At VivaTech 2025, Interstellar Lab will showcase its latest development in BioPod technology with SIRIUS a AI-powered greenhouse system for autonomous plant cultivation and research. This innovative system is controlled by an artificial intelligence GAIA and designed specifically as an R&D platform for developing high precision plant growth parameters for ingredient optimization. The ongoing collaboration between Interstellar Lab and L’Oréal represents a major leap in sustainable, tech-augmented ingredient sourcing for the fragrance and cosmetics industry.
Interstellar Lab team and SIRIUS at the l'OREAL booth at Vivatech 2025
Built for precision agriculture and plant research, SIRIUS enables the automated growth of rare and high-value plant species under fully optimized conditions. It completes Interstellar Lab’s terrestrial BioPod product family, joining Model One, ORION (for large-scale production), and PLEIAD (for pilot-scale validation). The system consists of compact, autonomous cultivation units equipped with precise controls over temperature, humidity, CO₂, light, irrigation, and nutrients. These parameters are continuously managed by GAIA, the artificial intelligence optimizing growth conditions in real time - enabling scalable, reproducible, and high-quality plant production tailored for fragrance, cosmetics and related industries.
Interstellar Lab's latest development in BioPod technology : SIRIUS
SIRIUS is engineered for advanced growth parameter testing and development and the optimization of plant-based biocompounds. At the L’Oréal Booth, it will showcase the cultivation of Lily of the Valley, Edelweiss, and Centella Asiatica - three iconic plants renowned for their potent fragrance and cosmetic properties.
Edelweiss growing inside SIRIUS at the L'Oréal booth
Interstellar Lab’s BioPods systems are AI-powered, closed-loop, climate-resilient greenhouse systems that replicate native habitats, enabling year-round cultivation with significantly higher yields, lower water use, and consistent quality compared to conventional open-field agriculture.
This collaboration embodies a shared vision between L’Oréal and Interstellar Lab: to develop new sourcing opportunities by merging nature and technology, creating a more sustainable, resilient, and high-performance future for beauty. By combining L’Oréal’s botanical and biological expertise with Interstellar Lab’s advanced agritech, the partnership explores a new sourcing model that is intelligent, localized, low-impact, in order to meet the growing demand for natural, high-performance ingredients.
SIRIUS and Interstellar Lab's Director of Crop Science Mickael Miterrand
Visit the L’Oréal booth and meet the Interstellar teams at VivaTech 2025 to explore how BioPods are revolutionizing the sustainable cultivation of rare botanicals—powering the next generation of high-performance, plant-based fragrance and cosmetic ingredients.
