Sunscreen E-Summit 2022: Replay
On May 15th, 2022, Michelle Wong at Lab Muffin and I launched the Sunscreen E-Summit. We were blown away by the support we received and turn out! Massive thank you to everyone who made this event possible! To Michelle for agreeing to collaborate with us, to our fabulous speakers who agreed to share their expertise, to @rubysresource - our tech and forum support for the day, Julia is located in Australia and stayed up ALL NIGHT to help us! To our event sponsors; our SPF 50 Sponsor Deciem, SPF 30 Sponsors Neutrogena and Croda, and SPF 15 Sponsors Eurofins and the PCPC. It’s because of you that we were able to make the Sunscreen E-Summit free for anyone. And to our attendees for registering, being so engaged all throughout, and making our event a success! Thank you!
A common critique for industry conferences is that they are either too expensive, geographically exclusive, close their eyes to misinformation, or all of the above. We put this event together to demonstrate how accessibility makes a difference. This was our attempt to democratize accurate information for the cosmetics industry.
The Sunscreen E-Summit is part of our greater e-conference series. So far we’ve hosted a sustainability conference in March. Next up, we’ll be tackling the topic of safety, coming your way in late September. If you’d like to get involved, reach out to us at info@theecowell.com. And for this conference, we are planning to make this a yearly event, and continued collaboration with Michelle. There was so much we wanted to cover but couldn’t with the single-day event, so for the next Sunscreen E-Summit, expect a multi-day event :).
And with that, here is the replay of the Sunscreen E-Summit! Interested in supporting our initiative? Please share!
Full Conference
(Includes all the Q&A’s and final panel)
Individual Presentations + PDF Slides
Michelle Wong, Ph.D. is a science educator and cosmetic chemist with a PhD in medicinal chemistry. She's behind Lab Muffin Beauty Science, where she explains the science behind beauty products for a general audience. Founded in 2011, Lab Muffin Beauty Science receives 2 million page views per year, and has an Instagram following of 347 000 and a YouTube audience of 307 000. Through her science education work, Michelle has worked with a range of brands on campaigns, including Proctor & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson. Her work has been featured in international magazines including Elle and Huffington Post.
Meredith Petillo is the Director of Technical & Regulatory Services at the non-profit trade association IBA (Independent Beauty Association – formerly ICMAD, Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors). IBA supports creative, innovative companies from startups to established multinational businesses of all sizes succeed in the rapidly changing, highly competitive global cosmetics and personal care industry. Since 1974, IBA has provided essential guidance and support through business tools, publications, education, networking opportunities, and key advocacy support. Meredith leverages her experience in regulatory affairs, legal advertising claims, product testing and product development to support IBA member companies with regulatory and technical solutions in order to grow and thrive. She began her career in San Francisco at Bare Escentuals where she joined the Product Development team and established an in-house Regulatory Department. She then returned home to the East Coast to work on North American Regulatory Affairs for Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic and Schick at Energizer (now Edgewell). In Reckitt Benckiser’s Legal department, Meredith developed claims testing protocols, supported NAD challenges, and was responsible for legal approval of all claims and advertising materials for the Health & Hygiene portfolios including Mucinex, Delsym, Air Wick, Lysol, Veet, Clearasil, Durex, among many others. Before joining the team at IBA, Meredith also provided regulatory and technical consulting services for cosmetics and personal care companies at Product Integrity Laboratory. She holds a B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of Richmond and an M.S. in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics & Medical Devices from Northeastern University.
Nicki Kauffman is currently the Photobiology Lab Manager at Eurofins CRL Cosmetics, Inc. NC where she is the Principal Investigator of the clinical testing and analytical evaluation of R&D sun protecting products. She has 12+ years of experience in the SPF industry.
Chelcie Mejia is currently the Photobiology Manager at Eurofins CRL Cosmetics, Inc. NC where she oversees the daily clinical testing operations of R&D sun protecting products. She has 4+ years of experience in the SPF industry.
Marcel Schnyder, Ph.D. has a long year experience in home and personal care area and started his career at Ciba-Geigy 40 years ago. He worked in technical services for optical brighteners for detergents as well as in antimicrobial business for home and personal care applications in close cooperation with customers. Since more than 10 years he is responsible for the global technical center sun care and established the technical support on UV filters for Ciba as well as after integration for BASF. Marcel is member of German IFSCC and presented papers during international congresses such as In-Cosmetics, ABC or Coschem
Abhijit Bidaye is the Applications Manager – Consumer Care at Croda Inc. During his 24-year career in the personal care industry, he has spent 22 years of his employment on the supply side of the industry with Croda Inc. in both Skin Care and Hair Care. His current focus is on Sun care, Color cosmetics and Sustainable innovation. Abhijit is a graduate of University of Cincinnati MS in Cosmetic Science program. He has BS in Pharmacy from University of Pune, India. He has presented at various industry related events and has chaired NYSCC Sunscreen symposium events.
