Entocycle and EnviroFlight partner to develop black soldier fly breeding technology
The Entosight® Neo. Photo: Entocycle
19 Jan 2024
Friday 19th January, 2024 – Entocycle, the UK’s leading insect technology company, announced today a collaboration with EnviroFlight, the largest producer of insect-based ingredients for animal and plant nutrition in North America, to develop and trial the Entosight Neo, Entocycle’s black soldier fly (BSF) breeding technology solution for neonate counting and dosing.
In October 2023, the companies signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deploy the Entosight® Neo at EnviroFlight’s Innovation Center in Apex, North Carolina. The deployment and trial began in November 2023.
“Through this collaboration with Entocycle, EnviroFlight aims to leverage the latest technology for black soldier fly neonate counting and dosing to optimise our production efficiencies,” said Liz Koutsos, President of EnviroFlight. “We’re excited to see the final trial results and explore potential opportunities to collaborate with Entocycle to help further advance the industry in the future.”
“We’re delighted to be working with EnviroFlight to help improve existing breeding and production systems, and the partnership marks a key milestone in our journey to serve the insect industry with our technology and expertise,” said Will Bisset, Chief Commercial Officer of Entocycle. “We see strong collaboration between companies in the sector as key to the continued growth and success of the BSF industry and the environmental and economic benefits we’re determined to deliver.”
EnviroFlight is a brand of Darling Ingredients (NYSE: DAR), the largest publicly traded company repurposing and recycling materials from the animal agriculture and food industries, transforming them into valuable ingredients that feed animals and crops, nourish people and fuel the world with renewable energy.
About Entocycle
Entocycle is the UK’s leading provider of insect farms and insect farming technology. Launched in 2017 by Keiran Whitaker, the company exists to accelerate a global transition to sustainable protein through insects, innovation and technology. The London-based company offers complete insect farm design and build services enabling new market entrants to convert organic waste into high-value insect proteins, fats and fertilisers, as well as technology to improve production efficiencies at existing black soldier fly farms. Entocycle has received notable press coverage from The New York Times, Forbes, The Guardian, BBC and Netflix as a leading voice in a rapidly-growing industry.
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