International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety Elects Officers & Science Advisory Committee

The International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) elected officers for the 2025 board of directors. Stéphane Dhalluin, PhD, global head, human & environmental safety evaluation, L’Oréal, was elected chairman.

“I am deeply excited and honored to be elected chair of the board of directors for the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS). This is a crucial time to advance cosmetics’ animal-free safety assessments globally, and I am eager to collaborate with the exceptionally talented and passionate ICCS scientists, experts, members and stakeholders,” said Dhalluin, in a statement. “Together, we’ll accelerate the adoption of innovative, animal-free approaches, ensuring both human health and environmental safety of cosmetics with rigorous scientific standards. I’m confident that our combined expertise and dedication will significantly impact the future of cosmetics safety and sustainability.”

Other ICCS board officers are:

• Vice Chair, John Chave, director general, Cosmetics Europe

• Secretary, Jon Lalko, PhD, executive fellow, product safety and toxicology, Estée Lauder Companies

• Treasurer, Michael Southall, PhD, senior director, head of global toxicology and clinical safety, medical clinical & safety sciences, Kenvue

ICCS also named its 2025 Science Advisory Committee (SAC), which is composed of global experts from human health and environmental safety backgrounds who work in regulatory agencies, research institutions and validation centers.

“This esteemed group of scientists advises us on our science strategy,” said Erin Hill, ICCS CEO. “We have a robust portfolio of science projects aligned with the overall strategic goal of developing new approach methodologies (NAMs) and next generation risk assessment (NGRA) frameworks for cosmetics and ingredient safety assessments that will be protective of human and environmental health. We have received very valuable feedback from these scientists.”

The SAC peer reviews the science portfolio and provides guidance on the objectives and strategic direction of the organization.

ICCS works with all stakeholders, including industry safety assessors, regulators, and policymakers around the world to share the collective experience of applying NAMs and NGRA frameworks to ensure cosmetic safety.

Science Advisory Committee Members

SAC members come from North and South America, Europe and Asia:

• Takao Ashikaga, PhD, section chief, division of risk assessment, National Institute of Health Sciences Japanese Center for Validation of Alternative Methods

• Tara Barton-Maclaren, PhD, research manager, Health Canada

• Scott E. Belanger, PhD, independent senior executive, Environmental and Sustainability Management of Chemicals

• Natalie Burden, PhD, head of NAMs strategy, NC3Rs

• Michelle Embry, PhD, deputy director of environmental sciences, The Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI)

• Katie Paul Friedman, PhD, supervisory computational toxicologist, center for computational toxicology and exposure, US Environmental Protection Agency

• Alison Harrill, PhD, associate director for toxicology, office of research and development, US Environmental Protection Agency

• Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, PhD, director, NICEATM, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

• Prashiela Manga, PhD, deputy director, office of cosmetics and colors, US Food and Drug Administration

• Charlie Menzie, PhD, environmental scientist, independent

• Octavio Presgrave, PhD, coordinator, Brazilian Center for Validation of Alternative Methods

• Kristin Schirmer, PhD, head of department of environmental toxicology, Eawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

• Tomasz Sobanski, PhD, team leader at computational assessment and alternative methods unit, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

• Marize Campos Valadares, PhD, full professor of toxicology, Universidade Federal de Goiás/ ANVISA

Maurice Whelan, PhD, head of systems toxicology unit and ECVAM, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

• Carole Yauk, PhD, professor, University of Ottawa

ICCS was formed in early 2023. Its mission is to advance the adoption of animal-free assessments of cosmetics, and their ingredients, for human and environmental safety. The organization includes 42 international members from market leaders in the cosmetic product and ingredient manufacturers sector, notable trade and research associations, and influential animal protection organizations.