Urban Farmers with a Circular Mission - CNBC Feature
Reproduced from CNBC.com Singapore’s first urban insect farm, Insectta, is a biotech start-up extracting valuable biomaterials from the...
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The Insectta Team
- Apr 26
- 1 min
FINALIST - Hitachi Innovation Challenge for Circular Economy Startup Challenge
Insectta is proud to announce our progression into the final round of the Hitachi Innovation Challenge for Circular Economy Startup...
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The Insectta Team
- Jan 31
- 1 min
BSFs, our BFFs! Insectta Feature by Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment ·
Yup that's right! In this light-hearted take on how our black soldier flies are helping to transform waste into gold, learn how the...
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The Insectta Team
- Dec 26, 2020
- 2 min
Turning Trash into Treasures for the Pharmaceutical Industry - The Straits Times
Ms Chua Kai-Ning, chief marketing director of Insectta, with a handful of pupae inside the mating chamber that houses one million black...
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The Insectta Team
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
Gettin' Buggy with Nas Daily!
Our insects - that's right! A whole army of them - help us transform food waste into valuable materials! Follow us and the Nas Daily...
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The Insectta Team
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Insectta enters next phase of expansion with production of Black Soldier Fly-derived Chitosan
Insectta is Singapore's first Black Soldier Fly biotech company. Pictured: Black Soldier Fly larvae reared at their Jalan Penjara farm...
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Insectta
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
Insectta Receives R&D Funding from the Trendlines Agrifood Fund to Fuel Insect Biomaterials Rese
The team at Insectta is pleased to announce that we have received funding from the Trendlines Agrifood Fund to fuel the work on the...
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Insectta
- Feb 12, 2020
- 1 min
Insectta Awarded the LOTUS-NUS Grant for Social Impact
The team at Insectta is honoured to be recognised as one of five social impact champions of 2019 awarded the LOTUS-NUS Grant for social...
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Insectta
- Jan 11, 2020
- 1 min
How the Future of Biomaterials is Gonna Get Buggy - Insectta on MONEY FM 89.3 Singapore
Look at 'em go! Our black soldier fly larvae are the food waste munching superstars of the farm. We had the pleasure of sharing with the...
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Insectta
- Jan 3, 2020
- 1 min
Insectta Aims to Lead in the Development of Insect-Derived Biomaterials - The Business Times, Singap
"We are not a big farm - we are a smart farm. Our focus is very much on creating high-value materials.. (such) as chitosan - a...
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Insectta
- Aug 7, 2019
- 1 min
Insectta's Critters are Helping Singapore Save the Planet - South China Morning Post
Can a tiny insect help a tiny island do BIG things? Definitely! Research and innovation drive our work at Insectta. We harness science...
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Insectta
- Jul 18, 2019
- 1 min
Turning Waste into Gold - BBC World News Feature
How does a humble fly turn waste into gold? All it takes a little innovation, some passion, and a lot of hard work 💪 Check out this BBC...
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The Insectta Team
- Jul 13, 2019
- 1 min
Insectta's Pioneering Urban Insect Farm is One of Singapore's Firsts by A Magazine
"With resources dwindling, soon we will go green not because it's trendy, but because we won't have any other choice." At Insectta, going...
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Insectta
- Jun 28, 2019
- 1 min
Insectta's Farm Tackles the Food Waste Crisis While Providing Valuable Data - 8视界新闻新加坡 8 World N
R&D, innovation, and working for our environment! 🌿 These are the things that drive our work here at Insectta.When it comes to farming,...
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Insectta
- Jun 24, 2019
- 1 min
Getting Buggy with the Next Generation - Earth Fest @ Plaza Singapura
The Insectta team was glad to be featured as an outreach partner at Earth Fest Singapore 2019! We had a live composting bin full of black...
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Insectta
- May 8, 2019
- 1 min
Weird Job? We'll do it!
We were featured on 987FM's Weird Job Wednesdays, bringing a personal take on the trials and tribulations of insect farming! It's a tough...
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Insectta
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
Bugs on Air - Kiss92 Feature
Live on air, our precious larvae got a slice of radio-time with Maddy & Jason from Kiss92! 📻 Check out their live Facebook video where...
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Insectta
- Apr 20, 2019
- 1 min
Ain't Afraid of No Bugs!
Bugs don't bug her! Insect Farmer Kai was featured on Shin Min Daily News 新明日报, giving us the lowdown on her motivations behind black...
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Insectta
- Apr 17, 2019
- 1 min
Product Feature by Yahoo Lifestyle
Check out this feature piece by Yahoo Lifestyle that includes interviews with our happy customers! They include regulars at the Kebun...
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The Insectta Team
- Oct 26, 2018
- 1 min
Can Maggots Fix Singapore's Food Waste Problem?
They're not the heroes that first come to mind, but trust us - they're mighty. Check out how Insectta's black soldier fly larvae can be...
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