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Innovation Discovery
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Find the next big ingredients, emerging technologies, and proven formulation claims with targeted innovation intelligence for speeding up your product development.

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Future-proof your cosmetic innovation
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85% Less Time

On Ingredient Discovery

3x Faster

Time-to-Market

40% Reduction

In Duplicated Research Efforts

Find What's Next

Discover emerging cosmetics trends, ingredients, and competitor innovations before they hit the market.

Validate Instantly

Quickly assess new cosmetic formulations, product concepts, and ingredients with AI-driven insights from patents, research papers, and real-world applications.

Optimize R&D Costs

Reduce R&D costs by avoiding duplicated research and ensure your product development efforts are streamlined from day one.

More Research, Less Busywork, Higher Impact

Centralize Knowledgebase

Access all technical literature in a single, structured dashboard

Slate categorizes and organizes 450M+ patents, research papers, and scientific literature in a structured taxonomy for precise classification of data and quick access.
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Ingredient Discovery

Find evidence-backed ingredients for formulations

Slate helps you identify which ingredients are gaining technical traction and research backing based on efficacy, novelty, or regulatory relevance by filtering through cluttered scientific literature and patents.
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Ingredient Discovery
Claim Benchmarking

Claim Benchmarking

Validate claims with scientific proof

Quickly identify relevant research or patent-backed data to support claims like “boosts hydration” or “anti-inflammatory.”
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Competitive Intelligence

Track competitor innovations and formulation approaches

Discover how competitors are structuring new formulations, what actives they’re protecting in patents, or where their innovation is heading.
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Formulation Optimization​

Formulation Optimization

Reduce formulation timelines by finding novel ingredient synergies

Slate helps you uncover unusual ingredient combinations cited in research or patents that may have superior performance or novel applications.
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Cross-Industry Solution

Explore innovations from another industry to solve challenges in yours

Slate works based on knowledge graphs, so you can find solutions from outside your industry, including things that aren’t easy to reach through typical keyword searches.
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Trend Forecasting

Discover the future of cosmetics by identifying emerging trends

Identify emerging trends in formulation, ingredients, sustainability, and new technologies to incorporate the next big thing into your product development cycle before it becomes mainstream.
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Regulations & Compliance

Keep formulations compliant with the latest regulations

Slate helps you stay updated on compliance issues and checks if ingredients are restricted under EU, FDA, or APAC regulations before you invest time and money into development.
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Before

6 weeks to analyze 100+ patents and research papers, material scouting, and compliance checks, relying on manual searches across multiple sources.

96X

Faster insights, delivering in:

With Slate

1 day to uncover 6 emerging materials with industry use cases.

3 hours to map 10 competitor innovations across patents & market activity.

Answer Questions That Matter to Cosmetics R&D

What cosmetics R&D professionals are asking:

What are the new natural or bio-based ingredients that can replace synthetic alternatives?

What are the most effective compounds for anti-aging formulations?

How can botanical extracts be stabilized to maintain antimicrobial efficacy long-term?

What's trending in sustainable cosmetic ingredient research?

What alternative preservatives are gaining regulatory approval?

Real Results from Beauty Industry Leaders

See how cosmetic brands are accelerating innovation and gaining competitive advantage with Slate

Premium Skincare Brand

Innovation Case Study

Challenge

Needed breakthrough anti-pollution ingredient for urban skincare line targeting Gen Z consumers

Solution

Used Slate to discover patent-pending antioxidant complex from Mediterranean botanicals

“Slate helped us discover an ingredient that became the hero component of our best-selling serum. We went from concept to launch in record time.”
— VP of R&D

Results

3 weeks → 2 days

Research Time

18 months → 12 months

Time to Market

Filed 3 new patents

Patent Applications

Global Beauty Conglomerate

R&D Case Study

Challenge

R&D team was overwhelmed tracking emerging sustainable packaging technologies across 15 brands

Solution

Implemented Slate's innovation alerts to monitor biodegradable materials and smart packaging patents

“Our innovation team now has a competitive intelligence advantage that’s impossible to replicate manually.”
— Chief Innovation Officer

Results

5x more sources

Innovation Coverage

40% productivity gain

Team Efficiency

2 years ahead of target

Sustainability Goals

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Testimonials from Cosmetics R&D Users

“Slate transformed our innovation process. We discovered three breakthrough ingredients that became our top-selling products this year.”
R&D Head | Skincare Company
“The synergies Slate surfaces often match what took us months to find in lab testing. It’s like having an extra R&D associate focused on literature.”
Principal Scientist | Haircare Division
“We caught a competitor’s ingredient shift 3 months earlier than usual, and it changed how we positioned our next launch.”
Research Intelligence Analyst | Global Beauty Brand
“For sustainability research, Slate is unmatched. We’ve identified eco-friendly alternatives that our manual process would have missed.”
Chief Scientist | Global Cosmetics Company

Everything You Need for Cosmetic Innovation Discovery

Purpose-built for beauty industry professionals who need to stay ahead of the innovation curve

Ingredient Intelligence

Discover breakthrough active ingredients, novel delivery systems, and emerging formulation technologies before your competitors do.

  • Novel ingredient synergies
  • Bioavailability optimization
  • Clinical efficacy data
  • Safety profiles

Technology Scouting

Identify cutting-edge cosmetic technologies from startups, universities, and research institutions worldwide.

  • Microencapsulation
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biotechnology
  • Smart materials

Innovation Alerts

Stay ahead with real-time notifications about new patents, research breakthroughs, and market opportunities in your focus areas.

  • Custom watchlists
  • Monthly summaries
  • Actionable insights
  • Personalized tracking

Research Intelligence

Track emerging trends, regulatory changes, and competitive movements to align your innovation strategy with market demands.

  • Trend analysis
  • Regulatory updates
  • Competitor tracking
  • Technology evaluation

Research Synthesis

Automatically synthesize findings from thousands of research papers, patents, and industry reports into actionable insights.

  • Literature reviews
  • Patent landscapes
  • White space analysis
  • Opportunity mapping

Sustainability Focus

Find eco-friendly alternatives, sustainable packaging solutions, and clean beauty innovations that align with green initiatives.

  • Green chemistry
  • Biodegradable materials
  • Carbon footprint
  • Circular economy

Enterprise-grade security and privacy protection for your most sensitive R&D work

Slate never trains on your data, so your teams can innovate with confidence.

Data Never Used to Train Models

Your proprietary research and queries remain completely private and are never used to train our AI.

Private Deployment

Slate operates securely within your own firewalls, keeping your innovations safe and research data within your premises.

Transform data into applicable R&D insights with Slate

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Research Papers & Literature
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