THE CHALLENGE
We are looking for solutions in the following categories:
Performance Materials & Products
We are seeking materials, preferably natural, with novel and enhanced properties applicable on skin or hair.
Criteria:
- Materials should be able to disperse in cosmetic solutions (oil or water)
- Materials have to be safe and contain no heavy metals
- Materials need to be scalable and cost-effective
We are not looking for: Solid particle materials that are visible on the skin or smaller than 100 nm.
Personalized Beauty Experiences
We are seeking solutions that reinvent the consumer’s beauty routines and experiences, such as diagnosis, personalized and augmented performance technologies.
Criteria:
- Demonstrated efficacy of technology when benchmarked to standard equipment/solutions/materials
- Cost-effective, robust and reliable, ideally suitable for use in developing countries (if possible)
- Non-invasive sample collection (if applicable), e.g. cheek swab/ saliva
- Compliant with applicable regulations on data privacy protection (if applicable)
- Safe to use
We are not looking for: E-commerce, Marketing, logistics, supply chain solutions.
Sustainable Innovation
We are seeking long-term sustainable solutions (technologies, formulations, devices or materials) that have positive environmental and societal benefits. For example packaging solutions, raw materials or water personal management solutions.
Criteria:
- Compliant with L'Oréal program Sharing Beauty With All
- Data that demonstrate and quantify the efficacy of the technology from an environmental and/or societal angle
- Life cycle assessment
- Biodiversity and society compliant.
- Scalable, cost effective, robust and reliable.
We are not looking for: Waste or water treatment solutions.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
Opportunity to perform a pilot project with one of the L’Oréal Research & Innovation hubs in APAC
Expert coaching and access to network of the NUS Enterprise
Opportunity to land a $50,000 Startup SG grant sponsored by Entreprise SG
Cashprize of S$5,000 for two winners
REQUIREMENTS
You should
Have a working prototype or demonstrator
Be able to launch a finished product within the next 18 months
Be willing to be present in person if selected for the semi-finals, in Singapore (sponsorship options are on case-by-base basis)
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The deadline for applications is August 12th.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SHORTLISTED STARTUPS
The shortlisted startups will be announced in August 2018.
SEMI-FINALS
The Semi Finals will be held on September 17th, at The Hangar by NUS Enterprise, Singapore.
FINALS
The finals will be held on September 18th, at the Slingshot Switch, Singapore. The most promising startup(s) will be awarded with a pilot project.