Award categories

To recognize the diverse ways innovation can emerge, Marketing and Medical Affairs team members are invited to submit ideas across three award categories:

BREAKTHROUGH
IDEA AWARD

BREAKTHROUGH
IDEA AWARD

This award celebrates big, transformative ideas that have the potential to fundamentally shift the way we work at Merz Aesthetics. If you have bold ideas to completely reimagine our campaigns, programs, scientific initiatives or internal processes, this is your chance to shine.

This could be…

  • A bold new idea for transforming the way we go to market with new campaigns or approach scientific initiatives
  • An internal process that can be radically transformed to increase efficiency
  • A revolutionary approach to reimagine the way we do research or maximize research results

INCREMENTAL
BRILLIANCE AWARD

INCREMENTAL
BRILLIANCE AWARD

Sometimes, even the smallest tweaks can make a large impact. This award is for smart, minor adjustments to our work that enhance efficiency, generate better outcomes, or simplify the way we work.

This could be…

  • An easy way to improve our marketing activations
  • A daily task or process that could be automated or improved to save time
  • A smart, easy idea to boost the sustainability of our daily operations
  • Improvements to HCP initiatives such training, or medical information cascade

POWER OF
PARTNERSHIP AWARD

POWER OF
PARTNERSHIP AWARD

This award celebrates ideas for extraordinary partnerships that take collaboration to the next level. Whether it’s with colleagues, medical aesthetics professionals, or external partners, we’re looking for ideas on ways to collaborate that transform shared goals into transformative outcomes.

This could be…

  • New partnerships with external parties that could enhance our business
  • Ideas to improve or broaden existing external partnerships
  • Ideas to better collaborate with other departments across Merz Aesthetics to elevate results

Judging criteria

Each submission will be evaluated by our panel of judges using the following criteria:

Criteria across all awards categories

Criteria
Description
Connection to purpose
How well does the idea align with Merz Aesthetics’ purpose and core values and support commitments to DE&I and sustainability?
Business impact
The potential measurable outcomes, including revenue growth, efficiency, or enhanced relationships.
Creativity and originality
The degree to which the idea demonstrates original thinking and is presented with creative flair
Execution and scalability
The feasibility of implementing and scaling the idea across teams, geographies, or audiences.
Alignment to category criteria
Alignment with category-specific criteria (outlined below).

Criteria specific to category

Award category
Criteria
Breakthrough Idea Award
  • Does the idea propose a truly transformative, forward-looking approach that reimagines a core aspect of the business?
  • Was the submission informed by insights, trends, or visionary thinking about beauty, marketing, or customer experience?
  • How significantly could it elevate the brand, internal processes, or customer experience?
Incremental Brilliance Award
  • Does the idea propose a clear, targeted solution to a well-defined pain point or inefficiency?
  • How meaningful is the anticipated improvement (e.g., cost reductions, reduced time-to-market, increased stakeholder satisfaction)?
Creativity and originality
  • Does the idea demonstrate an innovative, creative approach to partnerships?
  • Will the partnership deliver elevated outcomes?
  • Does the solution reflect our core value of ‘commit to customers and colleagues’?

Terms & Conditions

Intellectual Property

  • Employees agree to transfer all rights, ownership, and usage of ideas to Merz Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (“Merz Aesthetics”). 
  • Merz Aesthetics may use, modify, or develop the ideas at its sole discretion in any way deemed suitable.
  • By submitting an idea, employees confirm that their submission is original and does not infringe upon any intellectual properties and/or proprietary rights of any third party.
  • Submissions must be original and created solely by the submitting employee(s). While employees may use artificial intelligence (AI) to support the drafting or refinement of ideas, the underlying concept and intellectual contribution must originate from the employee. Submissions deemed wholly or substantially generated by AI tools without significant human input may be disqualified. Employees are also reminded to adhere to Merz Aesthetics’ AI Usage Guidelines. These guidelines include, but are not limited to, the prohibition of inputting sensitive or proprietary company information into AI tools.

Judging

  • Winners will be selected at the discretion of the judging panel and decisions made by judges are final. Merz Aesthetics reserves the right to reject or disregard submissions that do not meet criteria, violate the terms and conditions set out and/or Merz Aesthetics’ policies.

Confidentiality and sensitive information

  • Submissions should not include any proprietary, confidential, or sensitive information about clients, partners, or third parties. Submissions must not breach any existing agreements (e.g. Non-Disclosure Agreements) with Merz Aesthetics or outside entities.
  • Winning submissions shall not be reused or repurposed outside of Merz Aesthetics settings, in any manner and in any form whatsoever, without the prior written consent of Merz Aesthetics.

Modification or Cancellation

  • Merz Aesthetics reserves the right to amend, suspend, or cancel the competition at any time, including prize structures, if needed. 
  • Selection as a winning submission does not guarantee that the idea will be implemented. Merz Aesthetics reserves the right to adapt, modify, or not proceed with implementation of any submitted idea. 

Data Privacy and Consent

  • By participating, employees consent to the collection, processing, storage, and use of their personal data by Merz Aesthetics for purposes related to the competition, including administration, communication, and announcement of results. Merz Aesthetics will safeguard such data in compliance with its internal policies and applicable data protection regulations.

Terms of Participation

  • Participation is open to employees in Merz Aesthetics Marketing and Medical Affairs teams in the APAC region. 
  • This award, including any disputes arising from or connected to it, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore. By participating in this competition, all entrants agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore. 

Liability

  • Merz Aesthetics shall not be liable for any claims and/or liabilities arising from the employees participation in the award, in any manner and in any form whatsoever.