Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

What Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes does

Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Cluster Bio AuRA) is a non-profit regional association headquartered at 1 Rue Marc Seguin, 26300 Alixan, France, that serves as the representative body of certified organic businesses in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its core function is to federate, support, and promote 270+ member companies operating across the organic value chain — producers, processors, distributors, and service providers — making it the largest organic business cluster in France by downstream operators (3,500+ in the region, ranking #1 nationally) and the third-largest by organic farmland area (2023).

The cluster's service offer is organized around six pillars: Commercialize, Export, Source, Finance, Innovate, and Climate Action. These encompass B2B networking (BiO N'Days, now in its 9th edition in 2026), export support, supply-chain matchmaking, financing intermediation with ethical banks and cooperatives (Crédit Coopératif, Crédit Mutuel, La Nef, France Active, UR SCOP, BlueBees, La Coopération Agricole), innovation support, and climate-related advisory. Recent additions include the Territoire BIO Engagé label (2026) for territorial certification and the #AyonsleBioRéflexe public-awareness campaign (2023).

The business model is a hybrid of recurring membership dues from corporate members and operating subsidies from the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, supplemented by project-based public funding. The cluster does not own proprietary technology and operates as a convening, advocacy, and intermediation platform rather than a software or product business. Its strategic value to members lies in collective representation, market access, and coordinated engagement with public authorities, retailers, and financiers in the regional organic ecosystem.

Name

Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Legal name

Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Website

https://cluster-bio.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a non-profit regional association that federates 270+ certified organic businesses in France's largest organic region, delivering networking, export, financing, and advocacy services across six pillars including the BiO N'Days event and the Territoire BIO Engagé label.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Alixan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Cluster Bio operates as a membership-based organization with companies paying dues to join the network. The cluster supports certified organic companies in food, cosmetics, textile, and cleaning products sectors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a regional network and business-support organization for certified organic companies in food, cosmetics, textile, and cleaning products. It provides structured services across commercialization, international export, organic raw-material sourcing, financing, innovation, climate adaptation, and public communication, serving 270+ member companies in France's leading region for downstream organic operators.

Product overview

Cluster Bio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a regional network organization serving certified bio companies in food, cosmetics, textiles, and cleaning products sectors. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of support services organized around six core pillars: Commercialiser (commercialization), Exporter (international expansion), S'approvisionner (supply chain/sourcing), Se financer (financing), Innover (innovation), and Communiquer (public outreach). Key offerings include the BIO'innov showcase platform, the Territoire Bio Engagé territorial label, a financing single-window portal, a bio consumer panel, and a contract manufacturing mapping tool. The organization also runs public communication campaigns (#AyonsleBioRéflexe) and climate action programs to support the regional bio sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercialization Support (Commercialiser)

Quantifiable outcome

• 270+ companies in the network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FRAB Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Régionale d'Agriculture Biologique - Regional federation working with Cluster Bio on public communication campaigns like 'C'est Bio l'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes' and supporting organic farming development in the region.
• Chambre régionale d'agriculture Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Chamber of Agriculture - Partners with Cluster Bio on the Plan Bio regional program, agricultural partnerships, and supply chain structuring initiatives including mapping of processing tools.
• Territoires ActionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExclusive partner for FEADER and Fonds Avenir Bio funding applications. Offers SMEs identification and assembly services for public funding applications.
• La Coopération AgricolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural cooperative organization working with Cluster Bio on regional organic sector development and large-scale crop sector analysis.
• Groupements d'agriculteurs biocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollective groupings of organic farmers that partner with Cluster Bio to facilitate supply chain connections between producers and processors.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Soil Association: UK-based charity and organic certification body providing standards, certification, and market development services for organic businesses. Comparable as an organic industry organization offering certification, member support, and public engagement similar to Cluster Bio's mandate, but operating in the UK market.
• Bioland: Germany's largest organic farmers' association, providing certification, member services, and advocacy for organic producers in Germany. Comparable as a regional organic industry association delivering certification and business support services, but operating in Germany rather than France.

Broad incumbents

• Synabio: National French federation of organic food companies, representing processors and distributors at the national and EU level. Comparable as a broader-incumbent trade association providing member services, advocacy, and market intelligence for organic businesses, with national scope rather than regional.
• Agence BIO: French national agency for the development and promotion of organic agriculture, funded by public partners and the French State. Comparable as a publicly-funded entity promoting organic consumption and supporting bio sector development, but at national rather than regional scope.
• FNAB (Fédération Nationale d'Agriculture Biologique): France's national federation of organic farmers, coordinating regional bio groups and providing political representation, technical support, and market development. Comparable as the national-level umbrella for the same organic ecosystem Cluster Bio serves at regional level.
• IFOAM Organics International: Global umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, coordinating organic standards, advocacy, and sector development worldwide. Comparable as the international counterpart of Cluster Bio's mission to grow and structure the organic sector, but at global rather than regional scale.

Direct peers

• Cosmébio: French professional federation for organic and natural cosmetics, providing certification support, regulatory monitoring, and market development for cosmetics members. Comparable as a federation/cluster operating a similar membership-service model for organic businesses in the cosmetics vertical that Cluster Bio also serves.
• Cluster Bio Grand Est: Regional organic industry cluster in the Grand Est region of France. Comparable as another Cluster Bio regional entity offering the same six-pillar service model (commercialization, export, supply, financing, innovation, climate) to certified organic businesses.
• Cluster Bio Hauts-de-France: Regional organic cluster in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Directly comparable as a sister Cluster Bio entity running the same regional industry-cluster model for certified organic businesses in a different French region.
• Cluster Bio Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional organic industry cluster serving certified bio businesses in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Directly comparable as a sister Cluster Bio network operating the same regional cluster model with commercialization, export, and financing support for organic processors and distributors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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