Green sciences for cosmetics
A tripartite incubation programme between L'Oréal R&I, Genopole and your startup, for sustainable feedstock, circularity, water and green chemistry solutions.
- Sector
- Cosmetics & green sciences
- TRL
- Not specified
- Deadline
- 31 May 2024 (closed)
A tripartite incubation programme
To accelerate its revolution and play a key role in the transformation of the cosmetics industry, the L'Oréal Green Sciences Incubator develops a tripartite incubation programme between L'Oréal R&I, Genopole and your startup.
L'Oréal brings complete research teams, from advanced research to development, formulation and evaluations. Further collaboration is possible after the incubation programme: collaboration, co-development or investment.
Genopole is a biocluster located just south of Paris, in Evry-Courcouronnes, France. The incubation lasts 1 year and is renewable. Depending on your needs, it can range from an incubation on L'Oréal research sites to a full-time incubation on the Genopole innovation campus.
What are we looking for?
Innovative solutions for impactful collaborations in the following fields.
Sustainable biomass and nature
Sustainable production of marine or terrestrial biomass that preserves natural ecosystems, nature-based solutions for crop resilience and adaptation to climate change, and diagnostic and tracking solutions for biotope monitoring at scale.
Bio-circularity and carbon
Bio-circularity from agricultural, food and wood co-products or waste, carbon capture and utilisation to produce intermediates or cosmetic ingredients, and circularity from non-valorised industrial side streams.
Water quality and harvesting
Water filtration, including nature-based filtration, water purification, regeneration, recycling and upcycling, and water harvesting such as atmospheric harvesting for water stress areas.
Fermentation and green chemistry
Innovative fermentation processes, non-food fermentable raw materials accessible at scale and price-competitive with sugar, and emerging green chemistry processes such as non-ecotoxic solvents, mechanochemistry and electrochemistry.
This opportunity is for you if
You are developing a solution for cosmetics, or want to bring your solution to the cosmetics industry, and you are looking for the right environment to take it to the next level.
A solution for cosmetics
You are developing an innovative solution for cosmetics applications, or you would like to transpose a solution in development to the cosmetics industry.
Ready to collaborate with L'Oréal
You are looking for unique lab facilities, business support and technological platforms, and you would like to collaborate with L'Oréal following your incubation at Genopole.
What will you benefit from?
The collaboration is tailored to your startup's needs. All successful applicants also receive Genopole's starter kit and 4 business support packs.
Co-innovative mindset
Share a common project, team and space.
A common team
Collaborate with a wide range of L'Oréal experts.
Access to L'Oréal resources
Benefit from privileged access to L'Oréal laboratory facilities.
Labs and tech platforms
Access a fully equipped biotech laboratory at Genopole (BSL-1 and 2) and 25 tech platforms covering all biotech-related research domains.
Ecosystem and mentoring
Join an ecosystem with Evry Paris-Saclay University, 65 certified companies and 17 academic laboratories, with a personalised audit, scientific and entrepreneurial mentors and a Genopole project manager.
4 business support packs
Market access, fundraising, key account partnership and communication strategy.
In collaboration with
L'Oréal R&I
Complete research teams from advanced research to development, formulation and evaluations, with possible collaboration, co-development or investment after the incubation.
Genopole
France's leading biocluster for biotechnologies and research in biotherapy, bioeconomy and digital genomics, in Evry/Corbeil-Essonnes, just south of Paris.
Your questions about the incubator
Can't find your answer? Contact our project lead, Carolina Montealegre (carolina.montealegre@hello-tomorrow.org).
Who could apply?
Startups developing an innovative solution for cosmetics, or wishing to transpose their solution to the cosmetics industry, in one of the fields listed above.
Where does the incubation take place?
Depending on your needs, from L'Oréal research sites up to a full-time incubation on the Genopole innovation campus in Evry-Courcouronnes, just south of Paris.
How long is the incubation?
The incubation at Genopole lasts 1 year and is renewable.
What is in the Genopole starter kit?
Access to a fully equipped biotech laboratory (BSL-1 and 2), 25 tech platforms, the Genopole ecosystem, a personalised audit at the start and end of the programme, scientific and entrepreneurial mentoring, and a Genopole project manager.
What happens after the incubation?
Further collaboration with L'Oréal is possible: collaboration, co-development or investment.
Who can I contact for more information?
Our project lead, Carolina Montealegre (carolina.montealegre@hello-tomorrow.org).
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Applications are closed
The 2024 L'Oréal Green Sciences Incubator startup call closed on 31 May 2024. Discover our open calls or contact us to hear about the next ones.