Hanane CHAJRA holds a PhD in Biotechnology from the University Claude Bernard Lyon, France. She has more than 10 years of industrial experience in medical devices and tissue engineering for pharmaceutical applications at Symatese. Dr Chajra joined the cosmetic industry in 2013 where she worked for well-known raw material suppliers specialized in the development of innovative active ingredients (Induchem, Givaudan and Clariant). Since 2023, Dr Hanane CHAJRA is the Head of clinical and scientific communication at Activen, a Swiss company specialized in the discovery and development of miniproteins for cosmetic and dermatological applications.