FreezeM

Insects' industry, and more precisely, the Black Soldier Fly, can be pivotal in resolving two of the main humanity's challenges - hunger (shortage of protein production) and waste reduction. A modest 1kg of BSF eggs will hatch and grow, within 14 days, to become 8 tons of mature larvae, which can be processed into 1.7 tons of protein and 1 ton of insect oil, used for livestock feeding. Within these 14 days, the larvae will consume a staggering 30-40 tons of organic waste.

Since we are desperately looking for protein sources, and have no shortage of organic waste, we would expect to see a wide spread of BSF farming, right? Well, unfortunately not. There are several challenges, not yet resolved, that holding this industry from fulfilling its potential. Most of these challengers are in the breeding stage of the BSF, and lack of reliable option of transferring and shipping the eggs or neonates to the rearing sites.

So here comes FreezeM. We focus on the breeding stage of the BSF. We developed two separate technologies, that allow a life-preservation of the eggs (by freezing) or neonates (life-suspension, at room temperature) that enable, for the first time, the shipping and storage of BSF breeding products.

For the first time, decoupling of breeding and rearing is made possible. Breeding, subject to high level of expertise and economy of scale, can be made in few centralized locations. Rearing, on the other hand, can be done locally, close to the waste streams, also in small or medium scale.

In addition to life-preservation, FreezeM is focusing in other aspects of BSF breeding, including genetics and fertility, in order to make BSF farming sustainable, steady & scalable.