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On-Demand Content – missed a session or couldn’t tune in that day? That’s fine, sessions will be available to listen to for 2 months post event. That also means you can listen to your favourite speaker multiple times.
High Quality Speakers – this doesn’t change, whether we run a live event or a virtual one, we recruit industry leading, insightful speakers to inspire.
More Networking Opportunities – do you sometimes miss the one person you were hoping to meet at live events? With virtual events you can instant message them, reserve a time in their diary, and email them.
Save Time & Money – tune into an event from the comfort of your own home, no need to travel overseas, spend time away from loved ones and spend your company’s money! This makes networking and knowledge sharing much more cost efficient.
Increased Content – we can run more sessions at one time without the constraints of venue capacities, meaning we can provide you with more valuable content in one go.
Business Development Opportunities – for those looking to partner on the virtual events, there’s lots of session formats that will place you at the centre of the conversations you need to have, including but not limited to; topic specific roundtables, keynote panels, ask the expert chat rooms and more. Talk to our team to find out more [email protected].
Insights – using analytics, we can help you benchmark, to stay ahead of industry trends. We can also share audience insights on job titles, seniority and geography, so you know your networking with the right connections to match your business needs.
Why Attend
2019 was a pivotal year for the skin microbiome, with multinational conglomerates moving into the space, recognizing the commercial value of skin microbiome-based products as the next step in a consumer’s skincare regime but the innovation doesn’t end there…
This year is all about the major advancements of sequencing and analysis in this space, and how we can use data to inform product development. 2020 is all about the relationship between skin microbiome based-products, skin conditions, personalization, skin-gut supplements, and anti-aging.
Building on the hugely successful global Skin Microbiome series which brought together over 600 industry leaders from Pharmaceutical, Beauty and Personal Care, Independent Skincare Brands, Bio-techs, Researchers and Academics, Kisaco Research presents Microbiome Connect: Skin USA, an all-encompassing event, which runs alongside Microbiome Connect: Human USA as a virtual event, June 3 - 5.
What’s different?
This year, you can expect 5 unique topics, more attendees and more networking opportunities to explore:
- Ground-breaking research into how best treat these skin diseases and develop treatments targeting acne vulgaris, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis Vulgaris and rosacea.
- The translation and commercialization of product claims, the latest trends and protecting your intellectual property.
- The convergence between the skin-gut axis and the supplement market.
- Personalized formulation and product development
- Tools to increase product claims using sequencing and bioinformatics.
Join key opinion leaders and expert speakers across three days to translate the latest skin microbiome data and market analysis into truly commercial and competitive beauty and personal care products.
Skin microbiome based-products have been disrupting the beauty industry for the past two years, the question is, how can you differentiate your products?
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019
Who will be there
Meet Industry Leading Experts in:
- Independent Beauty Brands and Biotech Companies;
- Academic Researchers and Dermatologists;
- Multinational Beauty & Personal Care Brands and Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies;
- Cosmetic Formulators, Strain Manufacturers, Ingredients Suppliers, Packaging Manufacturers and Sequencing companies;
- Regulatory Experts and Consumer Trend Analysts; and
- Retailers and Distributors
Speakers
Julia Oh
Dr. Oh's main research interests focus on the human microbiome—the diverse bacteria, fungi, and viruses that inhabit our bodies—for its potential to deliver treatments for infectious and other diseases. Dr. Oh comes to the microbiome world by way of fungal chemogenomics with technologist and geneticist Dr. Ronald Davis at Stanford and comparative genomics of wild wine yeast at the FAS Center for Systems Biology at Harvard. Prior to joining the Jackson Laboratory, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Oh's research, exploring the complex interactions between the host and its microbes has lead to important implications for the contribution of the microbiome to disease.
Hasti Nazem
Hasti is part of the founding team of Kindra, leading product development and education. Kindra is developing innovative estrogen-free solutions targeting the top pain points of the 34+ symptoms of menopause. With nearly 10 years of experience at the intersection of life sciences, health and wellness, and consumer brand building, Hasti integrates targeted product formulation development with cutting edge technical advancements. Her deep scientific communications experience helps to empower consumers to better understand their health, and bridge gaps often overlooked in women's health. Hasti's work has been featured in has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes.com, (O) Oprah Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Health Magazine, and in healthcare public affairs and pharmaceutical trade association publications.
Stefanie Tang
Sam Samaras
Audrey Gueniche Ph.D
Audrey GUENICHE obtained her Pharmacist degree and her PhD degree in skin biology more than 23 years ago. She is an expert on immunology and microbiology. Her main expertise is on skin topical treatment and food supplement for skin and hair health, especially using probiotics, natural extract and bacterial extracts. She is currently a senior clinical expert in LOREAL RESEARCH. She has a complete experience from the actives through vitro evaluations/ preclinical studies to clinical trials. Her passion is to always reinvent evaluation and find new fields of area in term of actives to promote.
