COSMETIC VALLEY
COSMETIC VALLEY

France: Centre-Val de Loire

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About us

The main activities of Cosmetic Valley for the development and the support of its members are:

Connecting know-how: Cosmetic Valley is committed to supporting SMEs in their development and to promoting the profile of their expertise with business accelerator (meetings and business diner, business opportunities …), promoting French expertise and the Made in France (“La Pivoine” Magazine, hard-copy and online directory), information meetings and working group…
Dynamizing research and innovation: to kick-start projects, find partners or boost innovativeness with dedicated platforms, as the Beauty Hub (Startup accelerator program). Since 2006, around 400 collaborative research programs have emerged within Cosmetic Valley members.
Organizing congresses to develop expertise: congresses contribute to the training of personnel and the development of innovative project. These congresses are organized in partnership with local authorities, on topics from the science to marketing.
International dynamic: thanks to its international network, Cosmetic Valley has created in 2016, the international metacluster "Global Cosmetics Cluster" which gathers 18 members from 16 countries. GCC members want to commit into international cooperation and set up special partnerships for business and innovation. Moreover, Cosmetic Valley helps to promote French businesses internationally with the organization of French pavilion at the biggest professional trade fairs.
Cosmetic 360: every year in October, Cosmetic Valley organises the global showcase for innovation in the fragrance and cosmetics industry. This major event joins together international decision makers from the entire industry (raw materials, formulation, packaging, retail, test, equipment, etc.).

Established - 01 January 2005

Staff in the management team - 11-20

Formalised strategy

Strategy focus on internationalisation

Support services for upskilling and reskilling of companies workforce

Competence development
Mentoring

Cluster composition

566

Cluster Members
460

SME's
50

Number of start-ups among SME's
55

Large Companies
25

Research Organisations, Universities, Technology Centers
1

Number of civil society members
25

Other Ecosystem Actors

Achievements
Additional
Info

Legal form of the cluster organisation

Registered Association

Languages spoken

English French Spanish

Link to the team description on the cluster organisation website

http://www.cosmetic-valley.com/page/presentation/missions/

Other label

French Competitivness Cluster (Pôle de compétitivité)

Management team

Masson Christophe

Cluster Manager

Leloutre Ségolène

Internationalisation Responsible

Goubert Amandine

Project Manager

Hegon Justine

Project Manager

Sectorial and industrial focus

Sectoral industries

Administrative and support service activities:N82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

Sectoral Industries (NACE 4 digit)

Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products:C2042 Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles:G4611 Agents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles:G4645 Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles:G4775 Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities:N8292 Packaging activities - Other personal service activities:S9602 Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Cross-sectoral industries

Advanced Packaging

Industrial Alliances and Ecosystems

Ecosystems:Creative & Cultural Industries

Technology fields

A\: Human necessities:Medical or veterinary science; hygiene

S3 EU priority areas

Services

Support services provided

Access to finance: Public funding

Facilitation of collaboration between members (within the cluster)

Facilitation of external collaboration (beyond cluster) such as matchmaking

Support of Research, Development and Innovation

Development of human resources, such as staff mobility, access to training

Support services for upskilling and reskilling of companies workforce

Competence development - Mentoring

Support programmes

EU Programmes

European Programmes

FP7 H2020 CIP/COSME INTERREG

Name & description

Project name

Global Cosmetics Cluster - Europe - ESCP4i (2020-2022)

Cosmetic4Wellbeing - ESCP 4i: C4W - "A driver to international weelbeing industry" (2017-2019)

PeReRe: Peptide Research Network of Excellence (Interreg)

FreeFOAM : Novel PUR foaming manufacturing process with reduced isocyanate content (FP7)

AgriwasteValue (Interreg NWE)

Ves4US (FET-Open Call of the Horizon2020)

Magnificient (BBI Project) - Advisory Board

Cooperation activities

International cooperation

Targeted countries

United Arab Emirates

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

United States

Mexico

India

Transnational cooperation

Targeted countries

Italy

Portugal

Romania

Spain

Turkey

Transnational support activites

Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs

International support activites

Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs

Further information

Development of Business opportunities between Cosmetic Valley and international clusters

Qualified BtoB meetings
Participation to congresses and fairs

Development of R&D collaborative programs

Invited research scientists
“The Cosmetic Victories” Competition www.thecosmeticvictories.com

Collaboration on COSMETOPEA

Promote and support the memory preservation of traditional knowledge and know-how of cosmetics
Promote and support the preservation of the biodiversity and the protection of plants involved in the cosmetopea
Promote and support the economic development of the countries carrying this memory, source of innovation
Promote and support the creation of innovation of these countries with regards to raw materials and active ingredients for the cosmetics industry

Coordinator of the Cosmetic Cluster International Network (CCIN), founded at the initiative of Cosmetic Valley in 2016, with the support of France Clusters.

The first international network of clusters dedicated to innovation in cosmetics www.cosmeticsclusters.com • The CCIN is wishing to share good practices in cosmetics, and work on common projects : • joint operations to back the international commercial actions of our member businesses; • partnerships to innovate together with the financial backing of international funding; • Initiatives increasing the visibility of and promoting general policies ever more supportive of innovative and responsible cosmetics industry…

Partnership convention with:

The Japan Cosmetic Center (Japan), The Beauty Cluster Barcelona (Spain), Colombian clusters: BioIntropic and Andi, Québec International (Canada), Polo de la Cosmesi (Italy), BioEconomy Corporation (Malaysia), Center of Expertise for Plants Compounds (Netherlands), Guandong Light Association (China), Oriental Beauty Valley (China), Taiwan Beauty Valley (taiwan), TCELS (Thailand), etc.

Link with:

Jeju in South Korea

Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan

Thailand center of excellence for life sciences

Cosmetic Newspaper, Cosmetic Observer, Guangdong Light Industry Association in China…

Etc…