Valérie holds a PhD in Cellular and Molecular biology from the University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France and has more than 15 years of experience in tissue engineering and cosmetics. She worked for 9 years as a project leader and tissue engineering expert at BASF Beauty Care Solutions where she developed several active ingredients. She is currently Skin Biology Manager at L’Occitane en Provence and manages the biological evaluation of the L’Occitane Group active ingredients. She is the author of 10 scientific publications and the inventor of 17 patents filed.