Barcelona welcomes the fifth edition of BPC, an innovative meeting point for the whole fragrance and perfumery industry.
From olfaction science to perfumery innovation
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Created by Beauty Cluster in 2018, Barcelona Perfumery Congress is a global forum where the fragrance industry meets.
Professionals involved in fragrance creativity, marketing, new technologies, olfaction research, packaging, raw materials and ingredients and others join yearly this 360º congress.
BPC is a modern on-site event with an added-value approach to the educational content. A place to meet with the Spanish perfumery industry (2nd worldwide exporter) in the sunny and incomparable city of Barcelona. Take part and find dynamic opportunities to network, explore sensory experiences and exchange business in this 2023 edition.
More than 50 exhibitors, two days of educational content, sensorial activities and 1.000 attendees for networking are waiting for you next November in Spain.
Scientific research in olfaction and perfumery
Fragrance industry suppliers innovative launches 2023
Innovation: digital transformation, sustainability and regulation
Fragrance trends, consumer analysis and market perspective
Discover the exhibitors for the 2023 edition
We are pleased to welcome you to this new chapter of Barcelona Perfumery Congress. Advances in perfume technology and current state of the art in fragrance research and olfaction science are at the forefront of this 5th edition. In parallel, the program includes industry suppliers recent launches and a special focus on consumer trends and market perspectives.
Back once again in the lovely city of Barcelona, BPC represents two full days of inspiring content, enhanced visitor experience and networking opportunities.
AMAF
aro’green
Beauty Business School
Beauty Cluster
BeautyProf
CAAE
Carinsa
Cosmo International Fragrances
CPL Aromas
Dauper
Ecomundo
Ernesto Ventós
Eurofragance
Gravotech
Iberchem
Inquiaroma
International Perfume Foundation
IQS
Kemchain
Lluch Essence
LSI
NextinBeauty
NEZ
Olfasense
Rafesa
Ravetllat Aromatics
Sampling Innovations Europe
Scentmate by Firmenich
Sigillum Knowledge Solutions
Simone Gatto
Latest News
A history of the past 150 years on scent and fragrance innovation
A review that compiles the past 150 years of scientific and technological breakthroughs, in the field of scent on consumer packaged goods industry, has been published this September. The article…
LSI joins the 5th editon of the Barcelona Perfumery Congress
LSI is the reference software editor for perfumery, cosmetics and flavor companies. LSI offers SMEs/SMIs its wealth of industry know-how and technological expertise to guarantee the success of their IT…
A new way to digitizing odors have been published in Science by Google Brain Team and USA researchers
Big topic in Science : Google Brain Team and researchers from USA have just published a new approach to digitizing odors. Vision or hearing have an interpretation in the digital…
Sony new Smell-O-Vision feature immerse players with fragrance in video games. A new way of virtual reality
Sony new patent can let you smell fragrances from games. The new Smell-O-Vision feature discharges scents in synchronization with player outputs. This is a new way of to immerse and…
Overnight exposure with fragrances may enhance cognitive brain function in older adults
A study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience has found that exposure to specific fragrances during sleep may significantly enhance cognitive function in older adults (60-85 years old). Researchers found that…
Barcelona Perfumery Awards: Application submission is now open
If you are a professional or company in the fragrance industry, you can now submit free your application for the Barcelona Perfumery Awards through the following link. 🏆 About Barcelona…
Humans are changing the smell of the planet, says the biologist Prof. Bill Hansson
The biologist and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Germany, Prof. Bill Hansson, reviews in his book “Smelling to survive -Amazing stories from the world…
New EU labeling regulation for fragrance allergens in cosmetic products
Published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 of 26 July 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling of fragrance allergens in…
Biotechnologies in fragrance production
Different biotech strategies have been used in the fragrance industry to obtain added value volatile compounds. These strategies respond to the growing demand on sustainable and stable feedstock of ingredients…
Release of fragrances can be controlled upon contact with sweat
The controlled release of fragrances is of outmost importance in the perfume industry, to obtain a long lasting effect. In this publication, researchers from Thailand have investigated how polymeric coatings…
Kemchain joins the 5th editon of the Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Kemchain is an independent platform for digital supply chain data. Their goal is to reduce supply chain risk, speed up business processes, and take control of data and compliance. Kemchain…
Gravotech joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Leader in permanent marking solutions. Gravotech designs, manufactures, and distributes innovative engraving, marking, and cutting solutions. With the cutting-edge technologies that we master for permanent marking and engraving, we are giving this power to objects.…
Bumble bees damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production when pollen is scarce
In the event of shortage of pollen, bumble bees do not waver and damage plant leaves in a way that accelerate flowering of plants at even 30 days earlier. 👉Read…
How emerging omic technologies can help to understand aging of flowers or floral senescence?
