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The Future of Next-Generation Ingredients & Validation.
A full day for senior R&D, innovation and scientific leaders across beauty, personal care and biotechnology, exploring multiomics, the skin microbiome, bioengineered actives and the evidence the market now demands.
About the event
Where ingredient innovation meets the evidence behind it
Sequential is bringing together senior R&D, innovation and scientific leaders from across the beauty, personal care and biotechnology industries for an exclusive full-day event on the future of next-generation ingredient innovation and validation. Expect sharp, practical talks, a moderated roundtable and time to connect with peers.
FORMAT: Talks · Panel · Roundtable
AUDIENCE: Senior R&D & Innovation Leaders
VENUE: Attenborough Room, The Mills Fabrica, London
Voices From Across the Industry
Lieve Declercq
Proya Cosmetics
Regenerative biotechnology, a biomimetic Collagen XVII platform, and the future of global R&D collaboration between China and Europe.
Dr. Albert Dashi
Sequential
Chief Science Officer & Co-founder. Behind the science: how Sequential validates next-generation ingredient claims.
John Milligan
The Honey Pot Company
Destigmatizing intimate health and formulating for the fast-growing women’s health category.
Christina Patane
Medik8
Longevity, the skin microbiome, and Medik8’s five-year innovation roadmap.
Martin Pagac
DSM-Firmenich
3D facial microbiome mapping and the emerging role of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in skin health.
Veronika Oudova
S-Biomedic
Building the live skin probiotic category, the founder’s journey from idea to market.
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Dr. Amir Jassim
AI Specialist
Formerly University of Cambridge & Cancer Research UK. A fast-paced look at where AI is accelerating discovery and validation.
On the day
Thursday 3 December,
9:00am – 4:30pm
Attenborough Room, The Mills Fabrica, London. Timings may shift slightly as the programme is finalised.
9:00am
Registration & arrival coffee
10:15am
Keynote: Lieve Declercq — Proya
Chief Scientific Advisor & VP of European Innovation
From Frontier Skin Science to Breakthrough Beauty Innovation
10:45am
Christina Patane — Medik8
Senior Formulation Scientist (Futures)
Blue-Sky Beauty
11:10am
Martin Pagac — DSM-Firmenich
Senior Scientist, Skin Biology
Mapping and Modulating the Skin Microbiome
11:35am
Coffee break
12:05pm
John Milligan — The Honey Pot Company
VP R&D
Women’s Health with Next-Generation Ingredients & Validation
12:30pm
Dr. Albert Dashi — Sequential
Chief Science Officer & Co-founder
Building the Clinical Testing Engine
12:55pm
Veronika Oudova — S-Biomedic (Beiersdorf)
Co-founder & CEO
From Concept to Shelf
1:20pm
Lunch break
2:50pm
Speaker TBA
3:15pm
Dr. Amir Jassim — AI Specialist
Formerly University of Cambridge & Cancer Research UK
AI in Ingredient Discovery
3:40pm
Roundtable discussion with the day’s speakers
4:25pm
Networking break & cocktail hour at the pub (until 7pm)