Four Challenge Topics
Phygital Consumers
AI
Elevate content innovation
Tech include but not limit to:
  • Revolutionizing Hyper Content Creativity: tech driving innovative approaches to creative concepting,image,video,text generation,editing;
  • Empowering Content Productivity: tech driving innovative approaches to accomplish local transcreation with volume & speed;
Minimum requirement for application (in addition to the other qualification stipulated in the Rules):
The Contestant needs to have prototype/MVP that can be tested in L'Oréals environment within 6 months and apply to business within 1 year.
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Operation 4.0
AI
Under this track, the innovations on following key areas are expected to support growth and agility end-to-end value chain:
Technologies and solutions related but not limited to:
  • Innovative & Safe Production: By leveraging technologies such as AI and IoT on monitoring hygiene practices and equipment maintenance to detect potential microbial risks early;
  • Cosmetic Package Design Simulation: Encourage to employ advanced simulation technologies to create realistic packaging scenarios to help package developers simulate potential challenges;
  • Enhanced Operations with RAG: Utilize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology, combining retrieval systems and generative models to enable quick access to relevant information and context-sensitive responses;
  • Robotic Technology in Factory and Fulfilment Center: Utilizing advanced and cost-effective robotic technologies which can be rapid deployed and easy integrated to enhance automation;
Minimum requirement for application (in addition to the other qualification stipulated in the Rules):
The Contestant needs to have prototype/MVP that can be tested in L'Oréals environment within 3-6 months and apply to L'Oréal Production within 1 Years.
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Future Science
AI
Technologies and solutions related but not limited to:
  • New ingredient or solutions satisfying consumer desires in skin, hair and makeup via elucidated mechanism;
  • Sensors or technologies to track, analyze and decode consumer emotions perceptions exposome;
  • Advanced skin,scalp,hair diagnostic tools or in vitro models;
  • AI that can be directly applied to accelerate research & innovation;
  • Technologies dedicated to make ingredient manufacturing sustainable;
Minimum requirement for application (in addition to the other qualification stipulated in the Rules):
The contestant needs to have prototype or scientific data that can be tested with L'Oréal's within 18 months and apply to business within 2-3 year.
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Sustainability
AI
Business Model, Products, Brands with Innovative Technology to solve sustainability challenges in Beauty Industry:
  • Challenges in Climate & Nature: Circularity, Water and Bio Diversity;
  • Challenges in Social & People: Support for disadvantaged communities and peoples;
Minimum requirement for application (in addition to the other qualification stipulated in the Rules):
Applicant requirements: you need to have a prototype/MVP that can be tested in L'Oréal's environment within 3-6 months.
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Four key selection criteria
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25%
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SOLUTION INNOVATIVENESS
TECHNOLOGY FRONTIER
SCALABILITY IN L’ORÉAL
BUSINESS IMPACT
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