Marine-based ingredients and bioactive compounds continue to gain ground in beauty, but the full potential of what these can offer formulations has yet to be exploited, finds a review.
Use of blue biotechnology in beauty continues to gain ground, but the concept remains complex for consumers and needs to be better defined before it reaches its true potential, say scientific and innovation specialists.
As beauty continues its shift away from animal-based ingredients to plant-based, it’s going to be worthwhile diving much deeper into biotechnology for more sustainable, sophisticated, efficient and innovative formulas, says the CEO of US biology startup...
US biofabrication specialist Modern Meadow has developed a recombinant protein inspired by Collagen type III from yeast, offering the beauty industry a more sustainable alternative to traditional animal-sourced collagens, its VP of R&D says.
Biotechnology continues to fast-evolve, presenting great opportunities for the beauty industry to advance in new molecules, improved processes and evidence-based actives, says Givaudan Active Beauty.
Fragrance innovation continues to push boundaries as expectations rise around sustainability and functionality, and there’s fresh focus on mood-boosting and digital engagement within the category, according to one expert.
Bioprocessed algal cells can break down some hazardous and persistent cosmetic chemical pollutants, including parabens, phthalates and sulphates, but more research is required to fully understand this activity and upscale application, a review finds.
Apoena Biotech is the first ever Brazilian biotechnology beauty ingredients company in the country, but company executives have bigger ambitions as they line the business up to be a major international supplier.
Use of white biotechnology to improve essential oils and natural extracts in fragrances continues to evolve as industry looks to plug increasing demand for sustainable ingredients, finds a mini review.
Degradability is increasingly important in the cosmetics and personal care industry. And whether per- and poly-fluorinated compounds are in beauty formulations as an ingredient or a trace contaminant, they persist in the environment and are (as a result)...
Royal DSM is commercialising a bio-sourced 1.3 propanediol (PDO) that it developed with French biochemical specialist Metex and has obtained a microbiome-friendly certification for the ingredient.
Using biotechnology to extract marine compounds holds huge potential for sustainable cosmetics, but the market remains largely unexploited and faces considerable hurdles, say experts.
The future of beauty innovation in the next decade will see nature and science blur, with the true power of biotechnology unfolding to take sustainable cosmetics forward, according to Mintel.
Royal DSM has entered an exclusive global alliance with French biochemical specialist Metex to deliver a cosmetic-grade 1.3 propanediol (PDO) ingredient, bio-sourced from non-GMO feedstocks.
Special Edition: Biotechnology for Natural Formulation
Consumer desire for sustainable and natural cosmetics continues to fuel the surge in interest around plant cell culture technology, with huge advances made in the past ten years, academics say.
Biotechnology has been heralded as a less costly, more efficient means of producing a range of active ingredients for beauty and personal care, but perhaps the biggest advantage is the sustainability factor.
The cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance ingredient maker has just announced the availability of a pharmaceutical grade of its bio-based squalane. Having a USP certified ingredient not only opens up the pharma market for Amyris but also bolsters the...
Johnson & Johnson Inc’s latest acquisition - the biggest deal in its 130-year history - of a Swiss biotech company confirms the multinational is looking to bolster its presence outside of the US.
Scientists at TeeGene Biotech, an arm of Middlesbrough University, have developed unique strains of bacteria which produce biosurfactants, which act like soap and help to emulsify different liquids.
French cosmetics maker L’Oréal has upped its biotechnology efforts by announcing it has signed a collaboration agreement with Evolva Holding for the co-development of novel biosynthetic production routes for an undisclosed ingredient with broad applications...
Norway-based Aqua Bio Technology has secured a contract giving cosmetic company Restorsea, global exclusivity of its lead ingredient Aquabeautine XL which will generate the company over $20 million in the next six years.
Speciality chemicals company Evonik has joined forces with white biotechnology company BRAIN, to identify and develop suitable microorganisms, which, by using their adsorption properties, will specifically introduce novel physical properties to the selected...
Germany-based BASF has opened a new white biotechnology and microbiology research centre in New York as it looks to develop new antimicrobial products for the personal care and health industries.
Germany-based biotechnology companies Brain and Autodisplay Biotech are to co-operate on a programme based on a cellular screen system aimed at developing new cosmetic actives.
Aquapharm Biodiscovery has signed an agreement with the Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI) which will allow the organisations to access and co-promote one another's unique microbe collections.
Marine biotechnology company Aquapharm Biodiscovery has signed a research and development agreement with specialty chemicals company Croda to develop a range of skin care products from marine microbes.
Amyris has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Givaudan to develop a derivative of Biofene to be used as a building block for one of the most important proprietary fragrance ingredients in the fragrance and flavor company's palette.
Global food and personal care company Unilever has signed a deal with biotechnology company Ampere Life Sciences to tap into its research work to fight the aging process.
Biotech company Algenics has joined the Algohub program that hopes to develop the role of microalgae in the cosmetics, nutritional and pharmaceutical industries.
Symrise will be launching a range of natural active ingredients for cosmetics products in 2009, thanks to its collaboration with two biotechnology companies.
Shiseido, Japan's leading cosmetics group, has commenced a joint
research project in an effort to discover new herbal ingredients
for its cosmetic products, writes Simon Pitman.
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