The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a college of the State University of New York (SUNY), has opened The Beauty Center at FIT, a dynamic research center for the beauty industry.
 
Joyce F. Brown, president of FIT, said, 
 
“As an extension of FIT’s internationally recognized program in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management (CFMM), we are proud to establish The Beauty Center at FIT. Through industry partnerships and innovative research that will be advanced by the Center, our master’s level students will be positioned to help shape the future of the global beauty industry, often alongside other distinguished CFMM alumni who are leading renowned brands.”
 
The Beauty Center aims to contribute to thought leadership, global business strategy, and research consumer trends. 
 
According to Cosmoprof North America, the largest research partner to FIT’s graduate beauty program, the sector registered a total value of over $617.2 billion worldwide in 2023, and in 2024 is projected to reach $670.8 billion with 9% annual growth. 
 
FIT has been a partner to the beauty industry for over 35 years and is the only college in the United States with a state-of-the-art fragrance and cosmetics laboratory. With the addition of The Beauty Center, FIT will accelerate its ability to predict market trends, identify strategic business opportunities, and build on its record of global research success.  
 
Stephan Kanlian, professor, and chairperson of MPS Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, said, 
 
“After 25 years as founder and chair of the master’s program, it is the fulfillment of the original vision of a true academic Think Tank to see this Center come into being. It will be a place to conduct collaborative research with industry, showcase the existing global research done annually by our students, and exchange new ideas with industry through symposia and conferences, as well as to create a place for our alumni to experience lifelong learning.”
 
The CFMM graduate program— “Think Tank for the Beauty Industry”—will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year. Over 450 students have graduated to become executives of Chanel, Coty, DSM Firmenich, Estée Lauder, e.l.f. Beauty, L’Oréal, IFF, Unilever, LVMH, Shiseido, and more. 

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