Virgo Publishing Announces inside cosmeceuticals Scientific Excellence Award Presented at SupplySide West 2008

PHOENIX—Virgo Publishing announced this week that the first-ever inside cosmeceuticals Scientific Excellence Award will be presented at SupplySide West 2008, October 22 to 24 at The Venetian & The Sands in Las Vegas.  The award will be given to an ingredient supplier or technology provider who has achieved remarkable research and technology innovation, and the award is scheduled to be presented annually at future SupplySide West events.

“The Scientific Excellence Award acknowledges a company who is contributing to science-based, cutting-edge product development,” said Peggy Jackson, director of publishing for Virgo Publishing. “SupplySide West, the world’s largest event for healthy and innovative ingredients, is the perfect venue to acknowledge this commendable achievement.”

Ingredient suppliers or technology providers with new ingredient/technology science, a new application, or any research-based breakthrough in ingredient/technology science are encouraged to submit an application for the award online InsideCosmeceuticals.com. Applications will be accepted through July 11, 2008.

The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges comprised of R&D, science and product development professionals from cosmetic and personal care manufacturing companies. The winner will be notified the week of Sept. 2 and presented an award at SupplySide West 2008 on Friday, Oct. 24. The winner also will be acknowledged in a press release posted on the inside cosmeceuticals and SupplySide Web sites before SupplySide West; an ad in the show issue of inside cosmeceuticals magazine and SupplySide West Show Guide; the post-show review in inside cosmeceuticals; and a press release sent to trade media after SupplySide West. Additionally, the winners will receive an award graphic to be used in marketing materials.
R&D, product development and science professionals from cosmetic and personal care manufacturing companies interested in participating on the panel of judges can volunteer at InsideCosmeceuticals.com/panel.

Virgo Publishing produces the SupplySide Trade Shows and Conferences, the Focus on the Future Executive Conference and Retreat, and the online training Web site nutrilearn.com; and publishes Natural Products INSIDER, Food Product Design, inside cosmeceuticals, and Natural Products Marketplace magazines. Virgo also produces CULINOLOGY® for the Research Chefs Association.