Floral senescence is the process of aging, where plants remobilize nutrients to ongoing seeds and other young organs. Omic technologies can provide insights into this matter, especially flor floral varieties…
CAAE participates in the 5th edition of Barcelona Perfumery Congress
CAAE is the leading official certification body in Spain for the Cosmos certification of finished cosmetic products and raw materials accredited by IOAS. From our origins, close to the field…
Ravetllat Aromatics participates in the 5th edition of Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Ravetllat Aromatics is a family business dedicated to fragrances and flavours since 1932. With over 90 years’ experience in fragrances and flavours, they are driven by passion to innovate and…
What mechanisms enable humans to smell? This is what research knows now
The human genome encodes about 400 odorant G protein-coupled receptors. Our knowledge on the mechanisms by which this receptors enable us to smell is still incomplete. A team of researchers…
Human volatilome, the new medical area for disease diagnosis
Researchers and laboratories across the globe are using the human #volatilome to understand Parkinson’s or Cancer Disease. At Manchester University, the group lead by Perdita Barran found a differential Volatile…
Ecomundo joins the fifth BPC
EcoMundo is a young innovative company dedicated to sustainable development. Ecomundo combines high-level scientific expertise, with the development of international and cutting edge data exchange platforms. Their objective: Human health…
Sampling Innovations Europe participates in the fifth edition of BPC
With nearly 30 years of experience, Sampling Innovations Europe is formed of a multidisciplinary team who are experts in total project management. They offer a complete full service from design…
Simone Gatto joins as an exhibitor in the fifth edition of Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Founded by Salvatore Gatto in 1926, it is still today a family business that initially used to trade citrus derivatives. In the 1960s, in the small factory of Barcellona Pozzo…
Published a new method evaluating fragrance sensitization on the skin
Published in the scientific journal Contact Dermatitis, the article evaluates a new 2D in-vitro testing method to detect fragrance sensitization potential on the skin. The study give insights on dendritic…
Arogreen participates in the fifth Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Arogreen provides solutions for companies and organisations in the Flavours and Fragrance industry. They are a young and dynamic company in the F&F sector,which will be at the forefront of the…
Olfactory Virtual Reality is closer, as published in Nature Communications
Scientists from Ningbo Institute of Technology Beihang University and City University of Hong Kong from China have developed soft, miniaturized, wireless olfactory interface for virtual reality. Odors can be generated…
CPL Aromas participates in the Barcelona Perfumery Congress
CPL Aromas is the largest fragrance-only fragrance house in the world, with 18 international locations and customers in over 100 countries. Their expertise focuses on making fragrances for use in…
Olfasense joins the fifth Barcelona Perfumery Congress edition
Olfasense, an internationally leading specialist in odour consultancy and the world’s leading supplier of odour measurement equipment joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress 2023. Olfasense assesses cosmetic and perfumery industry entities, solves…
Friends tend to have similar scent patterns, as neuroscientists published in Science Advances
People who share similar scent are more likely to become friends. Research published in the scientific journal Science Magazine explains why. Neuroscientists from Israel analyzed with an electric nose and…
Mintel confirms its participation in the fifth edition of Barcelona Perfumery Congress 2023
Register free to Barcelona Perfumery Congress, as professional from the cosmetic & perfumery industry. BPC is a modern on-site event with an added-value approach to the educational content. A place…
Could a person be identified by its scent signature? A review on human scent has been published this June
Every individual has a unique innate scent composed of a complex mixture of thousand volatile, semi-volatile and non-volatile organic compounds. These chemical components include alkanes, aldehydes, ketones, amines, alcohols, amides,…
Cosmo International Fragrances joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Cosmo International Fragrances is a privately owned company that has been in operation for over 40 years. They work with well-established and indie brands globally and manufacture fragrance oils for…
Culture plays a minimal role in the perception of odor pleasantness, as scientific study says
