ALTOPICTUS
ALTOPICTUS is a French private vector control operator providing tiger mosquito surveillance, curative treatment, and training across 39 departments for Regional Health Agencies and municipalities.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersBayonne, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What ALTOPICTUS does
ALTOPICTUS is a French private vector control operator (EURL) founded in March 2017 by biologist-geographer Charles Tizon, specializing in the surveillance and control of mosquito vectors with exclusive focus on Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) and nuisance diptera. The company serves as the designated LAV (Lutte AntiVectorielle) operator for five French Regional Health Agencies (ARS) across 39 departments in the regions of Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bretagne, Grand-Est, and Hauts-de-France, executing public health missions to prevent epidemic circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses under multi-year procurement contracts (2024-2027).
The company's core service portfolio includes curative vector control (nocturnal pyrethroid-based insecticide spraying within a 150-meter radius around infected individuals), entomological surveillance via trap networks (BioGents and Mosquito Magnet traps), entomological diagnostics for sensitive sites (ports, airports, healthcare facilities), municipal strategy consulting, and customized training programs delivered to professionals and communal referents. ALTOPICTUS operates a dedicated R&D department led by two PhD entomologists that develops novel surveillance methods (host-vector contact biomarkers, rapid larval abundance estimation), evaluates control tool efficacy, and contributes to scientific publications, with access to the Vectopôle Sud research infrastructure network in Montpellier. Technical innovations include participation in sterile male tiger mosquito releases alongside Terratis.
Revenue derives primarily from French public sector procurement contracts with Regional Health Agencies, supplemented by professional training services (Qualiopi-certified, Datadock-registered), direct municipal engagements for communal vector control strategies, and R&D services to product manufacturers and research institutes. The company operates from six regional offices (Bayonne headquarters, Saint-Jean-d'Illac, Pérols/Montpellier, Muret, Saint-Grégoire, Ronchin) with a team of approximately 22 employees. The business is founder-owned with no external funding rounds, and the go-to-market motion is institutional/B2G through framework agreements with government health agencies, supplemented by direct sales for training and consulting engagements.
ALTOPICTUS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ALTOPICTUS
- Legal name
- EURL ALTOPICTUS
- Website
- https://altopictus.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- ALTOPICTUS is a French private vector control operator providing tiger mosquito surveillance, curative treatment, and training across 39 departments for Regional Health Agencies and municipalities.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ALTOPICTUS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Vector Control Services
- NAICS
- Exterminating and Pest Control Services (561710)
- SIC
- Agricultural Chemicals (2870)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mosquito & Tick Control (IMAIAHAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Commercial Pest Control (IMAIAHAD), Property Inspection, Monitoring & Prevention Plans (HSAMAEAJ), Larvicide & Breeding-Site Source Reduction (HSAMAEAE), In2Care/Trap-Based Mosquito Control (Targeted Trapping) (HSAMAEAG)
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Where ALTOPICTUS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bayonne
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
ALTOPICTUS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Public Health LAV Contracts: ALTOPICTUS serves as the designated LAV (Lutte AntiVectorielle) operator for regional health agencies (ARS) in 39 departments across France. This public health mission includes surveillance, LAV treatment, and entomological diagnostics to prevent epidemic circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Revenue derives from multi-year public procurement contracts with ARS regions (Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bretagne, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France).
- Training Services: ALTOPICTUS provides customized training programs on vector control to public and private organizations. Training offerings include: mosquito identification (tiger mosquito and other species), antivectorial surveillance networks, communal referent training, arbovirosis prevention, and technical methods for larval and adulticide control. ALTOPICTUS is a Datadock-registered training organization and Qualiopi certified.
- Communal Strategy Services: Municipal strategy consulting including initial assessment (cartography and gite productivity mapping), communal strategy design, training of municipal agents and elected officials, larval gite treatment on public domain, public meetings, and communication support.
- Research and Testing Services: R&D department conducts efficacy testing of new control tools (traps, biocides), integrated control strategy effectiveness monitoring, and provides specimens for research. Services target product manufacturers, research institutes requiring field operational support, and municipalities wishing to evaluate their vector control actions.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
ALTOPICTUS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ALTOPICTUS is a specialized French vector control company that provides entomological surveillance, curative insecticide treatments within a 150-meter radius around infected individuals, entomological diagnostics for sensitive sites, communal mosquito control strategy design, and professional training programs to prevent epidemic circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. The company operates as a designated LAV (Lutte AntiVectorielle) operator for French regional health agencies (ARS) across 39 departments in 5 regions (Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bretagne, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France), and maintains a dedicated R&D department developing novel surveillance tools, larval abundance estimation methods, and efficacy testing for vector control products.
