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Chitosan and Skincare: Let's Get to the Basics

May 23 min read

Chitosan and Skincare: Let's Get to the Basics

You may have heard big skincare buzzwords like hyaluronic acid, AHAs/BHAs, or retinols, and the fact is, all skincare ingredients serve...

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Insectta Announces Grand Opening of Insect Biomaterial Extraction Pilot Plant

The Insectta Team

Nov 29, 20233 min read

Insectta Announces Grand Opening of Insect Biomaterial Extraction Pilot Plant

29 November 2023, Singapore — Insectta, a leading company in the insect industry, announced today the grand opening of its new insect...

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[Photo Gallery] Insectta's Biomaterial Extraction Pilot Plant Grand Opening

The Insectta Team

Nov 27, 20230 min read

[Photo Gallery] Insectta's Biomaterial Extraction Pilot Plant Grand Opening

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Meet the founder: Insectta’s Chua Kai-Ning with AgFunder News

The Insectta Team

May 30, 20236 min read

Meet the founder: Insectta’s Chua Kai-Ning with AgFunder News

Elaine Watson for AgFunder News - If you’re farming insects for protein, scale is the name of the game, which makes life tough for new...

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We learn from failure, not success - The Vulcan Post

The Insectta Team

May 23, 20231 min read

We learn from failure, not success - The Vulcan Post

Mistakes are powerful teachers, and this article on the Vulcan Post with co-founder Kai-Ning Chua sheds light on how Insectta's journey...

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Singaporean insect biotech startup, Insectta, closes 2nd funding round to begin industrialisation

The Insectta Team

Apr 26, 20232 min read

Singaporean insect biotech startup, Insectta, closes 2nd funding round to begin industrialisation

Singapore, 26 April 2023 - Insectta, a leading company in the insect industry, announced today that it has raised $1.4 million in a...

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These Women Wanna Have A Talk About Saving The Planet by Female Magazine

The Insectta Team

Apr 18, 20233 min read

These Women Wanna Have A Talk About Saving The Planet by Female Magazine

Kai from the Insectta Team sat down with Female Magazine for Earth Day to share about Insectta's vision for the circular economy, her...

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The Insectta Team

Apr 12, 20231 min read

Mind Your Business with 89.3 MoneyFM

We hopped on The Breakfast Show with MONEY FM 89.3's Mind Your Business last week, and it was great to be back! Since we were last on, we...

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The Insectta Team

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Buzzin' at the HER Impact Forum 2023

Insectta co-founder Kai showed how women could make a buzz in biotechnology during the HER Impact 2023, organised by HER Entrepreneur and...

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Insectta at the 6th Annual Asia Pacific Agrifood Innovation Summit, Singapore

The Insectta Team

Nov 3, 20221 min read

Insectta at the 6th Annual Asia Pacific Agrifood Innovation Summit, Singapore

What a thrill to be at the Asia Pacific Agrifood Summit held at Marina Bay Sands, as one of the startups pitching at Pitch Day! We were...

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Insectta in Young Changemakers by Clean and Green SG

The Insectta Team

Jun 23, 20221 min read

Insectta in Young Changemakers by Clean and Green SG

The Insectta Team is driven by passion and the belief that young changemakers like us are making waves in the sustainability and biotech...

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Black soldier fly farm creates biomaterials for pharmaceutical, medtech industries by Straits Times

The Insectta Team

Dec 26, 20213 min read

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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Insectta: Farming the Biomaterials of the Future by Hive Life

The Insectta Team

Nov 28, 20211 min read

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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Choose Your Own Adventure - Visit Insectta Virtually with The Travel Intern!

The Insectta Team

Nov 26, 20211 min read

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, 20211 min read

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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Join us in Hidden Hustles by Our Grandfather Story!

The Insectta Team

Sep 30, 20211 min read

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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Insectta wins Waste Valorisation Award 2021

The Insectta Team

Sep 28, 20211 min read

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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Young Green Entrepreneurs Tackling Climate Change by Channel NewsAsia

The Insectta Team

Sep 19, 20211 min read

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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This Singapore startup is using insects to turn trash into treasure - Inventing Tomorrow by CNN

The Insectta Team

Aug 29, 20211 min read

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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Urban Farmers with a Circular Mission - CNBC Feature

The Insectta Team

May 23, 20212 min read

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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