16 january 2017 Source: De Molenaar Bühler and Protix have founded the joint venture Bühler Insect Technology Solutions. This joint venture will develop scalable, industrial solutions for the rearing, and processing of insects to provide protein primarily for animal feed and food. China Bühler Insect Technology Solutions is located in...
Insect meal allowance expected in 2020
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/New-Proteins/Articles/2016/12/Insect-meal-allowance-expected-in-2020-68992E/ Insect meal is expected to be allowed in livestock feed by 2020. This is the prediction of Dutch bank ABN Amro in its recent publication about the opportunities and limitations of insects for food, feed and pet food. The report (in Dutch) gives a clear outline of the current...
Insect Breeding Innovator Ynsect Raises $15.2m to Help Build a Sustainable Global Food System
Source: http://www.ynsect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Ynsectrelease_Fundraising-142ME.pdf Latest round brings total raised to $37m. News comes as EU authorizes use of insect proteins in fish feed. Ynsect uses robotics and A.I.-enhanced vertical farming tech. Insect protein essential to feed growing global population. Paris and London, 15th December 2016 – Ynsect – the global leader in...
Intrexon, Darling Ingredients to form joint venture
Intrexon will acquire the business of EnviroFlight, 29 February 2016. Source: WATTAgNet.com. Intrexon Corp., a leader in synthetic biology, has agreed to acquire the business of EnviroFlight L.L.C. and form a joint venture with Darling Ingredients Inc., the world’s largest publicly traded developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from...