L’Oréal showcased its fast-evolving North Asia open innovation ecosystem at Viva Technology in Paris, through a dedicated forum themed New Frontiers of Beauty Powered by North Asia Open Innovation. The event brought together top start-ups from China, Japan and South Korea – standout performers from the L’Oréal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Programme (Big Bang) – alongside ecosystem partners from government, media, industrial parks and innovation hubs. This marks a key milestone as L’Oréal’s regional collaboration model takes the global stage.
The forum explored regional innovation trends and L’Oréal’s beauty tech strategy, highlighting how the Big Bang programme is helping scale cross-border partnerships. With winning start-ups now co-developing next-generation solutions with L’Oréal, the North Asia open innovation model is quickly growing from a regional catalyst into a global innovation accelerator.
“L’Oréal is born from science, and to continue to push beauty frontiers, we believe in the power of co-creation, collaboration and co-innovation with the external world,” said Barbara Lavernos, Deputy CEO in charge of Research, Innovation and Technology at L’Oréal Groupe. “Big Bang is at the heart of our open innovation strategy in North Asia. It connects us with dynamic start-ups, fostering cross-industry collaboration and accelerating the development of disruptive solutions. The success of this model has inspired its expansion across other regions, amplifying our open innovation impact globally.”
