11th March 2022

Portuguese Society of Cosmetic Sciences Congress Programme

The scientific programme for Cosmetinnov 2022 is focused on Cosmetics Future and will be divided in three sessions, aiming to deliver state of the art information on the most significant industry and R&D cosmetic issues.

The first session, “Looking to the future”, will provide an analysis of the future trends in Cosmetics, as well as near future developments in regulatory frameworks. It will be followed by a Discussion Panel with representatives of major Portuguese and EU players of this sector (regulatory authorities and associations).

Session 2, ” Towards the sustainability and ethics on cosmetics”, will be dedicated to Green and Sustainable Cosmetics. Through expert presentations you can hear how the industry is exceeding compliance toward more sustainable business structures, and get to know the latest advances in sustainable raw materials. The challenges that are associated with working with this type of ingredients will also be discussed.

Session 3, “Artificial Intelligence on Beauty Industry”, will be addressing the hot topic “Artificial intelligence applied to Cosmetics”. The possibilities emerging from such technological advances will be examined, as will the emergence of multiple apps to offer technological solutions to answer all consumers’ questions and needs.

09h30 – 13h00  SESSION 1  “LOOKING TO THE FUTURE”

Chair: Maurício Barbosa, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto

13h00 – 14h30 – Networking Lunch

14h30 – 16h00  SESSION 2  “TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICS ON COSMETICS”

Chair: Catarina Rosado, Universidade Lusófona

16h00 – 17h00 – Networking Coffee-break, poster and exhibition visit

17h00 – 18h30  SESSION 3  “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON BEAUTY INDUSTRY”

18h30 – 18h45  Awards and Closing Session