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Patina Is Building an AI “Scent Code” to Turn Fragrance Into a Programmable Molecular System

Patina envisions a future where scent and flavor can be designed on demand, allowing perfumers and brands to compose fragrances with the same precision as digital media.

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AI Takes on Odor Strength: New Study Maps the Molecular Drivers of Fragrance Impact

Odor strength reportedly proved consistently predictable across a range of state-of-the-art models.

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Monell Researchers Help Build a New AI Framework for Predicting How Smells Mix

Can a machine understand whether two complex smells will be perceived as similar?

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Scent Creations at Your Fingertips With Givaudan’s AI Tool Carto

The A.I. powered tool will allow perfumers to create scents through an interactive visual approach, as opposed to traditional spreadsheets and olfactive pyramid representations.

Alphanosos will bring its proprietary AI and experimental microbiology platform to accelerate the design of innovative and efficient accords said to create new and patentable discoveries directly usable in cosmetics and beauty.

Eurofragance and Alphanosos Partner to Combat Malodors with Artificial Intelligence

Alphanosos will bring its proprietary AI and experimental microbiology platform to accelerate the design of innovative and efficient accords said to create new and patentable discoveries directly usable in cosmetics and beauty.

The release also reiterates the company's promise to highlight the creative minds behind the creation, 'Osmo's technology will free perfumers to focus even more intensely on creation, and we believe the world should recognize their masterpieces alongside Frida Kahlo, Prince, Frank Lloyd Wright, Coco Chanel and Alan Kay.'

Osmo's Fragrance 2o Beta Program Utilizing AI to Build and Buy Fragrance

As part of Fragrance 2o, Osmo is inviting brands selling fine fragrances in the U.S. and European markets to submit their creative briefs to Osmo's Fragrance 2o Beta Program.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Fragrance

Stepping into the age of digital fragrance at WPC.

It seems that now, more than ever, perfumers are beginning to speak up about AI’s place in formulation.

Artificial Intelligence’s Evolution in F&F

August's editor's note penned by Jenna Troyli discussing artificial intelligence in flavor and fragrance.

Similarly to other industries, AI started from applications that are not unique to fragrance, such as analyzing consumer behavior as recorded in e-commerce transactions and social media for the purpose of creating fragrance products that sell better.

Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence in Fragrance

Exploring the growth and potential of artificial intelligence in fragrance formulation.

6 Digital Technology Innovation Debuts in Fragrance in 2023

From artificial intelligence platforms to dosing robots, here are the latest launches.

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Fragrance Leaders & Newsmakers 2026: The Great Reset—Leadership Shifts and the 4 Forces Driving the Industry’s Future

Insights from major fragrance houses and upstarts reveal a future defined by the complex, yet integrated, dynamics of human creativity, scientific precision and hyper-local market relevance.

Perfumers need to be more comfortable being uncomfortable, explore new ingredient ideas and learn to win with the palette of the future.

3 Change Agents Shaping Fragrance Formulation

How perfumers can best navigate three areas currently having the biggest impact on the fragrance industry.

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Editor’s Note: What I Learned at the 2026 World Perfumery Congress

The industry is adapting amid a rise in tech, ingredient innovation and a market boom.

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Biotechnology as a ‘Flexible Toolbox’ for R&D: Q&A with SVP of IFF Scent

Charbel Bouez explains how IFF Scent uses several different technologies to innovate while maintaining its high quality.

Osmo's next goal will be to teleport a combination of smells, such as a blend of apple, lavender, and honeycomb.

Osmo in Early Stages of Realizing Scent Teleportation

Osmo's next goal will be to teleport a combination of smells, such as a blend of apple, lavender, and honeycomb.

Ginkgo Technology Network is said to provide an integrated R&D experience with capabilities from over 25 inaugural partners.

Ginkgo Bioworks Creates Ginkgo Technology Network Providing Ecosystem of Technology Partners

Ginkgo Technology Network is said to provide an integrated R&D experience with capabilities from over 25 inaugural partners.

The program is designed to guide the creation of scents that support science-based consumer well-being.

IFF Scent Division Launches Science of Wellness Program

The program is designed to guide the creation of scents that support science-based consumer well-being.

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Procter & Gamble Outlines 3 Factors Why People are Attracted to Scented Household Products

“Perhaps, if we can learn more about what people prefer, and why they prefer those elements, we can create even better experiences and products that deliver superior performance,” shares P&G's Rafael Trujillo.