Interstellar Lab

Interstellar Lab
Description: Interstellar Lab is a French biotechnology company specializing in the development of advanced bio-farming platforms that combine automated farming, artificial intelligence, and bioscience. These platforms are designed to produce high-quality plant-based ingredients in controlled environments, both on Earth and in space.
Vision:
To lead in the creation of autonomous, intelligent systems that enable efficient plant cultivation, contributing to food security and supporting space exploration.
Mission:
To preserve life on Earth and expand it to space by developing sustainable farming solutions that support human life in various environments.
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  • Pre-Seed Funding: Mar 18, 2019, $: US Dollar0.2 million
  • Pre-Seed Funding: Dec 21, 2020, $: US Dollar1 million
  • Pre-Seed Funding: Jun 25, 2021, € million
  • Seed Funding: Mar 7, 2022, $: US Dollar5 million
  • Pre-Seed Funding: Jan 1, 2023, € million
  • No Equity Assistanne: Jul 31, 2023, € million
  • Convertible Note : Dec 1, 2023, $: US Dollar2 million
  • Grant : Aug 19, 2024, $: US Dollar0.75 million
Total Funding: €9 million
Key Milestones:
  • 2018 : Interstellar Lab was founded in Paris, France.
  • 2020: First BioPod prototype unveiled
  • 2021: ESA BIC France incubation + partnerships with CNES & NASA contractors
  • 2022: Selected by NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge as one of the top plant production systems for long-term manned missions.
  • 2023 : Announced a partnership with Astrolab to cultivate flowers on the Moon as part of the "Petit Prince" mission.
  • 2024 : ABB Robotics partnership for BioPod industrialization; Robertet plant-bio collaboration
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  • BioPods: Environment-controlled pods designed for crop cultivation, automatically regulating air, pressure, water, temperature, and humidity to create optimal conditions for plant growth. These pods utilize AI-based monitoring and management systems to optimize yield and plant composition.
  • Space Applications: Adaptation of bio-farming technology for deployment in space stations and lunar environments, providing life support and sustainable food production for long-term space missions.
  • NuCLEUS System:: Modular growth chamber platform developed in partnership with NASA; winner of NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge.TRL: 6–7 (BioPod pilots operational; NuCLEUS demonstrated; space integration underway)
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