From Trash to Treasure: Unlocking the Potential of Black Soldier Flies with Insectta 

Date/Timing: 7 Mar (Sat), 2pm - 2.45pm

Venue: Ripple Room, ArtScience Laboratory, B2

Admission: Free admission with registration on a first-come-first-served basis.

Insectta is Singapore’s first insect-powered biotech company, harnessing the black soldier fly to extract high-value biomaterials for applications ranging from healthcare and cosmetics to organic electronics. Join co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Phua Jun Wei as he traces Insectta’s journey, from launching Singapore’s first Black Soldier Fly farm to pivoting towards advanced biomaterial extraction.  
  
This talk offers a window into the untapped research potential of insect agriculture, and explores how this emerging field extends far beyond animal feed and novelty foods into new frontiers of science and sustainability. 

 

About Signal & Swarm

Signal & Swarm is a micro festival that explores intelligence in all its forms — biological, digital and mechanical. Inspired by the intricate worlds of Insects: Microsculptures Magnified and NOX: Confessions of a Machine, the programme weaves together practices of care, curiosity and co-evolution to invite reflection on urban futures, machine empathy and the hidden lives of insects.

For more details about the programme, please visit this link: https://marinabaysands.com/museum/programmes/signal-and-swarm-festival.html 

 

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