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End-to-end insect bioconversion technology that enables users to effectively manage their waste and produce pet and animal feed

Summary

Profile Type
  • Technology offer
POD Reference
TOGB20241001027
Term of Validity
1 October 2024 - 1 October 2025
Company's Country
  • United Kingdom
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
British leader in insect bioconversion (insect farming) technology is offering access to cutting-edge, end-to-end solutions for businesses looking to enter the insect bioconversion space. Businesses producing agricultural and/or food surplus (waste) such as manufacturers or retailers, or businesses currently active in secondary protein markets (animal by-products, rendering) are being sought for commercial agreements with technical assistance
Full Description
This insect bioconversion technology pioneer and leader was founded in 2015 in Cambridge, UK.
They have developed end-to-end technologies enabling large scale conversion of biomass into insects, which are in turn converted into a range of protein & lipid-rich commodities for livestock, pet and human markets.
They offer a fully automated, modular, black soldier fly bioconversion process – from feedstock preparation, to insect breeding/propagation & rearing/fattening, and also high quality, proprietary processing for achieving the highest quality tier of output products (purees, meals, lipids). The feedstocks include ‘actual wastes’, not just brewers grains – typical of those currently legally allowed in EU & occurring in retail and hospitality food supply chains.
The process has been developed based on the real life needs of large national retailers and waste management businesses. At the same time the bioconversion and process steps have been quantified in terms of benefits (carbon savings / LCAs) by University of Cambridge research .
Businesses with significant flows of food waste are being sought for commercial agreements with technical assistance
Advantages and Innovations
• Modular approach – the technology is highly modular, starting with independent shipping container based solutions able to handle as little as 200 tonnes of feedstock waste per annum, and going all the way to full commercial scale (10,000-100,000 tonnes of input).
• AI supported – in-house developed machine vision based tools and large language models enable any business to continuously improve performance of insect farming.
• Leading global expertise – partnerships with leading global institutions in the insect bioconversion space set them apart from many other tech providers in this space.
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Goal 2: Zero Hunger
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 15: Life on Land

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
Specific area of partner sought:
-large retail or hospitality businesses who are looking to circularise/improve sustainability of own supply chains. Example: A client that wants to use own surplus/food waste, and turn into a product. For example fruit and vegetables waste from supermarket could be turned into insects and then fed to chicken. This would result to more sustainable chicken products in supermarket
-waste management businesses looking to enter this growing sustainable food waste management market, higher in food waste pyramid compared to anaerobic digestion or composting;
-pet food businesses looking to establish own supply chains of alternative, sustainable protein ingredients to future-proof their ingredient strategy;
-animal by-product processors or large businesses within animal protein supply chains, looking to diversify or enter insect bioconversion as part of a holistic strategy to improve sustainability
-local government looking into sustainable ways of managing commercial and domestic food wastes locally.

Role of partner sought: To adopt and launch the technology whilst receiving technical assistance from the UK company
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 50 - 249
  • University
  • Big company
  • R&D Institution
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 10003001 - Biotreatment / Compost / Bioconversion
  • 07001001 - Agriculture Machinery / Technology
Market keywords
  • 05009001 - Food & feed ingredients
  • 05009003 - Animal health
  • 09005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
Sector Groups Involved
  • Agri-Food
Targeted countries
  • All countries