The Society of Cosmetic Scientists UK and Ireland announced the first sponsors of the 32nd IFSCC Congress, which will be held in London in September 2022. L’Oréal has signed on as a Diamond level supporter of the event.

“L’Oréal is born from science and science remains a driving force to invent the beauty of the future, pushing relentlessly the boundaries of innovation. We are delighted to sponsor IFSCC 2022, the major Congress of global cosmetics worldwide because we strongly believe that sharing expertise and knowledge with scientific ecosystems and establishing strong partnerships is critical for progress,” said Barbara Lavernos, deputy CEO at L’Oréal in charge of Research, Innovation and Technology.

Additional sponsors include The Innovation Company (Gold), Greentech (Gold), CLR Berlin (Registration) and Ayton Consumer Research (Silver), said IFSCC organizers.

“We are excited to be working to bring this global cosmetic science Congress to the UK, for the first time in 20 years, and are extremely grateful for L’Oréal’s support in doing so, as our exclusive Diamond sponsor, alongside our other early sponsors. All events of this nature are dependent on support from industry and we very much hope that other companies will also come on board to get involved in IFSCC 2022,” said Judi Beerling, chair of the Congress steering committee. “Congresses bring together researchers from industry and academia worldwide in unique ways that benefit both through cross fertilization of ideas. Scientists have come to the fore over the last year and the value of research that is often conducted in the background in laboratories has been more visible. Our industry has become central to supporting well-being in difficult times.”

Mustafa Varcin, chair of the IFSCC sponsorship committee, added, “Thanks to the support from our sponsors, we will be celebrating scientific advances and discussing future challenges and opportunities in London in 2022.”

The 32nd IFSCC Congress will take place Sept. 19-22, 2022 at Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in London. According to organizers, the congress theme illustrates the ambition of the event: “Where Beauty, Science and Innovation Meet.” It will feature both podium and poster presentations from leading academics and industry researchers on the topics that will include the cutting edge fields of digital technology and artificial intelligence, genomics, sensory and neuroscience, the skin’s microbiome, green chemistry and much more. Session titles include “Beauty for a New Age,” “Science of Our Time” and “Innovation for Tomorrow’s World.”

For more information, email: info@ifscc2022.com