biodiversity safeguard and the use of renewable sources. All those...

BASF’s Care Creations^® has received the first prize of the BSB Innovation Award 2021 in three categories. Emollient Jockey, a digital tool that provides comprehensive data on an emollient’s characteristics and performance, achieved first place in the “Concepts” category. BASF’s readily biodegradable Lamesoft^® Balance, a product for the stabilization of ingredients in skin and hair cleansing formulations, achieved first place in the “Functionals and Recipients” sub-category of “Cosmetics”. Finally, the active ingredient PeptAIde™ 4.0, a plant-based product derived from...