The Banque Populaire Occitane, already very active with the Next Innov program dedicated to supporting innovative startups and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, organizes every year the Next Innov awards.

In partnership with Maddyness, a media platform focused on the latest news about French startups, the bank has been awarding these prizes for eight years to highlight startups and companies that contribute to innovation and sustainable development in the region.

For this 2025 edition, Orius was awarded alongside SpaceLocker and Cactile, out of the 40 companies that participated in the competition.

Our solutions for locally producing botanical ingredients with optimized chemical profiles, convinced the prestigious jury of this competition.

By designing cultivation technologies that serve biology, we make the best out of plant's potential to create top-quality ingredients for cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and health products.

Our ingredients, boosted in active compounds, are standardized, cultivated without pesticides, and available year-round.