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Biotechnology is transforming the beauty & personal care industry, unlocking new frontiers in ingredient innovation, product performance, & consumer engagement. This session offers a comprehensive exploration of the biotech ecosystem-from scientific discovery to brand execution-through the lens of industry leaders.
Our Experts Include:
An Award winning & Biotech Disrupting Formulation Consultant who will share practical insights on biotechnology
A High-Tech Brand pioneering the use of advanced technologies
Two ingredient suppliers presenting cutting-edge technology platforms on exosomes & neurocosmetics
A Regulatory expert addressing the evolving compliance landscape for biotech ingredients
Attendees will gain a 360 understanding of how biotech is driving innovation across formulation, branding, & regulation-empowering brands to deliver high-performance, science-backed products that resonate with today's conscious & tech-savvy consumers.
Registration Online Prices:
Early Bird Members Tickets: $10 [Ends 11/5]
General Members Tickets: $25 [Starts 11/5]
Non-Member Tickets: $125
Student Tickets: FREE
Emeritus Tickets: FREE
Meet Krupa Koestline, Clean Cosmetic Chemist, Biotech Expert & Founder of KKT Labs
Krupa Koestline is the beauty industry's clean chemistry disruptor-rewriting the rules with bold science, sustainable innovation, & zero tolerance for BS. As the founder of KKT Innovation Labs, she's behind some of the most fearless formulations on the market-where biotech meets Ayurveda, performance meets purpose, & every ingredient earns its place.
After cutting her teeth at Este Lauder & Neutrogena, Krupa walked away from corporate comfort to build her own lab-one that prioritizes planet, performance, & proof. Today, she's developed over 600 high-impact products, from bestselling launches to category disruptors that prove sustainability & science aren't mutually exclusive-they're the future.
Awarded the 2024 Florence Wall Cosmetic Chemist Award & named one of Beauty Independent's Top 30 Product Developers, Krupa is the industry's go-to when brands are ready to level up. She doesn't follow trends-she builds what's next.
Meet Alisar S. Zahr, PhD, Senior Director of Research & Clinical Development, Revision Skincare, Irving, TX
Dr. Alisar S. Zahr is the Senior Director of Research & Clinical Development at Revision Skincare. She is responsible for product innovations, formulation, & conducting clinical studies for new product launches as well as marketed products. She is responsible for a team of clinical scientists focused on disruptive innovation & measurable clinical results. Dr. Zahr collaborates with marketing, international, domestic, & strategic sales to ensure the product innovations & benefits can be translated to physicians, their staff, & patients.
Dr. Zahr is considered a subject matter expert in formulation of sun-care products as well as anti-aging treatment innovations. Throughout her career in the personal cosmetics industry, she has formulated & successfully brought products to the market, such as Neutrogena, Roc, Clean & Clear, Aveeno, & eltaMD. As evident from Dr. Zahr's prior work experience, she is passionate about cosmetics & is focused on creating products for healthy, beautiful skin.
Dr. Zahr received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Villanova University & her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, under the leadership of Dr. Michael Pishko. She has also received post-doctoral training at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) under the mentorship of Dr. Samir Mitragotri & at Schepens Eye Research Institute an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology under the mentorship of both Dr. Patricia D'Amore & Dr. Pablo Argueso. She has published papers in peer-reviewed journals & patented innovations while at PSU, UCSB, Schepens Eye Research Institute & Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products.
Meet Simone Swafford, DRSc, MS, CEO & Founder of Vogue Regulatory
Dr. Simone Swafford is the CEO & Founder of Vogue Regulatory. Before establishing Vogue Regulatory, Dr. Swafford worked for small to large-sized companies in the beauty, personal care, consumer healthcare & dietary supplement industries, & has almost 20 years of experience in U.S. & international regulations. Dr. Swafford graduated with both a master's degree, & the only one of its kind, doctorate in Regulatory Science from the University of Southern California. She has given the cosmetics lecture in the Introduction to Medical Product Regulations course at USC & has also written the Cosmetics chapter in the USC regulatory textbook, An Overview of FDA Regulated Products: From Drugs & Cosmetics to Food & Tobacco. Dr. Swafford is passionate about advocating on behalf of the beauty industry. In her free time, she serves on the Government & Public Relations Committee of a non-profit trade association that represents entrepreneurial beauty brands. She is married to her husband Mickey, & together they live with their beautiful family in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Meet Daniel Pando Rodrguez, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Nanovex Biotechnologies & INdermal
Daniel Pando Rodrguez has over ten years' management experience as the Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Nanovex Biotechnologies. He comes from a scientific background, holding a Chemistry Engineering degree & specialized in bioprocesses, a master's in environmental & processes engineering. After finishing his doctorate studies on Niosomes, emulsions & interfacial phenomena, he complemented his technical knowledge with an MBA & a master on Project management. He is now committed to the business development of Nanovex & its cosmetic brand INdermal.
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