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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