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Our Story

From Medicinal Plants to Active Ingredients

BotaniX was founded in 2017 with a clear conviction: the botanical ingredients industry was broken. Supply chains stretched across continents offered little transparency, quality varied unpredictably from batch to batch, and the most promising parts of medicinal plants, particularly the roots, were simply inaccessible through conventional cultivation.


We set out to change that. Starting from a 1,000 sqm R&D and production facility in Ile-de-France, our team of pharmacists, plant biologists, and engineers developed a proprietary aeroponic cultivation platform that gives us full control over every growth parameter, from light spectrum and nutrient delivery to abiotic stress protocols that enhance active compound production.


What began as an indoor cultivation project quickly evolved into something more ambitious. As we mastered the science of growing medicinal plants with pharmaceutical-grade precision, we discovered that our controlled-environment approach unlocked molecules that traditional supply chains could never reliably deliver. Today, BotaniX serves leading multinational brands in cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and health, providing them with traceable, potent, and consistent botanical actives produced entirely in Europe.

Our journey continues. Beyond our established ingredient marketplace, our R&D programs are exploring plant-derived delivery technologies and AI-guided discovery of novel bioactive compounds, positioning BotaniX at the frontier of botanical deeptech innovation.

The team

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Celina Rocquet

Chief Growth & Marketing Officer

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Dr. Frederic Lota

R&D Lead, Senior Plant Biologist

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Yishai Nissan

Co-Founder & COO

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Dr. Pierre Joram

Chief Pharmacist & Head of Botanical Innovation

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Gerard Farache

Co-Founder & CEO

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Charles Soufir

Co-Founder, President & CFO

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Strategic Advisory Board

Dr. Philippe Tcheng

Former Chairman & CEO, Sanofi-Aventis;Past President of Leem

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Dr. Maurice Sofeir

Former CSO, Sanofi; R&D strategy and pharma regulatory standards

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Dr. Yves Tillet

Founder, White-Tillet consultancy;
Health product regulation and market access

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Marion Camborde

Senior brand & business development;20+ years in premium
brands and high-tech startups

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Prof. Philippe Maincent

Professor, worldwide expert in Extracellular Vesicles for pharma applications 

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​Key Figures

1,000 sqm

R&D & Production Facility

100%

Medicinal Plant Valorization

35+

Medicinal Plants Cultivated

Founded
2017

8 Years of Botanical
Innovation

70+

Products on the Market

15

Team Members

Since
2023

Supplier of Starting Material for Clinical Trials

Vision

A world where every botanical active ingredient is traceable, consistent, and produced with scientific precision.

Mission 

We passionately cultivate medicinal plants in controlled environments and transform them into pharma-grade actives that leading brands can trust.

Values

Scientific rigor, full transparency, environmental responsibility, and relentless innovation.

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Experimentation site:
Les Quarante Arpents

78860 Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche - France

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