L’Oréal R&I presents the first vascularized reconstructed skin model during the International Cosmetic Scientific Congress (IFSCC) and wins Applied Research award

At the occasion of the 31st International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) Congress 2020, L’Oréal R&I unveiled its latest advances in skin and hair research. Among the 441 projects selected by the Japanese jury, L’Oréal R&I was present of half of the program defined by the scientific committee, with 7 podiums and 34 posters. L’Oréal researchers, coming from 8 countries (France, Japan, Brazil, United States, Singapore, India, South Africa and China) were able to highlight the excellence of their work and the diversity of their expertise.

This year, the IFSCC award for Applied Research was attributed to Sacha Salameh for her presentation on a new vascularized reconstructed skin model. After 40 years of research on skin engineering, L’Oréal R&I reaches a new milestone in the development of skin model that better mimics real human skin and confirms its leadership for the development of alternative methods. This new research tool will allow researchers to better understand the skin, and in particular its interactions with the interior of the body via the bloodstream.

“This multidisciplinary project could only be possible thanks to the collaboration of experts with different backgrounds such as microfluidics and skin engineering, coming from France and Japan” comments Dr. Sacha Salameh, L’Oréal Advanced Research – Aulnay, France.

A perfusable vascularized full thickness skin model for topical and systemic applications Sacha Salameh, Nicolas Tissot, Kevin Cache, Itaru Suzuki, Paulo André Marinho, Maité Rielland, Julien Demaude, Jérémie Soeur, Shoji Takeuchi, Stéphane Germain, Lionel Breton.

“This award recognizes years of work to develop new models of reconstructed skin, one of the areas of skin engineering in which our efforts have been recognized for decades” says Gilles Spenlehauer, L’Oréal Advanced Research Director – Aulnay, France.

To complete this award, among the 372 posters presented, the jury has selected the 10 best scientific presentations. Two L’Oréal R&I posters are ranked in the top ten:

- Metabolomics, the cornerstone between microbiome and skin functions to understand Pollution mediated Effects

Namita Misra, Philippe Bastien, Florent Guinot, Nasrine Bourokba, Stephanie Nouveau, Janice Yeo, Lionel Breton, Marcus H. Y. Leung, Patrick K. H. Lee, Cécile Clavaud, Nükhet Cavusoglu.

- Real-Life Face-Video System: Capturing and Analyzing Complex Color and Shine Effects

M. Doumi, Nilesh Shah, Margarita Yatskayer.

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About IFSCC

Founded 64 years ago, the IFSCC is an international association of approximately 16,000 members representing 49 companies in 79 countries and regions. It is the world’s largest academic association dedicated to cosmetic science and technology. Since the first IFSCC Congress is 1960, cosmetic researchers gather from all over the world to present and discuss the results of their latest research. This year, for the first time, the 31st IFSCC Congress, originally scheduled in Yokohama, Japan, was held online as a virtual event.

About L’Oréal

L’Oréal has devoted itself to beauty for over 100 years. With its unique international portfolio of 36 diverse and complementary brands, the Group generated sales amounting to 29.87 billion euros in 2019 and employs 88,000 people worldwide. As the world’s leading beauty company, L’Oréal is present across all distribution networks: mass market, department stores, pharmacies and drugstores, hair salons, travel retail, branded retail and e-commerce. Research and innovation, and a dedicated research team of 4,100 people, are at the core of L’Oréal’s strategy, working to meet beauty aspirations all over the world. L’Oréal sets out ambitious sustainable development goals across the Group for 2030 and aims to empower its ecosystem for a more inclusive and sustainable society. More information: https://mediaroom.loreal.com/

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