If you wasn’t there you’ve missed something, a whole lot of stands and propositions of products and ingredients for the cosmetic field ! Océane GUYOT our dermocosmetic chief and Rita HIEN our business developer junior were at Cosmet’Agora to propose and present our dermocosmetic services and the product BIOMIMESYS®. HCS Read more…
We are pleased to welcome Rita as a commercial on board of HCS Pharma company. Graduate in commerce international and in a commercial bachelor training, Rita decide to get on board of the promise HCS PHARMA company as work-study student. Her purpose ? Bring a commercial support in the dermocosmetology Read more…
We are pleased to welcome Samantha Glaucie in our laboratory. Samantha obtained her French scientific baccalaureate in 2020 at La Tourelle high school in Sarcelles, in France. Interested in biotechnology, she decided to continue her studies in biology and she is currently finishing a two-year technical degree in biological engineering in CY Read more…
Primary keratinocytes were stained to reveal nuclei in blue, cellular keratin 14 in green and actin filaments in red. This image has been taken with the fluorescence microscope from Molecular Devices. See our brochure to discover our services in dermocosmetology. For more information about our models, please feel free to Read more…
Skin redness is a sign of cutaneous inflammation which can lead to major skin disorders, such as dermatitis (eczema), which affects 10% of the population and by this way, represents the most common skin disease. The mechanism of skin inflammation is complex and still not fully clarified. When the skin Read more…
With 54% of the world population living in urban areas, the number of people exposed to pollutants is still increasing. Moreover, pollution has become perceptible in many cities. Almost 80% of urban areas have a level of pollutants greater than the recommended levels of the World Health Organization. Directly in Read more…
Summer is alway a good time to improve our services. Then we are very happy to introduce our updated Skin Pigmentation and Oxidative Stress services. Pigmentation is particularly regulated at the cellular level by melanocytes synthesizing melanin within melanosomes, which can be produced in varying sizes, numbers, and densities. In order to evaluate Read more…
We have a new arrival in our laboratory! As part of her diploma “DUT Génie Biologique”, specialized in biological and biochemistry analysis, Laura has joined us for a four months’ internship in dermocosmetology, in order to develop in vitro antipollution test. Already graduated of bachelor’s degrees in biology, she currently Read more…
3D cell culture systems have recently emerged as promising tools for reproducing the cellular environment and the organization of tissues/organs, where cells are connected to each other and to the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). In this webinar we will focus on BIOMIMESYS® Adipose Tissue and on the ongoing development of Read more…
In 2019, Océane obtained her Master’s degree student in biotechnology specializing in production, purification and characterization of biomolecules at the ENSTBB (Bordeaux). After a three-month internship at IDEA Lab in vitro and a five-month internship at Fluofarma where she developed different in vitro efficiency tests for cosmetics industry, she worked Read more…
The 16th SFBMEC congress was held last week in Reims: Elodie and Zied attended the meeting to be aware of the last trends in extracellular matrix (ECM) research and industry and medical applications. And they were not disappointed! After a first touching lecture in memoriam of the late Ladislas Robert Read more…
Many skin diseases, including psoriasis and basal cell carcinoma, are associated with microbial dysbiosis characterized by reduced C. acnes prevalence. C. acnes is a facultative anaerobic bacterium that is frequently found on the human skin. This bacterium is both an opportunistic pathogen and a commensal organism. Indeed, most individuals are Read more…
Wound healing is a crucial physiological process rehabilitating the unity of the skin barrier. Inflammation in wound healing is a weapon with two edges. It is indispensable but must be strongly regulated both temporally and spatially. In this recent study, Li et al. show skin commensal S. epidermidis produces a Read more…
The skin is inhabited by Bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses, collectively referred to as the skin microbiota. These commensals serve as first line of defense at the skin surface and play a vital role in both the establishment and maintenance of the skin’s immune system. Among the bacteria, some of Read more…
Skin commensals are crucial in the maintenance of the epithelial barrier function, regulation of the host immune system, and prevent invasion of other pathogenic microbes. In this article, published in September 2018, Burmeister et al show that Staphlylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, Corynebacterium, and anaerobes have both beneficial and harmful effects depending Read more…
After a bachelor of science in biology, Solenne has been graduated with a two-year diploma “DUT Génie Biologique”, specialized in biological and biochemistry analysis. Afterwards, she wenty on with a professional bachelor’s degree dealing with the development of cosmetic and health products at Université Bretagne Sud in Vannes, where she Read more…
Last week we attend the 19th “Journées Européenes de Dermocosmetologie”. This year symposium was about “Intercellular exchanges in cutaneous tissues: which prospects in dermocosmetology for fragile skins ?” and we were very impressed by the top tier works we have seen there! We have met academics and industrials who are Read more…
Large number of visitors came to Cosmet’agora last week to discover the last innovations in cosmetic formulation. It was a great opportunity to discuss with leader companies developing active ingredients and to feel emerging trends in the cosmetic market: microbiota balance preservation and chronobiology in particular. Our fully automatic wound Read more…
The European Center of Dermocosmetology is a french professional association dedicated to the promotion of a high level of education in cosmetology and dermatology. This year, the “Journées Européenes de Dermocosmétologie” will focus on the “intercellular dialogue in the cutaneous tissue: what perspectives in dermocosmetology targeted on weakened skins?” We Read more…
Cosmetagora is organized by the “Société Française de Cosmetologie” and is one of the major french event in terms of cosmetic formulation. Our study director Pierre-Jean and our business developer Nathalie Accornero will be present during the two days of the event.
On November 7th, the 10th revision of the SCCS’s Notes of Guidance has been released. If you work in cosmetology, you know the importance of this document used to “provide guidance to public authorities and to the cosmetic industry in order to improve harmonised compliance with the current cosmetic EU Read more…
The skin performs important function, including sun protection. Melanin distribution in the epidermis plays a role in photoprotection. Solar radiations induced epidermal DNA damages, mostly in the basal layer, and is an established caused of keratinocytes cancers. Melanin distribution in human epidermis is essentialy located in the basal layer. However, Read more…
Last week, we attended to the 6th edition of COSMED Meeting in the west of France. We would like to thank the organisation team of COSMED for giving us the opportunity to attend to this event. During this day we have visited the new facilities of Technature, a famous french cosmetic manufacturer Read more…