“The Intensive Course in Dermato-Cosmetic Sciences is organized this year for the 34rd time. As Covid-19 has affected us all and worldwide different measures are taken according to the different local situations, we organize the course this year exceptionally online in order not to disappoint all our loyal participants.”
This virtual 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 chemically and toxicologically well-defined dermato-cosmetic products, but in particular also of the close interaction between 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. According to cosmetics Regulation N°1223/2009/EC and Regulation 655/2013, besides the safety of cosmetics, efficacy also plays an important role in the Product Information File (PIF) that needs to be prepared for each cosmetic product placed on the EU market.
In the actual course you will hear what the EU regulatory framework means in terms of safety and claim substantiation.
More information and program to follow soon
Course administrators
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 and head of the department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD). She is since last year emeritus professor but is as part-time professor active in Dermato-Cosmetology. Besides teaching at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Ghent University (UGent) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), she organizes international courses on Cosmetics and Risk Assessment. She is co-chair of the Scientific Committee on Consumers Safety (SCCS) at the commission level and 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 became laureate of the Francqui Chair at the University of Antwerp (UAntwerpen).
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.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Regrettably, no refunds will be made once the course has been payed and donwloaded.