NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES
The Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards (CBIA) recognise and celebrate the most important innovations driving progress across the global cosmetics and personal care supply chain. We are a serious, B2B-focused programme dedicated to rewarding the companies whose expertise and creativity underpin every successful beauty product.
Unlike traditional awards, the CBIAs share anonymised judging commentary with entrants, giving companies real visibility into how decisions are made. A transparent process from start to finish, no closed-door judging.
Supply-chain focussed, a first for the beauty industry.
JUDGES
Best Active Ingredient Innovation
Category Judge: Dr Barbara Brockway
Scientific Advisor, Barbara Brockway Consulting
Best Functional Ingredient Innovation
Category Judge: Tumi Siwoku
Product Development Director, MsTumi
Best Primary Packaging Innovation
Category Judge: Frederic Dreux
Global R&D Packaging Director – Skin Care, Prestige & Packaging Sustainability, Unilever
Best Secondary Packaging Innovation
Category Judge: Nick Vaus
Partner & Creative Director, Free the Birds
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Category Judge: Victoria Brownlie
Chief Policy & Sustainability Officer, British Beauty Council
Technology & Digital Innovation
Category Judge: Guive Balooch
Head of Augmented Beauty & Open Innovation, L’Oréal Group
Rising Star Supplier Award
Category Judge: Andrew McDougall
Director of Beauty & Personal Care Research, Mintel
Shortlist Judge: Simon Pitman
Founder of Pitman Comms and Partner at Access Beauty Insiders
Shortlist Judge: Daniela Ciocan
Founder and CEO of Access Beauty Insiders
Shortlist Judge: Julia Wray
Leading beauty journalist and former editor of Cosmetics Business
Shortlist Judge: Lynsey Barber
Science Writer at Cosmetics Business
Shortlist Judge: Jo Allen
Editor of Cosmetics Business magazine and Trend Report
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FAQs
The Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards celebrate innovation across the cosmetics and personal care supply chain, recognising outstanding ingredients, formulations, packaging, technology and services that support beauty and personal care brands worldwide.
The awards are open to companies across the global cosmetics and personal care supply chain, including ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, packaging providers, technology companies and service providers.
No. The Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards are open to international companies, and entries are welcomed from organisations based anywhere in the world.
Categories span the full cosmetics supply chain, including ingredients, formulation, packaging, manufacturing, testing, sustainability and enabling technologies. A full list of categories can be found here.
Yes. Companies may submit multiple entries and enter more than one category, provided each entry meets the relevant category criteria.
Yes, there is a fee to enter the Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards. Entry fees are clearly outlined here, with no hidden costs or mandatory upgrades.
No. There is no physical event. The Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards are judged remotely, and winners are announced online.
Entries close on Friday 15 May 2026