BSB Innovation Prize Awards 2004

On May 4 2004, the European Innovation Prize for cosmetics was awarded in the categories „Education“ both German and international, as well as „most innovative raw material concept“ by BSB.

The Innovation Prize, a prize brought to life by BSB`s founder Dr. Jan-H. Riedel, is supported by business and aims to promote the global dissemination of up-to-date knowledge.

The award winners in the three categories are

Dr. habil Reinhard Miller, Max Planck Institute Golm for his seminar: Adsorption of Tensides at liquid borderline surfaces“ – the specialist background knowledge required to understand emulsions, detergents and foams (category: best German-language seminar),

Prof. Rainer Müller of the Freie Universität in Berlin for his innovative SLN concept on encapsulation of sensitive raw materials (category: most innovative raw material concept)

and

Dr. Gerhard Nohynek, L’Oreal, for his seminar „Benefit, Risk and Safety of Organic Ultraviolet Filters“ (category: best international contribution), which presents the latest insights into safety of sunprotection products.

The winners were determined by two independent, international juries. On the jury for the categories in education were Dr. Ulrike Heinrich representing the independent research institutes, Ms Angelika Meiss (COSSMA) for the press, Dr. Andreas Domsch (Goldschmidt-Degussa), Hansueli Gonzenbach, Geneve and Dirk Sootjens (Dow Corning Europe) for European industry.

The jury for the categories in education: Dr. Ulrike Heinrich, Ms Angelika

Meiss, Dr. Hansueli Gonzenbach and Mr. Dirk Soontjens, Dr. Andreas

Domsch (from left; Mr. Sonntjens and Mr. Domsch not on the picture).

The jury for the category “most innovative raw material” comprised Robert Fischer representing the press (SöFW) and Dr Gerhard Noyhnek (Lóreal), Dr Ralf Schimpf (Beiersdorf), Hans Steisslinger (Lever-Faberge) as well as Karl Raabe, the German representative from IFSCC.

The jury for the category “most innovative raw material”: Dr. Hans

Steisslinger, Dr. Ralph Schimpf, Mr. Robert Fischer, Mr. Karl Raabe

and Dr Gerhard Noyhnek.

The Publishing House Dr. Riedel nominated three candidates in each of the education categories and BSB made 8 nominations for the raw material area. In the raw material area, the following 7 raw materials were proposed, apart from the winning concept:

Cetiol CC (Cognis), EUK-134 (Atrium), Jojobasome (Desert Whale), Luviset Clear (BASF), Plantapon LGC (Cognis), Tinogard Q (Ciba Specialty Chemicals) and Unisurrection (Induchem).

After the opening of the event by the organizer of the innovation award, Dr. Jan-H. Riedel, at the Schreieggs Post in Thannhausen, Prof. Hartwig Höcker, Akademie der Wissenschaften, held a talk on: „The Climate of Innovation in Germany“.

Dr. Jan-H. Riedel (Organiser), Prof. Dr. H. Hoecker

Details on the seminars, the raw material concept amd the three award winners (c.v.`s) can be found on the same website using the code B140 for Dr. Reinhard Miller, B080 or B098 for Prof. Rainer Müller or B132 for Dr. Gerhard Noyhnek, at the bottom right in the search word field on the home page. After the award ceremony, the three award winners had the opportunity to briefly present their work to the jurors, sponsor representatives and the specialist press.

The representatives of the sponsor companies: Dr. D. Sorgenfrey, Mrs.

B. Haemel, Dr. A. Kirchniawy, Mrs. Oleschkewitz, Dr. Saupe (from left).

We would like to thank the companies,

BASF

and

Symrise

for their sponsorship, as well as the „Freundeskreis des BSB- Innovations Preises“ comprising the companies,

Lehmann&Voss&Co.,

S&D Chesham,

and

Schülke & Mayr,

who have supported us and made the awarding of the prize possible. Many thanks also go to Robert Fischer, SÖFW, for his kind support in organizing the event.

For 2005, it is planned to add two categories, most innovative cosmetic product and most innovative basic raw material, to the list of BSB awards.