The 10^th Edition of the PCHi Technology Summit & Innovation Exhibition

Date: August 12–13, 2026

Venue: Guangzhou Yuexiu International Congress Center

Theme: Technology Beyond Boundaries · Value in Symbiosis

According to the 2025 Annual Review Report on Cosmetics released by the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, China had 22,952 cosmetics registrants and filing entities by the end of 2025, marking a steady growth for five consecutive years. Meanwhile, data released by the China Association of Fragrance, Flavor and Cosmetic Industries revealed that, as of 2025, China’s cosmetics industry had generated all-channel transaction revenue exceeding CNY 1 trillion for three consecutive years, maintaining its position as the world’s largest consumer market.

Meanwhile, consumers are moving away from blind faith in “active ingredient concentration” and turning instead toward evidence-based efficacy. Precision skincare and personalized skincare are also moving from theory into practice. These trends indicate that China’s cosmetics industry is at an unprecedented technological turning point, where scientific and technological innovation have become the key drivers of quality improvement and growth across the industry.

Responding to the evolving needs of the industry, this year’s PCHi Technology Summit is themed “Technology Beyond Boundaries · Value in Symbiosis”. Under the guidance of leading experts from the PCHi Cosmetics Science & Technology Innovation Committee (CSTIC), the Summit will feature a main plenary and parallel breakout sessions. It will focus on more than ten in-demand fields, including policies and regulations, ingredients and formulations, efficacy evaluation, scalp care, medical research and co-creation, light medical aesthetics, and synthetic biology. The event aims to pool industry wisdom, share innovative achievements, and promote technical exchanges. A dedicated session showcasing the PCHi Fountain Awards 2026 winning products will also be held on site, where award-winning companies will present their cutting-edge technologies.

We look forward to unlocking frontier technologies with you and helping the industry make breakthrough progress.

Summit at a Glance (estimated)

n Over 2,000 delegates

n Over 100 industry-leading experts

n Nearly 20 conference sessions and activities

Who Should Attend

n Corporate executives seeking to understand current and future trends in the cosmetics industry, cosmetics regulatory consultants, marketing and R&D personnel, product managers, and other professionals

n Cosmetics industry professionals encountering challenges or bottlenecks in implementing regulatory requirements

n R&D engineers and other technical developers focused on cosmetics formulation, marketing personnel engaged in science-based brand communications

n R&D and efficacy evaluation personnel, clinical physicians, and formulation R&D specialists, as well as related technical and marketing personnel with an interest in skincare, hair and scalp care, and the development and application of light medical aesthetics products—particularly those interested in industry–academia–research–medical co-creation

n R&D personnel, university professors, interdisciplinary scholars, and other professionals interested in frontier research, cross-sector technological breakthroughs, and technology transfer in cosmetic ingredient innovation

Analysis of Previous Attendees by Company Types and Job Functions

Summit Agenda _(Tentative)

Plenary Session                                                                

Highlights: At the outset of the 15th Five-Year Plan, technological innovation has become the cornerstone of corporate development. With industry regulations continuing to deepen, the sector has officially entered a new stage where innovation-driven growth and high standards of safety go hand in hand. Accurately identifying frontier trends in technology and markets, while developing competitive advantages grounded in compliance, is a critical priority for enterprises seeking sustainable long-term growth.

At PCHi Technology Summit 2026, the Plenary Session has undergone a comprehensive and strategic content upgrade. Bringing together top industry experts and frontier insights, it will feature two core segments to explore new pathways toward high-quality industry development:

[Trend Segment]: Interpreting the overall industry development plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period, examining existing pain points in technological innovation, and projecting future market and technology trends;

[Regulatory Segment]: Analyzing the opportunities and challenges arising from regulatory reform, supporting enterprises in strengthening their compliance systems and building new competitive advantages.

Key Focus Areas:l

l Industry development strategies and key outlooks

l Trends, bottlenecks, and future pathways for ingredient innovation

l Insights into emerging technologies and market dynamics

l Corporate strategies in the context of regulatory change

Breakout Sessions                                                           

Ø Skin Mechanisms, Collaborative Medical Research and Co-creation

Highlights: The skincare industry has entered an era of dermatological science-driven beauty. Consumer perception has shifted from “ingredient concentration worship” to a demand for mechanism-based scientific understanding. Consumers are not content with knowing what works—they want to know why it works. This is compelling brands to draw on skin science and build a complete scientific narrative and basis for consumer trust.

