Dr Gabriele Dadalt Souto

Head of Formulation

Medik8

Passionate about formulation and cosmetics, Gabriele has almost 15 years of experience in the field. She received her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) in 2014, completed post-doctorates in Ireland and Brazil, and worked for L’Oreal India and Oriflame Cosmetics before joining Medik8. Her expertise lies in Formulation Science and Technology ranging from lipid and polymeric nanoparticles to emulsions, surfactants, and a wide range of skin care, personal and hair care formulations. In addition, Gabriele has experience in Marketing Strategy, Consumer Science, Quality Assurance, Project Management and Research & Development of innovative cosmetic products, having authored a patent while working in L’Oreal. She has published numerous scientific articles and white papers and trained several junior scientists in Scientific Method and Formulation Science.