Black Soldier Fly Organic Fertiliser (Frass)
Recognition & Milestones
Award
Insect farming company wins
social enterprise start-up of the year
at President's Challenge awards
It was the first time the awards, recognising outstanding social enterprises for their positive impact on the community, had been given out since the virus outbreak.
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Award
Closing The Food Resource Loop And Driving Sustainability At The Inaugural Food Resource Valorisation Awards
Having demonstrated our proprietary processes and breakthrough technologies in the agri-food industry, we are honoured to receive the National Environment Agency (NEA) Food Resource Valorisation Awards.
Award
IFT clinched 2nd place in NTUitive’s ideasinc 2020, a nationwide startup challenge to groom promising ideas into viable businesses
As part of its operations, Insect Feed Technologies (IFT) feeds waste to bugs to create an alternative source of animal feed. But make no mistake – the startup’s focus is not sustainability-focused waste management. As a serious food/agri-tech company, the ambition and innovation of its team ensure that it is poised to make animal nutrition greener, more affordable, and better than it ever was.
Award
The Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) Awards is a platform for local entrepreneurs to be honoured and recognized for their entrepreneurship and business innovation.
Media
Article
Founder Feature on Startupx
"Despite the challenges of navigating the sunrise industry of animal feed, Insect Feed Technologies aims to build Singapore’s first commercial black soldier flies facility that can process 10-tons of food waste a day in the next 8 months. In the next 5 years however, they have their sights set on regional and global expansion." Sean analyses.
Video
Combatting Our Mountain Of Waste: Young Singaporeans Pave The Way |
On The Red Dot
CNA's weekly programme documents the stories of ordinary Singaporeans and celebrates their resilience, identity and sense of belonging.
Interview
SMU: Taking Flight with Sean Tan
Many find it hard to believe, but our SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business alumnus, Sean Tan, thinks of himself as a big nerd and history buff. History Channel, National Geographic channel, you name it, and he has probably watched it. Full of enthusiasm about entrepreneurship, our emerging agri-food industry and our little red dot, he has since founded Insect Feed Technologies and continues to contribute to a better Singapore for future generations. Let's find out how his business is taking flight (quite literally) amidst the ongoing pandemic!
Article
Startup Talk About the HyperSpark
Pre-accelerator Programme
Insect Feed Technologies’ Tan shares, “The dynamics definitely change as you won't be able to engage the audience and see their immediate reactions, but the main points are the same: you still have to have good delivery and the energy must always be there.”
Article
Collaboration with Brawn & Brains Coffee
We believe that even waste should be given a second purpose and we are ecstatic to be part of a collaboration that allows us to do so! Our cafes generate several kilograms of coffee grounds each day and instead of throwing them out, we provide them to Insect Feed Technologies and Cultivate Central.
Video
Channel 8 World News
[#晨光第一线] 回收废弃物后，提升它们的经济价值，有助降低地球资源耗损。本地两名年轻企业家，就发挥各自专长，赋予豆清水、豆渣和酒糟新使命，不但化腐朽为神奇，也实现循环经济效应。今天的《#心鲜人》带你去见识他们是如何办到的。
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Podcast Interview
Soul of Business: Addressing the problem of food waste by farming black soldier flies
Claressa Monteiro speaks to Sean Tan, Key Founder, Insect Feed Technologies to tell us about farming black soldier flies as sustainable protein, building a zero-waste nation and merging sustainability with innovation.
Video
COP 27 - Sustainable Global Nutrition
Climate change, food wastage, and a growing population threaten the sustainable access to food, and more importantly nutrition. Efficiency and innovation are needed to ensure a sustainable global food production system for humans. This panel discusses how enterprises are finding innovative solutions and platforms to increase the access to sustainable nutrition.
Video
千里之外首设国家馆 COP27新加坡向世界展示什么？
全球规模最大的气候大会——第27届联合国气候变化大会（COP27）正在埃及海滨城市沙姆沙伊赫紧张进行。超过3万名来自近200个国家的代表参与这项全球规模最大的气候会议，商讨气候政策。
在这届气候大会上，新加坡首次设立国家展馆，向全球展示新加坡2030年绿色发展蓝图、创新的气候解决方案，以及如何通过提高能源使用效率，向低碳能源转型，国际合作（如区域电网）等方式实现2050年净零排放的承诺。
新加坡馆长什么样？政府为何决定设展？与会新加坡代表又为什么要不远万里飞来埃及参与展馆活动呢？
Audio Interview
本地公司采用科研技术将食物垃圾转化为昆虫饲料
本地公司采用科研技术将食物垃圾转化为昆虫饲料，并计划开设全自动化的新设施，将每月可处理的食物垃圾从五吨增加到900吨。
新生饲料科技公司（Insect Feed Technologies）创办人陈政玮说，新设施将在明年7月落成，为我国的粮食供应可持续性发展做出贡献。他也将远赴埃及参加从本月6日到18日举行的第27届联合国气候变化大会（COP27），同世界各地的代表分享科研成果。