Product overview
ALTOPICTUS operates as a specialized vector control company offering integrated mosquito management services centered on Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito). The core offering consists of curative antivectorial treatments (LAV) for regional health agencies, municipal control strategies, entomological diagnostics, and professional training. The company maintains a dedicated R&D department developing surveillance and control methodologies, and provides guidance on trap deployment. Services are delivered across 39 French departments through 6 regional agencies (Bayonne, Saint-Jean-d'Illac, Pérols, Muret, Saint-Grégoire, and Ronchin), with operations running from May to November during the vector season.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Lutte antivectorielle (LAV) curative Curative vector control treatments for French regional health agencies (ARS), consisting of nighttime spraying of pyrethroid-based insecticide within a 150-meter radius around locations frequented by individuals infected with dengue, chikungunya, or Zika, to eliminate potentially infectious adult tiger mosquitoes and prevent epidemic circulation.
- Surveillance entomologique Entomological surveillance of tiger mosquito populations combining trap deployment (over 2,500 traps installed) and citizen reporting via the ANSES platform to identify colonized areas and implement targeted eradication or population control actions.
- Diagnostics entomologiques Entomological assessments for sites at risk of international import or export of vector mosquitoes (ports, airports, used-tire import sites) or hosting sensitive populations (healthcare facilities), including vulnerability evaluation and proposed vector risk management plans.
- Formations en lutte antivectorielle Customized professional training programs on vector control for public organizations, municipalities, and private companies, covering mosquito identification (tiger mosquito and other species), antivectorial surveillance networks, communal referent training, arbovirosis prevention, and technical larval and adulticide control methods. Delivered by 6 trainers with theory and practical components; 1,091+ trainees trained with 95% satisfaction rate.
- Stratégie de lutte communale End-to-end municipal vector control strategy services for French municipalities and territorial collectivities, comprising initial cartographic assessment and gite productivity mapping, design of the communal control strategy, training of municipal agents and elected officials, larval gite treatment on public domain, public meetings, and communication support.
- Recherche et Développement (R&D) Private R&D department staffed by two PhD doctors in medical entomology, developing novel surveillance tools (host-vector contact biomarker, rapid larval abundance estimation methods), efficacy evaluations of traps and biocides, integrated control strategy effectiveness monitoring, and resistance research. Located at the Péroles/Montpellier R&D hub with access to Vectopôle Sud research infrastructure network and partnerships with six public laboratories.
- Prestations de recherche et essais pour tiers Contracted research and efficacy testing services offered to product manufacturers, research institutes, and municipalities, including field testing of new traps and biocides, integrated control strategy effectiveness monitoring, and provision of field-collected specimens (2,500+ samples recovered) for genetic analysis.
Quantifiable outcome
- 4 epidemic starts neutralized through LAV interventions
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use ALTOPICTUS
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
ALTOPICTUS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
ALTOPICTUS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- TerratisminorCollaboration on Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) with sterile male tiger mosquito releases in Toulouse area. ALTOPICTUS participates in mosquito releases alongside Terratis for innovative vector control.
- AgrOnovminorALTOPICTUS participated in AgrOnov's COMEX (Expert Committee) dedicated to livestock, presenting mosquito vector control innovations to agricultural innovation stakeholders.
- Public LabocoreLaboratory partnership for entomological analysis and surveillance. One of multiple public laboratory partners providing diagnostic and analytical support for vector control operations across 39 departments.
- QualysecoreLaboratory partnership for entomological analysis and surveillance. Provides analytical support for field sample processing and genetic analysis.
- Aveyron LabocoreLaboratory partnership for entomological analysis and surveillance in the 39 departments of operation.
- LDA (Laboratoire Départemental d'Analyse)coreDepartmental analysis laboratory partnership for entomological surveillance and sample analysis.
- TeranacoreLaboratory partnership for entomological analysis and surveillance in the 39 departments of operation.
- Fredon GEcoreLaboratory partnership for entomological analysis and surveillance. Fredon GE (Fédération Régionale de Défense contre les Organismes Nuisibles de Haute-Savoie) provides regional agricultural and environmental expertise.
- ARS OccitaniecoreRegional health agency commissioning ALTOPICTUS as LAV operator for vector control surveillance and interventions in the Occitanie region.
