Move to Bio-based: cross sectoral transitions

Theme: Can certification standards help define natural/sustainable for the cosmetic formulator? 

Judi runs a formulation laboratory and consultancy and has spent much of the last 16 years sharing her knowledge of the rapidly evolving area of green / natural formulation and sustainability. She holds an MBA from the Open University Business School and is a Chartered Chemist.

Judi has held many honorary roles in the Society of Cosmetic Scientists over several decades. She was the President in 2008-9, is an Honorary Member and held the role of Honorary Treasurer several times. She is now Chair of the Steering Committee for the 32nd IFSCC Congress in London on 19th – 22nd September 2022. As a member of the Steering Committee for the previous UK 2002 Congress in Edinburgh, she was responsible for the much-enjoyed social events. Judi spent 7 years on the IFSCC Praesidium as Honorary Secretary and then Treasurer between 2004 and 2011.

Theme: The challenges of sustainable product development and how to overcome them.

Lawrence has extensive industrial and consumer product development experience. He joined Holiferm in the Spring of 2021 to bring his experience to Holiferm’s customers and help them on their development journey to market.

Cream from the Crop – Ingredients crossing the boundaries from food and other divisions into cosmetics’

Bio: Now with 8 years’ experience in the personal care industry, Rachael started her career during her time at the University of Manchester where she completed a year in industry at Solvay as a process chemist producing betaines for personal care. Following the completion of her Master’s in Chemistry, Rachael took on the role of process chemist at a private label cosmetic manufacturer. Here, she worked with cutting edge formulators, solving technical issues, and working to translate lab scale into production, gaining an in-depth knowledge of formulation, ingredients and production environments. Rachael has also been involved in outreach STEM activities promoting not only women in science but also British manufacturing to school leavers. Since 2019 and now a registered scientist working towards becoming a chartered scientist, Rachael has been heading up the personal care applications lab and all its associated functions at Barentz, overseeing prototype formulation and regulatory compliance with a focus towards a green and sustainable future.

‘Developing a sustainable biobased ingredient for a cosmetic product’

Narinder Bains is the owner/MD at Ineuvo Ltd, an industrial chemist by education and early profession having worked in speciality chemicals for 11 years at Shipley Europe/Rohm and Haas/Dow Electronic Chemicals. Subsequently worked as Business Development Manager/Innovation Manager at University of Birmingham’s school of engineering. He was a Technical Director at a Renewable Energy technology provider. EU/InnovateUK Projects Manager at Coventry University Functional Materials Research Group. Founder/Owner of SERE-Tech Innovation Ltd for 10 years before taking over at Ineuvo Ltd.

Narinder and his team of chemical/process engineers and project managers at Ineuvo have considerable extensive experience in new technology development upscaling from TRL2 to TRL8 and accessing feasibility, collaborative R&D and demonstrator funding from InnovateUK and Horizon 2020. Extensive experience of developing, coordinating and managing large multi-partner and multinational projects. Current projects are developing novel and sustainable biobased ingredients from agrifood and papermill waste for applications in the food, feed, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and packaging industry.

‘Innovative projects with CPI’