The course offers an intensive training programme, designed for those of graduate and postgraduate status, in the field of dermato-cosmetic sciences. Our aspiration is not only to provide up-to-date reliable scientific information of university standard regarding the preparation and production of chemically and toxicologically well defined products, but also of the close interaction between dermatologic or cosmetic products and the skin as a living organ. The course is aimed to form specialists for the cosmetic industry, the dermatologically oriented pharmaceutical industry and for professionals in research and development, scientists, marketeers and training people involved in dermato-cosmetics.
Our Intensive Course in Dermato-Cosmetic Sciences is organized this year for the 32nd time at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The course evoluates more and more towards an “Intensive Course in Dermato-Cosmetic Sciences with focus on efficacy of cosmetic products”.
As you probably know, in the new Cosmetic Regulation N°1223/2009/EC, efficacy plays a more prominent role than before.
In the actual course you will hear what the new EU regulatory framework means in terms of safety and claim substantiation.
Doctor in Biochemistry, special license in Cosmetology, professor emeritus in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, active emeritus for the Department of General and Biological Chemistry.
Doctor in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Master in Applied Toxicology, was for many years full-time professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in the faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy; head of department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD). She is since end last year emeritus.
Actually, she is part-time professor in Dermato-Cosmetology. Besides teaching at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and University of Ghent, she organizes international courses on Cosmetics and Risk Assessment. She is chair of the recently created Innovation Centre-3Rs (IC-3Rs) at the VUB with focus on replacing experimental animals by novel technology. Her main research activity is situated in experimental toxicology, in the development of in vitro models as an alternative to the use of experimental animals. Actual focus is on the differentiation of human skin-derived stem cells to functional hepatic cells and their application for drug discovery and the detection of drug-induced liver injury. She has been promoter of 28 doctoral theses, is author of >320 publications in international journals and is editor of several scientific books. She is an often invited speaker and participated in the organization of more than 60 international congresses. She has coordinated 2 EU research projects and was partner in several FP6 and FP7 EU projects concerned with in vitro methodology development. Of the obtained scientific results, several patents have been filed.Throughout her carrier she received several international scientific awards, in particular for her pioneering role in in vitro experimental toxicology. Last year, she received the Bo Holmstedt Lecture Award and this year she became laureate of the Francqui Chair at the University of Antwerp.
Aggregated PhD in Dermatology, professor emeritus in Dermatology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, previous head of the Department of Dermatology of the University Hospital of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, now active emeritus for the department.
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Please note that the number of participants is limited to 50. In view of the high number of participants in the courses organised during the last years, it is highly advisable to send in your registration form as soon as possible. Registration will be carried out on a first come first served basis.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Registered participants who cannot attend the course may apply for a refund of the registration fee. A substitute delegate is, of course, welcome. Notification is made via e-mail. The participant is entitled to a refund, minus a service fee, according to the following guidelines:
Regrettably, no refunds will be made if notification is made less than 5 business days prior to the course.