Menas Kizoulis is Director of Scientific Engagement at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, where he leads the global scientific engagement strategy for Skin Health. He is focused on driving scientific leadership and advocacy among healthcare professionals, consumers, and the media. After graduating from Cornell University with a B.A. in Biology, Menas began his career with Johnson & Johnson in 1999 in the Skin Research Center. Over his more than 20-year career at Johnson & Johnson, Menas has worked in many different research functions including studying skin biology, developing new skin care technologies, and conducting clinical research. He has co-authored a variety of abstracts and articles and is an inventor of multiple granted patents. Mr. Kizoulis currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and two children.
Emily Burns, Ph.D., serves as Environmental Scientist at Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) and focuses on assessing the environmental safety of cosmetics and personal care ingredients. Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., PCPC is the leading national trade association representing cosmetics and personal care products companies and serving as the voice on scientific, legal, regulatory, legislative and international issues. Prior to joining PCPC, Emily was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of York in the United Kingdom (UK), where she evaluated the environmental risks posed by microplastics and also obtained her Ph.D. Her doctoral work was a Marie Curie fellowship as part of the Cutting-edge Approaches to Pollution Assessment in Cities (CAPACITIE) project and focused on developing methods for predicting pharmaceutical exposure in the environment in collaboration with the EU-funded pharmaceuticals in the environment (iPiE) project. Burns holds a Master of Science in Environmental Consultancy from Plymouth University, UK, and a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Environmental Science from St. Francis Xavier University, Canada.
Adewole (Ade) Adamson, M.D., MPP, is a board-certified dermatologist and assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. His primary clinical interest is in caring for patients at high risk for melanoma of the skin, such as those with many moles (particularly atypical moles) or a personal and/or family history of melanoma. Adamson’s research involves understanding patterns of health care utilization including overuse and underuse in dermatology. He is interested in how effectively and efficiently the health care system delivers care to patients with skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States. He is passionate about health care disparities, access to specialty health care and health care costs. He speaks nationally about health care quality, value and the application of evidence-based medicine within dermatology. Adamson is a proud graduate of Morehouse College, where he received a Bachelor of Science in biology and French. He later earned a medical degree with honors at Harvard Medical School as part of the health sciences and technology program with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While in medical school he spent a year conducting basic science research in immunology at the National Institutes of Health and later earned a Master in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School as a Zuckerman fellow in the Center for Public Leadership. He completed his internship in internal medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital followed by residency training in dermatology at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, where he was recognized with awards for his professionalism, leadership and community service work. After graduation, he spent three years on faculty in the department of dermatology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Myriam Sohn gained her Master degree in industrial cosmetology in 2002 in Lyon, France. She joined Ciba Specialty Chemicals in 2002, subsequently she started with BASF and has been working since then in the Global Technical Center Sun Care where she took over different positions as lab head or technical manager for dedicated customers. In the meantime, she completed her doctoral studies at the University of Basel in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2015. Today, she is IP Manager for the Sun Care field and is involved in various projects as a senior application technology scientist.
Tom Myers is executive vice president for Legal & Regulatory Affairs and general counsel at the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC). Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., PCPC is the leading national trade association representing cosmetics and personal care products companies and serving as a trusted voice and advocate on scientific, legal, regulatory, legislative and international issues. In his current role, Myers is responsible for overseeing all legal and domestic regulatory issues facing the industry and is intricately involved in the operations of each department. Prior to joining PCPC, Myers was an attorney in the Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he provided policy guidance on issues related to renewable energy, chemical management, climate change, clean water, clean air, and endangered and threatened species. Myers also has more than 10 years of private law practice experience, working for the international law firms of Jones Day and Greenberg Traurig. His practice primarily involved environmental due diligence in real estate transactions, and counseling numerous national and international clients on compliance with environmental laws, policies and regulations. Myers frequently serves as a guest speaker on a variety of issues, including FDA law, consumer product safety, product liability, green chemistry, air quality and Proposition 65. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the District of Columbia. An avid fly fisherman, he currently resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and two daughters.
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