DEVA's Cosmetics R&D: Two Institutes, Three Centres

I. What is the "Two Institutes, Two Stations and Three Centres"?

The "two institutes, two stations and three centres" is an important part of DEVA International's current core scientific research system, composed of two major research institutes, two major research workstations and three major professional R&D centres.

Through this division of labour, DEVA International has formed a complete R&D chain from "what to study" to "how to study," and then to "how to verify and mass-produce".

II. Two Institutes: Two Major Research Institutes, Building a Dual Engine from Raw Materials to Formulation

1. Natural Chinese Cosmetics Research Institute: Focusing on Cosmetic Application and Product Development

Natural Chinese Cosmetics Research Institute is a private non-enterprise research institute formally registered with the market supervision and administration department of Huangpu District, Guangzhou as the competent unit, with registration certificate number Yue-Sui-She-Zheng-Zi No. Yue-Sui-Pu 040065.

The institute inherits Oriental cultural and aesthetic concepts, combines traditional Chinese plant extracts with modern skincare technology, and conducts research on skincare and beauty solutions around different skin needs.

The institute brings together a R&D team of more than 30 industry experts and researchers represented by

, covering multiple directions such as raw materials, formulation, efficacy evaluation and product development.

At present, the Natural Chinese Cosmetics Research Institute has formed:

• More than 70 national patents and related intellectual property achievements;

• More than 5,000 botanical skincare core formulations;

• Coverage of multiple product fields such as infant-grade skincare, functional skincare and high-end hair & body care;

• A core laboratory system designed and built to CNAS laboratory standards;

• Multiple international and domestic scientific cooperation and industry-university-research cooperation projects.

Compared with simply establishing a "formulation R&D department," the institute model can further integrate talent, technology, equipment, research projects and industrialization resources, providing more systematic technical support for product development.

2. Shennongjia Natural Cosmetics Ingredient Research Institute: Focusing on China's Rare Species Ingredients

If the Natural Chinese Cosmetics Research Institute is more concerned with "how to develop raw materials into products," then the Shennongjia Natural Cosmetics Ingredient Research Institute extends further upstream of the R&D chain — exploring "where to obtain more distinctive raw materials."

Shennongjia Natural Cosmetics Ingredient Research Institute is formally registered with the Science and Technology Bureau of Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei as the competent unit; it is a private non-enterprise research institute with registration certificate number: 52429021MJJ1785157

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The institute focuses on research on Shennongjia's distinctive rare cosmetic raw materials, covering:

• Research on raw-material ecological planting;

• Research on raw-material extraction technology;

• Research on raw-material R&D testing;

• Research on raw-material product application efficacy;

• Industry-university-research project cooperation;

• New raw-material development and filing.

At the same time, it provides brands with raw-material customization services including raw-material IP customization, rare plant planting and traceability, new raw-material filing, intellectual property customization, exclusive technology and expert scientific research resource support.

Expert Team: From Plant Resources to Efficacy Application

The institute brings together a research team represented by Dr. Zhu Baofu, Dr. Zhao Haishan, Dr. Mo Kaiju and Dr. Ding Jinlong.

Among them, the expert team's research directions cover multiple areas such as natural active ingredient extraction, cosmetic safety evaluation, plant polysaccharide application and plant active substance research.

Through the collaboration of researchers with different professional backgrounds, the institute can conduct systematic research on distinctive plants from

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Rare Raw-Material R&D Achievements

At present, the research team has achieved phased results in the applied research of Shennongjia's distinctive rare plants, and has successively developed 7 mass-producible rare-species extracts and compounded raw materials, among which the Shennong fragrant chrysanthemum has passed the national new-raw-material filing.

The currently formed "Chinese ingredients" R&D directions include:

These raw-material R&D efforts do not stay at the laboratory stage, but are further advanced toward the directions of mass-producible, applicable and traceable.

2,000-Mu Natural Plant and Herbal Medicine Planting Base

In order to further strengthen the controllability of raw-material sources, DEVA International has carried out strategic cooperation with Shennongjia Forestry District and established an approximately 2,000-mu natural plant and herbal medicine planting base.

The planting resources cover distinctive plants such as Shennong fragrant chrysanthemum, Shennong black tea, Shennong high-mountain green tea and Paris polyphylla.

Thus a R&D chain from plant planting, raw material research, extraction development, efficacy evaluation, formulation application to product production is gradually formed, allowing distinctive raw materials to move from "origin story" further toward actual product application.

