Research & Innovation
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“Our innovations are born of science”
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964
million euros (3.4% of sales) invested in Research & Innovation
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4,000
scientists worldwide
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500
patents filed in 2020
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21
research centres grouped into six regional hubs, three global centres in Europe
Highlights
Green Sciences : harnessing the power of life
L’Oréal Research & Innovation has launched a far-reaching sustainable innovation programme with ambitious goals for 2030.
Skincare: combining science and digital innovation
Skincare was a major success again this year. Why? Thanks to innovations perfected by L’Oréal scientists that capitalise on the latest digital advances.
Research to support beauty in all its diversity
L’Oréal Research & Innovation combines improvements in measurement tools with digital advances to develop inclusive product ranges, creating more relevant ranges for consumers worldwide, whose expectations are tied to cultural perceptions and habits.
Solidarity at Research & Innovation
As part of the European solidarity plan to fight Covid-19, L’Oréal’s teams sprang to action very quickly to develop hand sanitiser formulas—a first for the Group. The laboratories worked in particular on formulas including ingredients unlikely to go out of stock, such as denatured alcohol. It was a real challenge, but in the end several Group brands were able to supply hand sanitiser to hospitals, pharmacies and frontline workers in supermarkets.
India
At the cutting edge of phytochemistry: the Advanced Research centre in Bangalore
The 2,000-square metre Advanced Research centre in Bangalore is a sprawling excellence hub specialised in safe, high-performance natural extracts developed using Green Sciences . Well-known for its innovations in advanced raw materials produced using green chemistry, the centre studies Punica granatum (the pomegranate tree), for example, which yields ingredients that are effective at combatting skin redness, and natural butylene glycol produced from sustainably cultivated sugar cane, which can replace the synthetic raw material.
Partnering to create the solvents of tomorrow
What is a “green” solvent? What advantages does it present for cosmetics? Magda Carrasco, International Raw Materials Director, L'Oréal, and CNRS researcher, University of Lyon Dr Estelle Metay tell us more about this sustainable innovation initiative which is fully in line with the Group’s sustainable development programme, L’Oréal for the Future.
