L'Oréal Green Sciences Incubator 2026
By L'Oréal Research & Innovation
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Quick Answer
Incubation for deep-tech, biotech, and green chemistry startups in cosmetics/beauty.
- Funding amount
- Varies
- Funding type
- Grant
- Provider
- L'Oréal Research & Innovation
- Application deadline
- Closed
- Location
- International
Results & next round
Applications for this round closed on 6 May 2026. The organiser has not published a selection list that we can verify yet.
Selections for this programme are announced by L'Oréal Research & Innovation. Official links are listed under Sources below.
We update this page when results are published, and when the next round opens.
About this grant
The L'Oréal Green Sciences Incubator 2026, a pivotal initiative by L'Oréal Research & Innovation in partnership with Genopole and Hello Tomorrow, is strategically designed to propel sustainable innovation within the global cosmetics and beauty industry. This program's core purpose is to identify, nurture, and accelerate groundbreaking deep-tech and biotechnology startups, alongside innovators focusing on green chemistry and sustainable materials. It aims to drive a profound transition towards an environmentally conscious beauty sector by fostering solutions rooted in bio-based materials, green chemistry principles, low-carbon technologies, advanced fermentation, and circular bioeconomy models, including pioneering carbon capture innovations.
Participants in this meticulously tailored 6-12 month incubation programme gain unparalleled access to L'Oréal's extensive R&D expertise and world-class teams, offering invaluable guidance and mentorship throughout their development journey. The incubator provides state-of-the-art, fully equipped biotech laboratory facilities and technical platforms, enabling startups to conduct critical research and development without the burden of significant upfront capital investment. Beyond scientific and technical support, the program extends comprehensive business assistance, covering vital areas such as fundraising strategies, market access, and overall strategic development.
Startups are also afforded significant exposure to a broad network of investors and collaboration opportunities, with the distinct potential for direct co-development and investment partnerships with L'Oréal itself. This deep integration into L'Oréal's innovation ecosystem offers a unique and powerful pathway for startups to scale their sustainable solutions effectively, making a substantial and tangible impact on the future of the beauty industry, benefiting both consumers and the planet. The program explicitly targets innovative companies seeking to adapt their existing technologies for cosmetic applications or those pioneering entirely new green solutions within the sector.
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Grant providers
L'Oréal Research & Innovation is the research side of L'Oréal, the beauty group founded in 1909 by the chemist Eugène Schueller. Its research teams work through a network of research centres around the world, and the wider group runs several open-innovation programmes for…
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- Fund type
- Grant
What You Get
Participants gain access to L'Oréal R&D expertise, world-class mentorship, fully equipped biotech lab facilities, and technical platforms. The program offers comprehensive business assistance, including fundraising strategies, market access, and strategic development. Startups also receive exposure to investors, collaboration opportunities, and potential direct co-development and investment partnerships with L'Oréal within a 6-12 month incubation.
How to apply
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- 1
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- 2
Submit on the official portal
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- 3
Follow up
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Sources
Data on this page is compiled from official program and provider references.
