Research Forum 2025
An opportunity for members to discuss future directions for TRI
The TRI Research Forum will take place on Thursday 4th September 2025 (9:00am – 12:00pm ET) and is a chance to discuss possible future directions for TRI. Registration is free and exclusive to employees of TRI Member Companies. The Research Forum will be streamed live and available on playback.
The Research Forum is a key opportunity for partner companies to hear first-hand the research that our experts have been undertaking and the new capabilities that have been developed in the fields of cosmetic science and personal care. You’d be joining participants from over 30 member companies worldwide to have your say in TRI Princeton’s research direction over the coming years, across hair, skin and scalp testing. The ultimate goal is for TRI to support you through conducting research that benefits both you and your business.
The meeting format will include a series of short presentations from our Technical Directors, where you’ll have exclusive access to updates on our internal research programme and news about new equipment purchases. These will be followed by a series of discussions about possible future directions and research collaborations.
Anyone from our member companies is welcome to take part. No question is too obvious and no idea too ridiculous. Please come along and help us build our future research and testing capabilities.
Agenda
(All times ET)
9:00 – 9:10 TRI Annual Report 2024 -2025 (10 min, incl. Q&A)
Dr David Graham
Broad-brush review of progress in the institute over the past year from David, the President. Including feedback from the members’ survey on members’ overall satisfaction with TRI services.
9:10 – 9:25 TRI Academy (15 min, incl. Q&A)
Dr Paul Cornwell
A short review of developments in educational activities (TRI Academy), including TRI Talks, Internships, Support for Schools, TRI Library, Bite-Size Learning Articles, TRI Skin and Hair Courses, Conferences and Symposia. Also, including feedback from members survey, and a discussion on improvements to be made.
9:25 – 10:40 Comfort break
10:40- 11:00 New Hair Claims Methods (20 min, incl. Q&A)
Dr Eleanor Lehman
Eleanor will review the internal projects at TRI focussed on hair claims test method improvements, and the feedback from members survey on those of greatest interest to our members. Discussions will follow on ideas for future work.
11:20- 11:40 New Skin and Scalp Claims Methods (20 min, incl. Q&A)
Dr Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud
Samuel will review the internal projects at TRI focussed on skin and scalp claims test method improvements, and the feedback from members survey on those of greatest interest to our members. Discussions will follow on ideas for future work.
11:40 – 12:00 New Research Consortia (20 min, incl. Q&A)
Dr Ernesta Malinauskyte
The time has come to start talking about our next big consortium project. We are looking for guidance from our members on potential avenues of research that will get widespread support from multiple sponsors. Ernesta will present two ideas for new projects and analyse feedback from the members’ survey.
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