Author: Dr. Paul Lawrence, Executive Director of Research and Discovery | Biocogent, LLCAbstract:The cosmetic care industry has embraced the revolution in skin microbiome research, doggedly pursuing new platforms to effectively modulate the populations of microbes on the skin. These advances also coincide with the potentially catastrophic increase in microbes resistant to multiple anti-microbial measures. As […]

Paul’s presentation, Adapting a More Than 3-Billion-Year-Old Predator to Naturally Counter a Complicated Member of the Skin Microbiome, was selected as a TOP 10 applied research paper. This is a huge accomplishment for Dr. Lawrence and Biocogent – the only US-based company to make it into the TOP 10. Biocogent applauds Paul’s fantastic work, and […]

Author: Dr. Paul Lawrence, Executive Director of Research and Discovery | Biocogent, LLC Abstract:Botanically derived materials with beneficial properties are extremely popular within the cosmetic care industry, driving considerable momentum to identify and launch new products infused with plant-based bio-active ingredients. There is also a great deal of interest in finding ways to leverage the […]

Personal Care Global | September 2023 Melisa DeGroot, Rebecca Held, Paul Lawrence, Joseph Ceccoli – Biocogent MARINE INGREDIENTS | SARGASSUM The ocean covers over 70% of the planet and includes many diverse marine environments. With some of the Earth’s most extreme habitats, rich biodiversity has evolved to survive and even thrive in these dynamic high-stress […]

Biocogent, LLC, a premier provider of high technology products and services to the personal care and cosmetic industries, received a gold medal from the EcoVadis rating platform for its approach to environmental management, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Biocogent’s overall sustainability performance for 2023 ranks among the top 5% of companies assessed […]

Brianna Scacchi, Brian Costello, Joseph Ceccoli and Paul Lawrence, Ph.D. | Biocogent, LLC Skin aging can be accelerated by a variety of extrinsic factors including physical damage from the external environment. As is well-known, one of the major assaults on skin is promulgated by ultraviolet (UV) radiation emanating from the sun. UV light is a […]

Brianna Scacchi, Joseph Ceccoli and Paul Lawrence, Ph.D., Biocogent, LLC, Stony Brook, NY | From Biocogent LLC Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describes a wide range of medical practices with a good amount of anecdotal testimony for efficacy but little scientific verification. As the name would indicate, TCM was developed in China and although it may […]

Brianna Scacchi, Kimberly Dew, Christopher Judd, Joseph Ceccoli, Paul Lawrence 1. Abstract There is considerable interest in finding natural ingredients capable of restoring and maintaining skin health via modulation of the skin microbiome. The skin surface is host to an array of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. One of the most prevalent bacterial species […]

Biocogent, a company headquartered at the Long Island High Technology Incubator (LIHTI) at Stony Brook University, was recently awarded Platinum status by EcoVadis, the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings. Platinum is EcoVadis’ highest ranking and is awarded to the top one percent of companies assessed. Company President Joe Ceccoli said Biocogent ranked among the best […]

A deeper dive into the science behind Biocogent’s advanced skincare ingredients. One of the many sources of damage our skin receives from the environment is through UV rays, UVA and UVB. These rays impact our skin, inflicting genetic damage onto our skin cells in the form of what’s known as a thymidine dimer. This is […]