Black soldier fly farm creates biomaterials for pharmaceutical, medtech industries by Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Black soldier flies - with their innate ability to turn discarded food into nutrients for plants and animals - have found a...
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The Insectta Team
- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min
Insectta: Farming the Biomaterials of the Future by Hive Life
With a vision to expand the insect farming industry in Singapore, Insectta rears black soldier flies for waste valorisation and...
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The Insectta Team
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
Choose Your Own Adventure - Visit Insectta Virtually with The Travel Intern!
Rediscover the hidden gems of Singapore in a brand new Choose-Your-Own-Adventure video series featuring Singapore's first black soldier...
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The Insectta Team
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Meeting the Makers by Reuters
Meeting the Makers is an inspiring series by Reuters diving into the motivations behind young entrepreneurs and their businesses' quest...
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The Insectta Team
- Sep 30, 2021
- 1 min
Join us in Hidden Hustles by Our Grandfather Story!
Join Wenqi as she explores what it takes to be part of our Black Soldier Fly facility in Hidden Hustles by Our Grandfather Story! Did you...
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The Insectta Team
- Sep 28, 2021
- 1 min
Insectta wins Waste Valorisation Award 2021
In January 2021, the National Environment Agency launched the Food Resource Valorisation Awards to recognise the efforts of companies...
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The Insectta Team
- Sep 19, 2021
- 1 min
Young Green Entrepreneurs Tackling Climate Change by Channel NewsAsia
Singapore is set to create 55,000 green jobs in the next 10 years, but some youths want to chart their own way in the sustainability...
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The Insectta Team
- Aug 29, 2021
- 1 min
This Singapore startup is using insects to turn trash into treasure - Inventing Tomorrow by CNN
"The concept behind Insectta is that nothing goes to waste," said Chua. "Waste can be reimagined as a resource if we change how we think...
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The Insectta Team
- May 23, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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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