Skinobs, the French cosmetics testing database, is proud to announce an enhanced international presence. Skinobs, which is already a global digital platform, wants to be as close as possible to the major markets that constitutes the global beauty industry by strengthening its links with the industry players, by meeting R&D and evaluation managers, cosmetics consultants, actives makers, regulatory experts…
Skinobs’ aim is to respond to the specificities of each B2B beauty market such as trends and innovations, technology and culture, factors which significantly influence testing approaches.
This is why it is essential to immerse oneself in each territory by attending key events, visiting testing laboratories and instrumentation makers to update local referencing.
A TESTING PLATFORM SERVING EVERY MARKET
Since 2015, Skinobs has been an essential resource for cosmetics researchers around the world. This tool simplifies their in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation projects, helping them to find test methods and laboratories around the world. Today, this tool is useful to more than7,000 users in 89 countries.
Skinobs already references methods from 43 countries for clinical studies, and 35 countries for preclinical trials. To meet the needs of assessment managers, Skinobs is committed to extending the referencing of test solutions to all continents.
As proof of this, this year Skinobs has already added more than 30 testing providers from Asia to its platform and plans to keep up the momentum!
“WE ARE TESTING” A STRONGER PRESENCE AT INTERNATIONAL SHOWS
In 2022, Skinobs launched ‘We Are Testing’, a new collaborative and sustainable way for professionals to exhibit at shows around the world. This year ‘We Are Testing’ was present with a stand at NYSCC Supplier’s Day, in-cosmetics Korea, in-cosmetics Latina and in-cosmetics Asia. These collaborative stands were an incredible opportunity to share the know-how and innovations of more than 15 players in the field of testing.
What Skinobs likes best is exchanging about the local market norms, the technology level testing habits and regulatory standards and getting a direct contact with what really drives this fantastic sector of the cosmetics evaluation!
ON-THE-GROUND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TESTING CENTERS VISITS
As part of its international development strategy, Anne Charpentier, CEO of Skinobs, has had the opportunity this year to visit testing centres in Korea, Brazil, Spain and soon India. These face-to-face exchanges with team members, technical and R&D managers, combined with visits to laboratories, strengthen our knowledge of the centres actual activities and our relationships with partners. These visits provide Skinobs with detailed information on the latest technologies of measurement used, the implementation of studies and the quality approach. This better understanding ensures that the information shared with platform users is up-to-date, localized and robust. This better understanding ensures that the information shared with platform users is up-to-date, localized and robust.
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOING FURTHER
Knowing the context of local markets is essential to providing relevant information in the field of cosmetic testing. By tailoring its offering to regional needs, Skinobs enables cosmetics and ingredients brands and consultants to navigate the complexities of today’s globalized and diverse testing offerings.
‘While our vision has always been international, we understand that each market has its own challenges and opportunities, from regulatory differences to unique consumer expectations,’ said Anne Charpentier, founder and CEO of Skinobs. ‘By listening to local testing needs and adapting our approach, we help cosmetics brands and researchers find solutions that meet their expectations.
ABOUT SKINOBS PLATFORMS
Skinobs is the 1st referral platform for preclinical and clinical testing. The purpose of the platform is to offer beauty industry professionals around the world an intuitive and free database with all skin, nail, and hair testing solutions. A comprehensive and independent tool, Skinobs offers two platforms dedicated to preclinical assays and clinical evaluation to optimize product development in terms of performance, cost, speed and innovation.
