From left: ▐ Matthew
Simmonds, Managing Director of Entocycle, and Andreas Baumann, Head of Market
Segment Insect Technology at Bühler. ▐ Andreas Baumann, Head of Market Segment Insect Technology at
Bühler. ▐ Keiran Whitaker, Founder and CEO of Entocycle
London (UK), Uzwil
(Switzerland), August 30, 2023 – Bühler, one of the world’s leading processing
technology groups, and Entocycle, an insect technology company, have joined
forces to drive adoption of large-scale black soldier fly (BSF) farms. The
companies will provide solutions and expertise to serve customers in this
segment, covering the multiple steps of the journey, from concept and basic
engineering to execution of BSF facilities worldwide.
The non-exclusive partnership creates a highly complementary
offering with Entocycle delivering proprietary breeding technology and Bühler
bringing proven industrial-scale technologies in feedstock processing, larvae
rearing, and product processing.
One of the challenges of the highly promising, emerging insect industry has been how to ensure a steady supply of young larvae at an industrial scale. “While the pioneers in this industry had to develop their own technology out of necessity to ensure a robust BSF breeding, companies now venturing into this industry will be able to rely on a proven and scalable solution,” says Andreas Baumann, Head of Market Segment Insect Technology at Bühler. Although there are specialized breeding service companies in certain regions, in large parts of the world, there is no alternative to having an in-house breeding operation. With this partnership, Bühler and Entocycle address this challenge by offering scalable end-to-end solutions that significantly reduce the time to market for companies building an insect facility.
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