She has published over 110 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 5 chapters in books, 2 specials issues in journal where she was the invited editor. She presented in over 80 international congresses and additionally she was personally invited to give more than 35 keynote lectures.
Skyler Stein
Anneleen Cornelissen
Momo Vuyisich
Momo Vuyisich, Ph.D. is the Founding CSO & Head of Clinical Research at Viome. Momo is an entrepreneur-scientist with over 25 years of R&D experience in biology, chemistry, and bioinformatics. He has led large programs, from ideas to successful commercial products.
Steven Rosenfeld
Dr Whitney Bowe
Renowned New York-based dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe is committed to achieving and maintaining the health and radiance of her patients’ skin. One of the most in-demand dermatologists in the country, Dr. Bowe specializes in skin rejuvenation, laser dermatology, and the link between nutrition and skincare. Her work has earned the attention of top media outlets, netting her invitations to lend her expertise on programs like Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, The Doctors, and Dr. Oz, and publications like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, ALLURE and INSTYLE.
Dr. Bowe attended Yale University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Upon graduation, she was named a 21st Century Gamble Scholar and was awarded a full scholarship to study medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated top of her class.
Dr. Nick Monsul
Dr. Monsul was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Drexel University. He completed his medical degree at Hahnemann University, Drexel University College of Medicine. His ophthalmology residency at Yale University was followed by fellowship programs at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Wilmer Eye Institute and Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He moved to Florida in 2003. Throughout his career and education, he has been involved in basic science research with a particular interested in neural regeneration and neuronal cell death. In addition to his roles at Quorum Innovations where he is actively involved in the research program, he is a surgeon with a busy practice in the Hawthorne Clinic and Research Center.
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan joined the Integumen PLC team as Chief Sales Officer in July 2019. Paul is responsible for Labskin operations and sales while feeding into and off plc synergies.
Formerly Head of New Business Development at 8 West Consulting (www.8west.ie) since Jan 2015, where he was responsible for new business development for their 220+ personnel operation, selling to global customers, including Anthem Inc., a US Fortune 50 health insurance company, Estee Lauder and Avon. Paul's key strength is driving sales through alliances and partnerships, with companies such as Microsoft, Dell and Sony, all of whom work with 8 West.
Earlier roles include VP Sales for LeT Systems, a Irish software company with global customers (USA, UK, Asia) in electrical utilities, where he was responsible for sales and partnerships with Siemens, SAP, Accenture, IBM and others. Earlier in his career Paul was Managing Director of Envision Marketing Consultants Ltd., a full service research and consulting practice and an approved consultancy provider under all Irish government agencies and semi-state agencies.
Paul was Sales & Marketing Manager of ERA-Maptec Ltd., Dublin, a campus technology company spun out from Trinity College Dublin. The company works in natural resource/satellite mapping technologies, serving international mineral exploration, land use and cartographic publishing markets.
Mingxun Wang
Seth Crosby
Ronie Schmelz
Jennifer Stansbury
Jennifer Stansbury is co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Benchmarking Company (TBC), a consumer market research firm for the beauty and personal care industries, specializing in quantitative research, qualitative focus groups, and consumer in-home use testing for marketing claims and risk mitigation.
Jennifer manages teams that conduct large-scale US and international consumer perception studies and custom research projects for beauty and personal care brands such as Shiseido, Benefit Cosmetics, Johnson & Johnson, Dollar Shave Club, Perricone MD, and many others. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, including Cosmoprof North America, Cosmoprof Worldwide, In-Cosmetics, SCC and elsewhere. Jennifer is a regular contributor to Happi, GCI Magazine, BW Confidential, and other industry publications, and is a member of Beauty Industry West (BIW), and Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW). Jennifer is a current Board Member of IBA.
FAO Attendees
For all confirmed attendees, you can access the final agenda on the Virtual event platform. If you haven’t yet received your login welcome email, please contact Guy Clayton [email protected]
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5 Unique Topics. More Attendees. More Networking.
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Join over 200 key opinion leaders and 25+ expert speakers from the likes of L'Oreal, P&G, Gallinee, LabSkin, and Advanced Dermatology. Microbiome Connect: Skin has dedicated content to translate the latest skin microbiome data and market analysis into beauty and personal care products.