Closely aligned with the industry’s most pressing topics, the forum on Skin Mechanisms, Collaborative Medical Research and Co-creation will be structured around three major themes: anti-wrinkle and firming; soothing and repair; pigmentation correction and brightening. The forum intends to bring together authoritative dermatologists, leading universities, research institutes, and finished-product enterprises to explore the latest skin mechanisms, frontier scientific discoveries, and practical application pathways. It aims to bridge the gap between R&D and clinical practice and identify feasible solutions for collaborative medical research and co-creation.

Key Focus Areas:

l Anti-aging research, including aging biomarkers, extracellular matrix (ECM), and epigenetics, etc.

l Mechanistic pathways, targets, and new solutions for soothing and repair

l Research on pigmentation correction and brightening, including approaches to gentle brightening

l Systematic research on trending active ingredients

l Collaborative medical research and co-creation solutions for dermatology-based skincare products

Ø Cosmetics R&D and Formulation

Highlights: Formulation is the ultimate expression of cosmetic technology. Driven by the continuously evolving consumer market, formulation development has moved from “ingredient stacking” to systematic design and precise alignment to consumer needs.

The forum on Cosmetics R&D and Formulation at this year’s PCHi Technology Summit will bring together leading cosmetic formulators, centered on formulation R&D, and will be structured around three major sections:

[Practical Innovation]: Formulation strategies for efficacy cosmetics, the silver economy, and personalization;

[Application and Implementation]: The science behind high-performing product formulations;

[Future Outlook]: The integration of AI, transdermal delivery, and dosage form innovation in formulation development.

In addition, the forum will feature discussions on capitalizing on market opportunities and translating technological advances into competitive advantages, supporting growth through science-based formulation.

Ø Hair and Scalp Care

Highlights: With consumers’ awareness of precision care rising significantly, scalp care is evolving beyond basic cleansing toward the precision care approach of skinification, emerging as a market segment with substantial growth potential in excess of CNY 100-billion.

This year’s forum on Hair and Scalp Care will focus on hot topics including hair-loss prevention and scalp care, supporting brands and R&D professionals in exploring innovative technological pathways in this field.

Ø Development and Application of Light Medical Aesthetics Products

Highlights: Frost & Sullivan projects China’s non-surgical medical aesthetics market will reach CNY 415.7 billion by 2030. “Cosmetics–device integration” is moving beyond a marketing concept to become a science-based solution powered by clinical medicine, regenerative materials, and related technologies.

Centered on full-cycle care in light medical aesthetics, this year’s forum on the Development and Application of Light Medical Aesthetics Products will address four key pillars: mechanistic insights; brand development solutions; precise personalization solutions; and science communication. The forum will contribute to building a new industrial ecosystem centered on collaborative medical research and cosmetics–device synergy.

Key Focus Areas:

l Mechanisms of skin damage caused by energy-based cosmetic procedures and the principles of professional repair

l R&D approaches for light medical aesthetics skincare products; and post-procedure repair, efficacy enhancement, and maintenance solutions

l Applications of regenerative medicine and bioactive materials in aesthetic medicine

l Skin assessment and personalized skincare solutions during the peri-procedural period of light medical aesthetics

l Debunking misconceptions in light medical aesthetics, and empowering science communication and consumer education

Ø Technical Submissions and Academic Exchange

Highlights: As a professional, integrated exchange platform serving the global beauty industry, PCHi has always placed technical exchange at its core and remains committed to advancing academic dialogue and innovation across the sector. To better serve the industry, PCHi launched its first call for speaker submissions in 2023, targeting R&D professionals from cosmetics brands; faculty at universities and research institutes; clinical physicians; and other professionals. The initiative has now completed for six successful editions, introducing young scholars and emerging professionals, along with a series of new technologies and concepts, and has drawn broad industry attention.

This year’s PCHi Technology Summit will continue to feature the speaker submission mechanism. A panel of experts will evaluate submissions across multiple criteria, including innovation, scientific merit, and market application prospects, for oral or poster presentation. This initiative aims to encourage more industry professionals to participate actively in academic and technological exchange and contribute to discussions on the future of the industry.

Ø [Future Cross-sector Technologies] Frontier Technologies and Ingredient Innovation

Highlights: Innovation in cosmetic ingredients is a core driver of the industry’s sustainable and innovation-driven growth. In 2025, the National Medical Products Administration issued the Provisions for Supporting Innovation in Cosmetic Raw Materials and the Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Cosmetics Regulation and Promoting High-quality Industry Development, both clearly encouraging ingredient innovation and providing strong momentum for the industry. Leveraging frontier technologies to empower ingredient innovation has become a central focus across the value chain.

