IFSCC dish out awards at conference in Bangkok
In December, the Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Thailand hosted the IFSCC Conference despite floods in and around Bangkok. At the Gala Banquet, Conference Awards were presented to authors of innovative research papers that contributed to the industry in 2011.
The award for the best paper went to researchers at Shiseido Research Centre and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Japan for their paper on the ‘Development of self-dissolving microneedles consisting of hyaluronic acid as an anti-wrinkle treatment.’
The first Henry Maso Award winner was Ms Theeraya Krisdaphong from Thailand, for her paper, ‘Antimicrobial activity of garcina mangostana extract for anti-acne.’
IFSCC President, Panvipa Krisdaphong presented the M G de Navarre Young Scientists Prize to Pinky Purohit from the USA for her essay entitled 'The Social role of cosmetics’.
Krisdaphong also presented The Lester Conrad Award to the Indonesian Society for their proposed educational programme for 2012.