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Thought Leadership Partner:
LabSkin
Website: https://www.labskin.co.uk/
Labskin is a world-leading platform that has been producing lab-grown human skin for 15 years and using it to test cosmetic and skin health products for the world’s leading brands. Labskin is the only commercially available full thickness human skin model that naturally mimics the skin's microbiome.
In 2021, we launched Skin Trust Club which combined our deep science knowledge with our AI expertise in solving an unmet consumer need. Skin Trust Clun is a skin health tracking app that provides personalised skin care suggestions based on testing your unique skin microbiome.
Event Partners:
DNA Genotek Inc.
Website: www.dnagenotek.com
DNA Genotek Inc. is a subsidiary of OraSure Technologies, Inc. working to provide high-quality microbial sample collection products and comprehensive services for sample processing, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis. DNA Genotek’s OMNIgene product line immediately stabilizes microbiota samples at the point of collection, ensuring an unbiased ‘snapshot’ of the microbial community. Self-collection kits for stool, oral, skin, vaginal and animal sampling are available.
Biose Industrie
Website: https://www.biose.com/
Biose Industrie is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), specialised in Live Biotherapeutic Products. Founded in 1951, Biose Industrie has more than 65 years of experience in the development and production of live bacteria based drugs. Company offers lab development specialised in microbiology (anaerobic, aerobic, GMO strains) and is Drug GMP certified for the manufacturing of API (From 300L to 3 500L), clinical batches and commercial drug products (capsules in blisters or pills, sachets).
My Microbiome
Website: https://www.mymicrobiome.info/welcome.html
THE microbiome website // Food for thought
We are the website you cannot get past if you want to know about your microbiome. There is a great deal of information about the microbiome on the Internet. We summarize the important information and illuminate the microbiome topic from all angles. We provide the facts, you our welcomed reader decide what is important to you.
Media Partners
Global Cosmetics News
Website: https://globalcosmeticsnews.com/
Global Cosmetics News is a digital publisher of the latest global business information for professionals working in the cosmetics industry.
We cover daily news relating to all aspects of the cosmetics industry, from raw materials and packaging design to manufacturing processes and product launches. We examine environmental issues and technological developments, monitor marketing campaigns and retail distribution, and report on mergers and acquisition, trading reports and regulatory updates. We source stories from across the world to provide the most comprehensive digital summary of the global supply chain.
Subscribe here to receive a summary of the day's top stories.
Cosmetic Business
Website: https://www.hpcimedia.com/Cosmetics-Business/
Cosmetics Business is the leading online platform for the professional beauty, personal care and toiletries industry with daily breaking news for products, manufacturing, ingredients, packaging, formulation, jobs, events and company information.
HAPPI
Website: https://www.happi.com/
HAPPI is the leading media outlet in the global personal care and household product market. Celebrating 50 years of global coverage in 2013, Happi provides in-depth analysis of this $530 billion market for our 16,500 subscribers around the world.
In recent years, we’ve added features on a variety of subjects, expanded coverage in fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America, and even added new events such as our Anti-Aging Conference & Tabletop Exhibition. That’s why after 50 years, Happi remains the No. 1 vehicle to promote your company’s products and services.
Pharma Journalist
Website: www.pharmajournalist.com
Pharma Journalist is a leading international B2B magazine providing the global information and the recent updates in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Our editorial staff works dedicatedly to provide latest information of Pharmaceutical Industry in the form of articles, news, trends, analysis, market report, press releases, whitepapers, case studies, etc. which helps Industry professionals and decision makers to stay on the top of this fast-paced industry.
Various Online marketing services and promotional activities through Pharma Journalist helps companies and organizations to reach their target audience and create brand awareness.
Packaging & Labelling
Website: http://track.packaging-labelling.com/202004151020371007776737
In the realm of Packaging & Labelling, where innovation is rapid, Packaging-Labelling.com stands adept at conceptualizing unique ideas relevant to the B2B space.
Packaging-Labelling.com is essentially a B2B online business and technology media platform that has under its wraps the largest global database of packaging and labelling buyers and suppliers.
Packaging-Labelling.com covers in-depth trends that shape industry dynamics and metamorphose global economics.
With services like search engine optimization, social media marketing, product video showcase, e-mail marketing, e-newsletter sponsorship, banner advertising, event marketing and micro-website within our platform, www.packaging-labelling.com has created a recognition that spans over a global audience, thereby revolutionizing how businesses transact.
PARTNER WITH US
Based on your objectives, we can create bespoke packages designed specifically for you. Opportunities predominantly lie in 3 main categories: Thought Leadership, Branding, and Networking.
Interested in a media partnership?
We'd love to hear from you and how we can support one another to connect with the industry. Contact [email protected]
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