Culture plays a minimal role in the perception of odor pleasantness, as scientific study says, published in Current Biology. 👉 Researchers from University of Oxford found that Vanillin scent is…
Ernesto Ventós joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Ventós is a distributor of aroma chemicals and essential oils for fragrance and flavours industries all over the world. Young, dynamic, highly-specialized professionals make up a team of technicians,…
Inquiaroma joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Inquiaroma is a distribution company that provides specialties, and natural ingredients for the cosmetic market. With more than 50 years of experience in the world of active cosmetics, they are…
2000-year-old Ancient Roman Perfume unveiled in Spain, at University of Cordoba
The perfume was found in Carmona, a city in the Seville province by a local archeologist. The perfume was analyzed with modern analytical techniques by the University of Cordoba, under…
Dauper joins the fifth edition of Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Dauper creates and manufactures FLAVORS and FRAGRANCES to give a quality distinction with the taste and smell to industrial products like perfumes, cosmetics, household products, food and beverages. Founded in…
India, the invited country of V Barcelona Perfumery Congress
FAFAI, the Fragrance and Flavour Association of India, will participate in the fifth edition of Barcelona Perfumery Congress. During 22nd and 23rd November 2023, Barcelona Perfumery Congress will have different…
Carinsa joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress
CARINSA Group is a Catalan industrial group of companies dedicated to the development, manufacture and commercialization of flavors, functional ingredients and technological solutions for human and animal food, and fragrances…
Last days of Early Bird Stand Booking. 1500m2 of Exhibition Hall awaits
1500m2 Exhibition area awaits perfume industry visitors on 22nd and 23rd of November 2023. 🔴 40% of the Exhibition Hall is already booked. 📍 Book your booth at Barcelona Perfumery…
Does air pollution have an impact on our sense of smell? This is what science says
Air pollution directly affects our health, however the effects on our sense of smell have not been vastly explored. According to an article published this February in BBC News, the…
Eurofragance joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Eurofragance manufactures and markets the highest quality fragrances for worldwide brands in fine perfumery, home, personal and air care. The company is a privately held B2B enterprise founded on family…
Scentmate by Firmenich joins BPC 2023
Based in Barcelona, Europe’s digital hub, Scentmate™ is the first digital fragrance house that combines craftsmanship, quality and perfumery expertise with maximum ease and speed, elevated to the next level…
Lluch Essence joins Barcelona Perfumery Congress
Lluch Essence is present in 5 continents, in more than 60 countries, and supporting more than 850 clients worldwide. The company has been supplying the perfume industry for more than…
The International Perfume Contest reveals the 2023 winners
The International Perfume Contest reveals the 2023 winners In this edition it has had a hundred participants from 25 countries, who have created a perfume based on the olfactory note…
Rafesa joins BPC 2023
Rafesa, a referent and innovative company in the packaging sector, joins BPC 2023. The company has special focus on sustainable packaging solutions for cosmetics, perfumery and home fragrances. (more…)
Iberchem joins BPC 2023
The global fragrance company Iberchem, present in more than 120 countries, joins BPC 2023. The company has over 35 years of experience in creating fragrances for brands worldwide. (more…)
Beauty Cluster and IQS launch Spain’s first postgraduate degree in perfumery
The first Postgraduate in Perfumes and Fragrances, Market and Applications (more…)
Call for abstracts 2023
Abstract submission is now open until May 30th, 2023 Submit your abstract before May 30th and take part in this 2023 edition. Barcelona Perfumery Congress covers up-to-date scientific topics in…
Bergamot- The olfactory note in the VI international perfumery contest Mouillette d’Argent
The olfactory note of 2023 is Bergamot, a citric fragrance cultivated in Calabria, Italy. (more…)
Steering Committee
Master Perfumer. More than 30 years in his profession, his challenge is to acquire excellence, in a way that only a luxury product can do, and transfer his knowledge to the 5th generation.
Ramón Monegal
Master Perfumer
Program 2023
Speakers 2023
Partners
Location
Adress: Recinto Ferial La Farga Centro de Actividades – C/Barcelona nº2, 08901 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Contact
Any doubts? Please contact us at hello@perfumerycongress.com