III. Two Stations: Two Major Research Workstations, Connecting Talent, Technology and Industry

1. Cosmetics Postdoctoral Research Workstation

DEVA International has the Cosmetics Postdoctoral Research Workstation of the Guangzhou Bay Area Biomedical Research Institute, carrying out scientific research talent introduction and technical research in the cosmetics field.

The workstation focuses on research directions such as plant raw-material extraction, fermentation, and new raw materials, new formulations and new technologies, and conducts research on plant resources such as rose, blue lotus, lingzhi (reishi), and Dendrobium officinale.

The significance of the postdoctoral research platform is not merely the talent label of "postdoctorate," but more importantly its ability to continuously introduce scientific research talent for the enterprise and combine research projects with actual industrial needs.

2. Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Commissioner Workstation

DEVA International has also established the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Commissioner Workstation, and cooperates with scientific research resources such as the South China Technology Transfer Centre.

Through the science and technology commissioner mechanism, the technology, talent and scientific research achievements of universities and research institutions are connected with the actual production needs of enterprises, promoting the transformation of scientific research achievements into industrial applications.

Multi-Level Industry-University-Research Cooperation Network

In terms of external scientific research resource integration, DEVA International has carried out industry-university-research cooperation with six universities including Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, and established multiple technical cooperation platforms, including:

• DEVA & France's Sequans Group joint innovation laboratory;

• DEVA & HaiGui Baba infant and toddler product technology research centre;

• Functional skincare joint innovation laboratory;

• Relevant scientific research cooperation with the National Engineering Research Centre for New Drug Development.

Through the multi-party collaboration of universities, research institutions, enterprise laboratories and professional talent platforms, a collaborative model of "talent — technology — R&D — industrialization" is formed.

IV. Three Centres: Full-Chain Assurance from Formulation R&D to Product Mass Production

The two major research institutes undertake more front-end scientific research and applied research, while it is the three professional centres that truly bring R&D results to products.

1. Beauty Application R&D Centre: Turning Market Demand into Products

The Beauty Application R&D Centre is oriented to market demand and brand customer value, focusing on:

• Introduction and application of new technologies and new raw materials;

• New formulation debugging and finalization;

• Formulation sampling and adjustment;

• Stability research on basic formulation systems;

• Product concept development;

• Product application R&D.

From market insight, to product concept, formulation design, sampling testing, and finally product realization, the Beauty Application R&D Centre is responsible for transforming "scientific research achievements" into "products that consumers actually use."

For an ODM enterprise, this link is especially important.

Because what brand owners truly need is not a scientific research achievement stuck in the laboratory, but a complete product solution that can meet

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2. Process Technology Research Centre: Solving "How to Mass-Produce Laboratory Formulations"

A formulation's success in the laboratory does not mean it can directly enter the production line.

From laboratory samples of tens of grams or a few kilograms, to industrial production at hundreds of kilograms or even larger scales, there are still multiple process variables in between involving emulsification, dispersion, temperature, rotation speed, addition order and stability.

Its main work includes:

• Micro-adjustment and compounding from laboratory formulation to mass-production formulation;

• Ensuring that mass-produced products remain highly consistent with the confirmed samples;

• Research and application of new production processes;

• Application of microcapsule encapsulation technology;

• Application of intelligent delivery technology;

• Microbiological and heavy-metal testing of raw materials before warehousing;

• Random inspection of packaging materials upon warehousing.

Through process technology research, R&D results are further transformed into stable, reproducible and scalable products.

3. Cosmetics Evaluation Centre: Giving Product R&D Data Support

After product R&D is completed, a key question still needs to be answered:

This is also the important function undertaken by the Cosmetics Evaluation Centre.

DEVA International's core laboratory is designed and built to CNAS laboratory standards, and is equipped with multiple professional laboratories covering multiple testing dimensions from the cellular level to product efficacy, raw material analysis and packaging compatibility.

V. Multiple Professional Laboratories, Building the R&D Testing "Data Foundation"

This also means that DEVA International's R&D does not only focus on "formulation," but further extends to the overall compatibility between formulation — packaging — finished product.

VI. How Does the "Two Institutes, Two Stations and Three Centres" Truly Empower Brands?

For brand owners, the value of a scientific research system ultimately has to land on products and the market.

VII. Why Is It Worth Learning More About DEVA International?