[College of Biotechnology] Notice of Academic Lecture (The 122nd Lecture of Zhishan Lecture Series)
Release Date: August 30, 2025
Time: September 4, 2025 (Thursday), 13:00-14:30
Venue: Conference Room 2-208, Central Campus, Binhai Campus; Tencent Meeting ID: 112-352-152
All teachers and students are warmly invited to participate!
Lecture Title: Technological Breakthroughs: The Original Innovation Power of China's Beauty Industry
Speaker: Associate Researcher Wang Juan
Speaker Profile:
Dr. Wang Juan, an Industrial Professor and Part-Time Graduate Supervisor at Tianjin University of Science and Technology, holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Peking University and is an Associate Researcher. She previously served as a Senior Scientist at Procter & Gamble (P&G), a Fortune 500 company, and at Novozymes, a globally renowned biotechnology firm. Currently, she is the R&D Director of Meimu (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. and an Editorial Board Member of Daily Chemical Science.
Dr. Wang specializes in developing innovative biological raw materials using cutting-edge synthetic biology technologies. She has successfully achieved industrialization and commercialization of multiple technological advancements in the pharmaceutical, medical beauty, and daily chemical industries through an "industry-university-research-medical" collaborative model. With in-depth expertise in raw material efficacy evaluation, safety, toxicology research, and industry regulations, she possesses a holistic perspective across the entire industrial chain. As a core expert, she has participated in formulating several group standards, including Skin Microbiome-Regulating Skincare Products, leading the industry toward standardized development. To date, she holds over 30 authorized patents domestically and internationally and has published numerous high-level academic papers, continuously driving technological innovation and standardization within the industry.
Lecture Summary:
In the global cosmetics sector, core raw materials and advanced technologies have long been dominated by European, American, and Japanese enterprises. However, a technological revolution driven by China is quietly reshaping this landscape. This lecture will systematically analyze how China's cosmetics industry is achieving breakthroughs through original innovation and advancing toward the upper reaches of the industrial value chain.
In recent years, changes in the external environment have significantly heightened the industry's urgent need for self-reliance in raw materials. Guided by the "domestic economic circulation" strategy, capital markets and industrial forces are jointly investing in cutting-edge fields such as synthetic biology and Chinese characteristic plant resources, injecting new momentum into innovation. The implementation of new cosmetics regulations has markedly raised industry standards, driving market competition toward a high-quality development phase centered on genuine efficacy and scientific validation.
The rise of China's original raw materials has commenced. Since the introduction of the new raw material registration system in 2021, a batch of domestically produced new raw materials, including N-acetylneuraminic acid, Saussurea involucrata culture, and zinc hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, have successfully obtained approval, demonstrating the maturity and confidence of local technology. At the technological level, significant breakthroughs have been made in green manufacturing technologies such as biological fermentation, enzymatic catalysis, and plant cell culture. Additionally, the human efficacy evaluation system and in vitro alternative testing technologies have gradually improved, providing robust support for product safety and effectiveness.
The deep integration of industry, academia, and research continues to empower industrial innovation. Leading industry enterprises and research institutions have forged close collaborations, continuously transforming cutting-edge achievements into market-recognized domestic high-end raw materials, achieving a leap from "academic papers" to "commercial products."
This lecture will comprehensively review the path and development logic of China's cosmetics technology rise, envisioning the industry's future transition from "Made in China" to "Intelligent Manufacturing in China." We sincerely invite you to join us in exploring how technology can empower China's cosmetics industry to secure a leading position on the global stage.
Organizers:
National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Biological Engineering
Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology
Tianjin Engineering Center for Microbial Metabolism and Fermentation Process Control Technology
National International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Food Nutrition, Safety, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
August 29, 2025
