Industrial problems
Bio-inspired mechanisms
‍Concrete solutions

Asteria gives R&D teams a structured source of radical new ideas, drawn from 680,000 physical and chemical principles that 4 billion years of evolution have already validated under constraint, so your team explores faster, decides earlier, and reaches PoC with fewer dead-ends.

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Differentiated

Generate radical ideas under industrial constraints

Get the creativity of 4 billion years of evolution. Apply physicochemical principles you already master in original ways, functionalize new materials, explore new manufacturing processes.

De-risked

Know if an idea works before testing it

The concepts Asteria delivers aren't hypothetical: they're drawn from mechanisms that nature has already validated. Who gets there first is the only question left.

Future proof

Anticipate the regulatory shifts of the next 30 years

Nature's solutions are inherently compatible with the planetary boundaries that will shape upcoming environmental standards. Invest in innovations that will stay relevant.

AI agents suite

Built for engineers who solve functional problems

A guided flow through specialized agents: Challenge Analyzer → Deep Researcher → Concept Builder → Detailed Dimensionner.

Each one structures a phase of your R&D process, from problem framing to validation roadmap, grounded in bio-inspired mechanisms and your industrial constraints.

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The world's largest index of mechanisms

Mapped to industiral constraints

Nature has been solving functional challenges for more than 4 billion years. Asteria makes that knowledge actionable: ask in engineering terms, our agents handle the translation, the querying and the interpretation. Every entry connects organism, mechanism, function and industrial application, drawn from:

1.3M+ curated scientific publications, public and private
300,000+ bio-inspired patents
Proprietary datasets from continuous monitoring of technologies, materials and manufacturing processes, not available through any public source

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Trusted by 20+ partners
& industrial R&D teams

Volvo

Matthieu Lambolez

Strategic Innovation Lead | Biomimicry & Nature-Inspired Design

Asteria is a game changer to make biomimicry accessible for the industry.

CETIM

Cathy Matos da Silva

Surface Engineering Chemist

Asteria's biological database is one of the richest available for R&D teams. It delivers the curated scientific sources we need to develop and prototype bio-inspired solutions.

NGE Construction

Anthony Baux

Deputy Research Director

Asteria is excellent for root-cause analysis. The depth of results you get in just a few minutes is impressive. For our R&D team, this means saving hours, if not days, of work.

Sicame

Pierre Williams

R&I Director

This is more than just a tool. It’s an actual way to think outside the box. I highly recommend it.

L'Oréal

Delphine Bouvier

Director R&I, Bioressources Resilience and Innovation Program

We had a real problem with no solution. I'd tried other AI tools, but none of them helped. Then in one hour with Asteria, I found it.

L'Oréal

Luca Gori

Packaging Expert - R&D Engineer

For sure it’s a faster way to get the principles and choose them to evaluate early feasibility

L'Oréal

Lukas Forst

R&D Packaging Expert

Asteria gives engineering teams real autonomy and cuts back-and-forth. It should become a standard bio-inspired brainstorming step at the beginning of every new project.

Frequently asked questions

How do we get started?

Book a demo. We run it on a real challenge your team is working on. You leave with a concrete output, not a product tour.

What is Asteria?

Asteria is the reference platform for bio-inspired industrial R&D. It gives engineering teams direct access to 60,000+ biological models, 300,000 bio-inspired patents and 1.3M+ curated publications, structured and made actionable through AI agents and embedded biomimetic methodology.

Do we need biomimicry expertise to use Asteria?

No. Asteria is built for R&D engineers, not biologists. Every biological mechanism follows the same structure: organism, mechanism, physical function, industrial application. With asteria, any team can move from biological insight to engineering decision without prior expertise.

How is Asteria different from a general AI tool like ChatGPT or Claude?

General AI tools retrieve information, Asteria runs a methodology. Its agents structure your thinking, challenge your problem framing and guide your team through each phase of the innovation process, built on a proprietary knowledge graph that no generalist model has access to.

Who uses Asteria?

Asteria is used by 20+ industrial R&D teams across cosmetics, automotive, energy and materials, including L'Oréal, Volvo, Safran and Salomon. It is also deployed in leading universities worldwide, including UC Berkeley, Centrale, Politecnico di Milano and the University of Pretoria.

How does Asteria speed up R&D?

Asteria compresses the most time-intensive phases of bio-inspired research: prior art mapping, biological strategy exploration across 60,000+ mechanisms, and concept generation filtered by technical and regulatory constraints. Teams receive structured, traceable concepts ready for technical review.