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Student excellence awards presented at ChemExpo

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Vimal Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., a petition was fi erce, with teams pre-
leading distributor of speciality ingre- senting innovative concepts that left a
dients for the personal care industries, lasting impression. Securing the First
in partnership with HPIC India, gave Position was the team from Somal-
away a fi rst-of-its kind ‘Students Ex- war’s Nikalas Mahila Mahavidyalay,
cellence Awards’ during the ChemExpo with their groundbreaking Anhydrous
India 2024 exhibition held on April Sunblock SPF 40. Following closely
24-25 in Mumbai. ChemExpo India, behind was the team from KET’s V.G.
organised by ChemExpo Exhibitions Vaze College of Arts, Science & Com- Hair care – Winner: Team from Somalwar’s
Pvt. Ltd. (part of the group of compa- merce (Autonomous) with their concept Nikalas Mahila Mahavidyalay
nies that also publishes HPIC India and of Prolonged Delivery Night Repair
Chemical Weekly), featured participa- Serum, securing the Second Position.
tion from the bulk, fi ne and speciality
chemical industries including the per-
sonal & home care sector.

The unique award programme was
launched in August last year with the
aim of motivating young students in the
fi eld of cosmetic science. Institutes in Hair care – Runner-up: Team from
India offering under-graduate and post- Vidyabharti Mahavidyalaya
graduate courses in cosmetic science Skin care – Winner: Team from Somalwar’s The Colour Cosmetics category
and technology were invited to partici- Nikalas Mahila Mahavidyalay was equally competitive, with partici-
pate in the programme. The competi- pants showcasing their creativity and
tion required students to identify and expertise. Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalay
create novel formulations, identify new
business opportunities, and offer out-
of-the-box formulation concepts.

The awards were conferred for
‘Excellence in Innovative Formulation
Design’ in three areas: Hair Care, Skin
Care and Colour Cosmetics. Students Skin care – Runner-up: Team from KET’s
from a handful of colleges participated V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science & Colour Cosmetics – Winner: Team from
in the three categories by presenting Commerce (Autonomous) Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalay
innovative formulations, as well as In the Hair Care category, innova-
marketing and commercial plans for tion took centre stage yet again. The
product launch. The formulations sub- team from Somalwar’s Nikalas Mahila
mitted by the students were evaluated Mahavidyalay clinched the First Posi-
by an independent panel on various tion with their concept Scalp and Hair
properties including product format, Conditioning Mask, while the team
effi cacy, sensory and texture. The awards from Vidyabharti Mahavidyalaya im-
included cash prizes and certifi cates. pressed the Jury with their concept Colour Cosmetics – Runner-up: Team from
of Invisible Oil, securing the Second R.C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical
In the Skin Care category, the com- Position. Education and Research, Shirpur

124 Chemical Weekly June 4, 2024

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