This year’s forum on Frontier Technologies and Ingredient innovation will be grounded in industry policy, address key challenges in industry development, and focus on core areas of beauty ingredient innovation, offering in-depth presentations and discussions.

Key Focus Areas:

l In-depth exploration of R&D approaches, core technologies, and practical application solutions for widely used active ingredients

l Risk assessment, safety evaluation, and compliance management for high-risk ingredients

l Development pathways, technological highlights, and commercial value of Chinese plant-based ingredients

l Frontier Technologies, innovative R&D approaches, and research outcomes for new ingredients

l Roundtable discussion on core technical challenges in ingredient R&D, production, and application, and pathways to breakthroughs

Ø [Future Cross-sector Technologies] Advancing Cosmetics–Pharmaceutical Synergy Through Technology Innovation (New)

Highlights: In recent years, the cosmetics-pharmaceutical synergy model has introduced target mechanism research, transdermal delivery technologies, and clinical validation frameworks from the pharmaceutical field into cosmetics R&D. As an effective approach to addressing real and pressing consumer concerns such as skin soothing, anti-hair loss, and brightening, cosmetics-pharmaceutical synergy represents a key direction for efficacy-based skincare products seeking to build scientific competitive barriers.

This year’s Summit will launch the forum on Cosmetics–Pharmaceutical Synergy through Technological Innovation. In collaboration with leading pharmaceutical universities in China, the forum will explore potential applications of frontier pharmaceutical technologies in the cosmetics industry, breaking disciplinary boundaries to drive new growth in the sector.

Ø [Future Cross-sector Technologies] Synthetic Biology Innovation and Applications (New)

Highlights: Drawing on BIOHK’s global biotechnology perspective and PCHi’s beauty industry resources, this forum will focus on technological breakthroughs, commercial application, and international collaboration in synthetic biology within the beauty sector. It aims to build an integrated exchange platform connecting government, industry, academia, research institutions, and capital, and to advance the beauty industry’s transformation toward bio-based manufacturing and green, sustainable development.

Key Focus Areas:

l [Capturing Industry Trends]

Ø Explore Hong Kong’s role as a biotechnology hub, and identify cross-border collaboration opportunities in the global synthetic biology industry landscape;

Ø Analyze the core logic and future trends of synthetic biology in reshaping the beauty industry value chain

l [Empowering Practical Implementation]

Ø Technological breakthroughs: Share approaches to optimizing biosynthetic pathways for beauty ingredients and address key challenges in commercializing frontier technologies;

Ø Green development: Compare bio-based manufacturing and conventional chemical synthesis; benchmark against global brands examples; and explore pathways for the sustainable transformation of the beauty industry;

Ø Cross-sector technology integration: Draw on advanced pharmaceutical technologies to overcome R&D bottlenecks in cosmetics fermentation and related areas

l [Roundtable Discussion: Co-building the Industrial Ecosystem]:

Ø Comparing regulatory frameworks for compliance approaches for synthetic biology-derived beauty ingredients across markets

Ø Investment rationale and pathways for efficient commercialization of industry–academia–research outcomes

Ø Leveraging Hong Kong’s geographic location to facilitate cross-border movement of technology and products

Ø New models for integrated R&D, commercialization, and market development in the Greater Bay Area

Ø [PCHi Fountain Awards 2026] Award-Winning Product Showcase and Innovation Exchange (New)

Highlights: As a benchmark award recognized for its authority, fairness, and professionalism in the beauty and personal care ingredients industry, the PCHi Fountain Awards identify outstanding innovations through a rigorous and fair evaluation process and help advance innovation and excellence across the industry. The awards are widely regarded as one of the sector’s most prestigious honors.

PCHi Fountain Awards 2026 received a record 295 product submissions, representing a year-on-year increase of 23%, reflecting the strong pace of innovation in the global beauty ingredients sector.

The entire selection process upholds the principles of fairness, impartiality, and transparency. All entries are evaluated objectively according to three core areas: product safety, technological innovation, and market application prospects. Through multiple rounds of screening and merit-based evaluation, 33 award-winning products were ultimately selected, producing an authoritative and credible list of winners.

To make the most of these high-quality innovation outcomes and support continuous improvement across the industry, this year’s Summit will feature a special session:  [PCHi Fountain Awards 2026] Award-Winning Product Showcase and Innovation Exchange. Award-winning enterprises will share the core technologies, R&D highlights, and real-world application insights behind their award-winning products, offering practical innovation solutions to benefit the industry.

Note: The above is a preliminary plan. More session themes and dedicated corporate technical exchange sessions will be announced on an ongoing basis. All details are subject to change; please refer to on-site announcements for final information.

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