Lipids & Cosmetics Program
January 28 & 29, 2026 - 5th edition
2025 Program under construction
Upcoming call for papers: April/May 2025
Wednesday January, 28th, 2026
SESSION 1 : Ingredients & raw materials supply
08:30 a.m - WELCOME COFFEE
09:20 a.m - KEYNOTE
Stefan Liebig - R&D Manager - EVONIK
The Sweet spot of Glycolipids: Science delivers
09:50 a.m - Daniella Zakon - Founder & CEO - UPWELL MATERIALS
Synthetic alkenone molecules for personal care and cosmetic markets
10:10 a.m - Samuel Dufreche - R&D Engineer - POLYMEREXPERT
A high-gloss bio-based polymer for cosmetics
10:30 a.m - COSMETIC VALLEY PULSE
10:45 to 11:15 a.m : BREAK & POSTERS
11h15 - Sebastien Tilloy - Professor of Chemistry - ARTOIS UNIVERSITY
Homogeneous catalysis to convert oleochemicals into polyols and their applications
11:35 a.m - Didier Pintori - Process Development Engineer - ITERG
Performance evaluation of EstoLight-1E: a bio-based dispersant and stabilizer for pigmented cosmetics
11:55 a.m- Marine Capron - Country Manager France - ROELMI HPC France
Revalorization of Italian olive oil by-products for the development of sustainable cosmetic ingredients
12:15 to 2:00 p.m : COCKTAIL LUNCH & POSTERS
SESSION 2 : Processes & development
2:00 p.m - KEYNOTE
Frédéric DESTAILLATS - Vice President Strategic Development - CHECKERSPOT
Leveraging algal fermentation to produce functional and sustainable oils for cosmetic applications
2:30 p.m - Magdalena KOZIOL - Head of Cosmetics Development - ÄIO
Sustainable alternatives to conventional cosmetic oils: novel lipid ingredients from fermentation of low-value side streams
2:50 p.m - Caroline MALHAIRE DELEFOSSE - Bioprocess Development Manager - BIOEUROPE
A novel bio-inspired glycolipid from plant holobiont targeting atopic-prone skin disorders
3:10 p.m -Yamini SATYAWALI - Project Manager Bioprocesses - FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH (VITO)
Sustainable enzymatic synthesis of value-added esters from renewable feedstocks
3:30 p.m - Timothee RIVEL - CTO - INSILIBIO
In silico exploration of cyclodextrin derivatives for enhanced vectorization in skin-relevant membranes
3:50 to 4:20 p.m : BREAK & POSTERS
4:20 p.m - Yasmine MASMOUDI - Dr. Engineer in Material Science and Processes - LABORATORY M2P2 - AIX-MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY
Vegetal pigment encapsulation with fatty acids using supercritical technology
4:40 p.m - Heykel TRABELSI - Head of Metabolic Engineering - SMEY
NOY: an AI-driven yeast neobank unlocking novel lipid profiles for sustainable cosmetics
5:00 p.m - Julie CORTAL - CCO - NOPALM INGREDIENTS
Production of a sustainable alternative to palm oil by converting food waste through fermentation into yeast oil
5:35 p.m - TABLE RONDE
Palme : que nous réserve l'avenir ? (table ronde en français)
6:15 p.m : END OF DAY 1
Congress Evening
Bordeaux ‘Along the water’
Discover Bordeaux aboard the Sicambre!Embark on a gourmet getaway, a journey where time stands still.
Event by reservation only
Thursday January 29th, 2026
SESSION 3 : Formulation & Sensory attributes
08:30 a.m - WELCOME COFFEE
09 a.m - KEYNOTE
Odile AUBRUN - Physical Chemistry Group Leader - L'OREAL
A journey in lipids formulation science for cosmetic performance & sensoriality
09:30 a.m - Marion GEOFFROY - Research And Development Engineer - INABATA FRANCE
Dextrin palmitate, a functional oil gelling agent for cosmetic applications
09:50 a.m- Julie ROSSERO - Oleochemicals and Formulation R&D Engineer - GATTEFOSSE
Impact of synthesis process and lipidic composition of a vegetable-derived surfactant on its ability to stabilise solar emulsion and nano-emulsion
10:10 a.m - Staffan NORBERG - Director Product innovation and Technology - AAK SWEDEN
Effects of the lipid phase crystallization in oil in water-emulsions
10:20 a.m - Franck ARTZNER - Expert in bio-inspired materials - CNRS - RENNES UNIVERSITY
Lipsticks under stress: structure–property relationships and breakdown mechanisms from oscillatory rheology
10:40 to 11:10 a.m: BREAK & POSTERS
11:10 a.m - Véronique SCHMITT - Research director - CNRS - CRPP - BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY
Partial coalescence in solid-oil-in-water emulsions
11:30 a.m - Amélie GIGER - Innovation manager - BLUE & PASTEL LE REVE BLEU
& Michel GRISEL - Professor - URCOM - LE HAVRE NORMANDIE UNIVERSITY
Interest of ingredients (oil, pigment) extracted from Isatis tinctoria in cosmetics
11:50 a.m - Léa BROCHE - Design engineer - LE HAVRE NORMANDIE UNIVERSITY
Assessing lipstick performance: effects of lipid composition using advanced sensor and instrumental tools
12:10 a.m- POSTERS PRIZES
12:30pm - 2pm COCKTAIL LUNCH & POSTERS
SESSION 4: Lipids & biological properties
2:00 p.m - KEYNOTE
Robin TERRISSE - Data Scientist - GENEL
AI and computer vision to understand lipids function in dermo-cosmetics: from generalist 2D models to the development of dedicated models for 3D-skin models
2:30 p.m - Dr. Pauline Rouaud-Tinguely - Innovation Management Project Leader - SILAB
Lipidomics and Raman microspectroscopy to investigate dry skin lipids
2:50 p.m - Sabina GLOZMAN - Founder - EXCELLA BIOSCIENTIFIC LTD
Olebiome®: Lipid Droplet (LD) Biomimetic Intelligence (BI)™ Engineering for anti-aging and microbiome balance
3:10 p.m - Lucie Lingrand- B2B Product Manager | Wellness & Beauty - FERMENTALG
Sustainable bioactive lipids from extremophile microalgae for next-generation cosmetic formulations
3:30 p.m - Marine BELLANGER - Phytochemistry Project Manager - LVMH Recherche
Phytochemical and Biological Characterization of Two Oily Rose Extracts
3:50 p.m - Sophie LECLERE - Innovation Director - LABORATOIRES EXPANSCIENCE
Evaluation of the protective effect of hair by a lipidic active ingredient against “summer at the sea” stress by instrumental methods
4:15 p.m - CONGRESS ENDING