Beauty & Wellness Connect Europe has announced the 12 finalists of its 8th Beauty & Money Spotlight. This a chance for independent brands in Europe to seek exposure, investment, acquisition or industry partnerships.

The finalists are:

Shirley Billot Founder CEO, Kadalys

Michel Alvarez Founder & CEO, Alvalux Medical SA / CicaLux Inc. USA

Kasper Landsvig Head of Sales & Projects, Jorgobé

Brendan Murdock Founder, anatomē

Karen Lee-Thompson Founder, Wǒ Managing Director,  Beauty Consociare Ltd.

Pavlo Maherovsky Co-founder, CEO, Freshman

Sam Gluck Co-founder, COO, Freshman

Vitalijus Valaitis & Marija Valaite Co-Founders, MATH SCIENTIFIC

Kevin Maximilien Le Roux & Stephanie Meeus Co-founders, 27 Rosiers

Grace Fooden CEO, Biophile

Alison Cutlan Chief Innovation Officer, Biophile

Ed Currie and Andrew Coxon  Co-founders, Akt London

Emma Thornton Founder & Owner, TRUE Skincare

Lorrie King and Celeste Lee Founders, Caire

The brands will present their products live at the virtual event on 3-4 March. For more information please visit beautyconnecteurope.com.