- ARS Nouvelle-AquitainecoreRegional health agency commissioning ALTOPICTUS as LAV operator for vector control surveillance and interventions in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
- ARS BretagnecoreRegional health agency commissioning ALTOPICTUS as LAV operator for vector control surveillance and interventions in the Bretagne region.
- ARS Grand-EstcoreRegional health agency commissioning ALTOPICTUS as LAV operator for vector control surveillance and interventions in the Grand-Est region.
- ARS Hauts-de-FrancecoreRegional health agency commissioning ALTOPICTUS as LAV operator for vector control surveillance and interventions in the Hauts-de-France region.
- Vectopôle SudcoreResearch infrastructure network in Montpellier providing access to extensive French research facilities for medical entomology. ALTOPICTUS R&D department is located near this hub.
Scale indicators17 records
Recent moves13 records
Expansion highlights5 records
ALTOPICTUS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Anticimex: European pest control major operating across multiple countries with integrated pest management services. Comparable scale and breadth, though not specialized in public health vector control.
- Rentokil Initial: Global pest control leader with broad service portfolio including mosquito control for commercial and government clients. Massive incumbent that could move into the LAV operator role ALTOPICTUS occupies if it prioritized specialized public health contracts.
- Terminix: Large US pest control brand offering mosquito and tick services alongside general pest control. Broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities but not specialized in mosquito vector control.
- Orkin: Major US pest control operator with broad residential and commercial programs including mosquito abatement. Large incumbent with overlapping capabilities but not focused on the public health LAV market.
Emerging players
- Terratis: French/Spanish company developing Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for tiger mosquito control. ALTOPICTUS's partner in Toulouse, representing technological convergence in next-generation vector control methods.
- In2Care: Dutch company developing targeted mosquito control stations and traps for Aedes vectors. Comparable technology overlap (trap-based Aedes control) and explicitly cited in industry classification norms relevant to ALTOPICTUS.
Direct peers
- Mosquito Joe: US franchise specializing in outdoor mosquito control for residential and commercial customers. Overlaps with ALTOPICTUS on treatment methodology and vector focus, though more consumer-direct.
- Clarke Mosquito Control: US-based mosquito control specialist operating integrated vector management programs for municipalities and public health agencies. Closest direct functional analog to ALTOPICTUS's ARS-contracted LAV model, scaled to North America.
- Vector Disease Control International (VDCI): US-based integrated mosquito management service provider serving municipalities, counties, and states with surveillance, larviciding, and adulticiding programs. Operates on the same public-sector contract model as ALTOPICTUS.
- Mosquito Squad: US franchise network offering residential and commercial mosquito and tick control services. Comparable in service taxonomy (spraying, larvicide, barrier treatments) though more fragmented and consumer-facing.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
ALTOPICTUS social profiles
Digital presenceALTOPICTUS compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
ALTOPICTUS financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
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ALTOPICTUS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
ALTOPICTUS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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ALTOPICTUS M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ALTOPICTUS
What does ALTOPICTUS do?
ALTOPICTUS is a specialized French vector control company that provides entomological surveillance, curative insecticide treatments within a 150-meter radius around infected individuals, entomological diagnostics for sensitive sites, communal mosquito control strategy design, and professional training programs to prevent epidemic circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. The company operates as a designated LAV (Lutte AntiVectorielle) operator for French regional health agencies (ARS) across 39 departments in 5 regions (Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bretagne, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France), and maintains a dedicated R&D department developing novel surveillance tools, larval abundance estimation methods, and efficacy testing for vector control products.
Is ALTOPICTUS a public or private company?
ALTOPICTUS is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was ALTOPICTUS founded?
ALTOPICTUS was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is ALTOPICTUS based?
ALTOPICTUS is headquartered in Bayonne, France, in the Europe region.
How does ALTOPICTUS make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Public Health LAV Contracts are the primary driver. The others are training Services, communal Strategy Services and research and Testing Services.
Who are ALTOPICTUS's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Anticimex, Rentokil Initial, Terminix and Orkin. Emerging players are Terratis and In2Care. Direct peers are Mosquito Joe, Clarke Mosquito Control, Vector Disease Control International (VDCI) and Mosquito Squad.
Does ALTOPICTUS have an API?
No public API is recorded for ALTOPICTUS.
What industry is ALTOPICTUS in?
ALTOPICTUS's product category is Vector Control Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAHAI, Mosquito & Tick Control, with a secondary code of IMAIAHAD, Commercial Pest Control. Its NAICS code is 561710 and its SIC code is 2870.