Insectta

Industry

Cosmetics, Energy, Feed, Packaging & plastics, Paints & coatings, Seeds & genetics, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Insect protein (BSF, crickets, silkworm), Chitin & chitosan, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation, Hybrid seeds & crop breeding

Role

Producer — “…Officer ( ) - LIAN Qi Wen — Plant Engineer ( ) **Customers & partners** - Hermetia illucens ( ) - Over 28,000…”

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Products: Chitosan; Melanin; Feed Additives; Chito-BIOFORTE; melabeau; Chitobeau

Applications

Pharmaceuticals · Organic electronics · Cosmetics · Agritech · Biomedical · Animal feed

Customers & partners

Hermetia illucens · Over 28,000 people of all ages, locations and organisations

Production sites

Singapore — Biomaterials

Products (website)

Chitosan — Chitosan is a biomaterial with anti-microbial, moisturising, and anti-inflammatory properties. · Melanin — Melanin is a dark pigment that conducts electricity, heals nerves and bones, and serves as a cancer therapy. · Feed Additives — High-value supplements to improve yield, boost immunity, and support gut health in animal feed. · Chitosan · Melanin · Chito-BIOFORTE · melabeau · Chitobeau

Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · quality · rnd · leadership · contact · sustainability

• 2026-09 Latest status: The company is currently in liquidation under a simplified winding up process as of September 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2025-04-28 Coffee Without Beans, Medicine from Insects: Food Waste Innovation in Asia | Cleantech Group
  Insectta pivoted from black soldier fly farming to extracting high-purity biomaterials (chitosan and melanin) from insect waste, targeting pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and electronics, with a focus on economic viability and sustainability while downplaying the …
• 2026-03-03 Insectta's CTO and Co-Founder Phua Jun Wei will be speaking at Signal & Swarm, a festival of insects, machines and intelligent futures, organised by ArtScience Museum Singapore. Join Jun Wei as he …
  Insectta is highlighted as a biotech company that evolved from Singapore’s first insect farm into a producer of high-value biomaterials, signaling growth from insect farming to innovative sustainability-oriented biotech. The post also positions Phua Jun Wei, …
• 2026-03-04 蒼蠅非害蟲，而是有益的電池、口罩原料？她打造城市農場，開創蟲蟲商機 | 社企流 | 華文界最具影響力的社會創新主題平台
  Insectta is Singapore’s first urban insect farm that harvests black soldier fly larvae to extract high-value bioproducts (chitosan, melanin, probiotics) for cosmetics, medicine, and electronics, transforming what’s considered waste into industrial raw …
• 2025-08-08 Our Co-Founder Jun Wei Phua gave a presentation on the benefits of our eumelanin on human skin at Society of Cosmetic Scientists (Singapore)'s inaugural Connex-C Asia Conference last week. | Insectta
  Insectta highlights that co-founder Jun Wei Phua presented on their eumelanin’s benefits for human skin at the Society of Cosmetic Scientists (Singapore) Connex-C Asia Conference, signaling industry interest in their eumelanin for personal wellness and …
• 2026-08-20 Singapore's Synthetic Biology Moment: Building a Global Translation Hub
  Insectta is developing proprietary technologies to extract valuable biomaterials—such as chitosan and melanin—from black soldier fly larvae, demonstrating how biological innovation can support the circular economy.
• 2025-08-08 I'm grateful for the opportunity to speak at the inaugural Connex-C Asia Conference. I spoke about the benefits of Insectta's water-soluble eumelanin for our skin, as proven by our recently concluded human …
  Insectta showcased its water-soluble eumelanin as stable and functional at skin pH, with evidence from human skin explant trials, and noted it does not stain when embedded in formulations.

Ownership & investors 1

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