BSF Israel Members
Insects are a promising source for sustainable, alternative protein for the animal feed industry, vital to ensuring the wellbeing of a growing human population. But to make a true impact and replace existing components in animal feed, insects must be produced at an industrial scale, all year long, and in a stable manner.
FreezeM is developing novel technologies that will enable to create for the first-time stocks of ready-to-use suspended neonates and frozen eggs – a solution corresponding to the agriculture seed production
Shachar contributes to the environment by supporting a truly green solution. Our primary service is based on accumulation, removal, transportation of food waste to our facility where it recycled. The heart of our service is a unique separation process developed by the company. The process separates the food waste from its packaging. This environmentally friendly service renders the need for landfilling redundant, saves costs and minimizes the exposure associated with landfilling of food waste. We constantly aim to develop and adopt new solutions and capabilities based on cutting edge technologies for the treatment of food waste. Our leading role in the Black Soldier Fly Consortium leverages our unique position which combine food waste recycling technics together with industrial entomology. This combination brings innovation into the Black soldier fly farming.
Entoprotech, established in 2016, is a circular economy company that uses insects (BSF larvae) to processes low-value wastes and byproducts generated along the agri-food supply chain, into high-value products for animal nutrition & health, soil enhancers and more. The company is developing an economically robust & environmentally sustainable, large-scale solution for shifting the global food system away from a linear take-make-waste model to one based on circular economy principles. The Entoprotech team brings a unique collective expertise in biomedical research, food science and nutrition and laboratory operations, along with production roll out & optimization, business management, and finance. Entoprotech strongly believes in the importance and value of collaboration, and maintains close ties with leading research teams, industry peers, and strategic partners from complementary fields.
NRGene Technologies is an AgTech company that develops and commercializes cutting-edge AI based genomic tools that are reshaping agriculture and livestock worldwide. Our cloud-based software solutions are designed to analyze big data generated by next generation sequencing technologies in an affordable, scalable and precise manner. By applying our vast proprietary databases and AI-based technologies, we provide leading international agriculture, seed and food companies, with computational tools to optimize and accelerate their breeding programs, significantly increasing crop yield and saving time and money. Among our customers are companies from different verticals, such as agriculture, food, beverages, oil, paper, rubber, cannabis, and others. At present, NRGene is also utilizing its genetics knowledge and proprietary algorithmics to optimize and improve BSF farming efficiency.
NeoManna took on as its mission to develop and bring to market new biotech-centric, high-value products based on Black Soldier Fly (BSF) derived ingredients that generate a growing impact on global food and feed security. NeoManna develops innovative processing methods of BSF ingredients to generate high-value products. Through cutting edge, novel BSF strains with unique properties tailored to specific high-value products/applications, NeoManna develops premium, BSF derived products for livestock, aquaculture and for future human use.
BugEra (Bugheera) – Insect Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future develops novel Black Soldier Fly strains.
We specialize in genetic engineering developing the patent-pending Modified Black Soldier Fly (M-BSF) platform, which allows us to develop multiple strains for multiple verticals, and we are the first in the world to do that.
The first strain called BSFx2 will double and more the fly-oil volume without negatively altering the protein or oil characteristics, thus making it commercially profitable as a much-needed novel lipids for the Renewable Fuels (Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel ) industry while increasing organic waste upcycling.
BugEra originated and operates from the Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in the Negev. Our team has over 90 years of experience in insect genetics and business. BugEra graduated from two Israeli elite accelerators, is backed by a USA-based strategic investor – a global leader in biofuel production, Milltrust International Group a global leading IMPACT fund, JBI Ventures, and is supported by the Israeli Innovation Authority.
Ambar is the largest and leading producer of livestock foodstuffs in Israel. We are committed to the highest standards in product quality and customer service. The company’s ability to maintain its excellence has made it a market leader of over 60 years.
The company, Rafael Feed Ltd. is a privately owned by Ilan Rafael and specializing in feed production for almost all Livestock. The company began more than 26 years ago to produce Broiler & Layer feed in Moshav Bney Zion for the internal use of Ilan Rafael poultry farms. In the course of time, we started to market also to external customers and we expand the range of feed formulation to variety of livestock. Rafael Feed was first to develop in Israel unique feed formulation for sheep that is based on whole grains mixed with granulated concentrate.
In the year 2014 we moved to our new feed mill in the industrial park of Emek Hefer in Israel. The new feed mill was designed according to the most innovative technology and meet the latest and strictest standards. Today we produce several thousand tons of animal feed for Broilers, Turkeys, Breeders, Layers, Dairy herds, Calves, Sheep, Fish and Pet food. Our production line, is capable of complying with specific demands from our customers and we are able to produce high quality of mesh feed, pelleted feed and extruded feed. We strictly control the raw material and qualities we purchase in order to assure high professional results and performance of our feed. We are certified by ISO-9001 and H.A.C.C.P and we meet all the restrictive norm. We have the ability to send feed to any point in the world.
Our vision is based on supplying high quality feed, innovative solutions, and maintaining long-term relations with our customer by improving their professional success.
Our commitment to our customers is: Reliability, Professionalism and good Service.
MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Ltd. is a regional R&D mega-center of the Israeli Science and Technology Ministry owned by the Galilee Development Company Ltd. An internationally-recognized multi-disciplinary applied research institute, MIGAL specializes in biotechnology and computer sciences, plant science, precision agriculture, environmental sciences, as well as food, nutrition, and health. Recognized as a powerhouse of applied research for 40 years MIGAL has cooperated closely with industry leaders, innovative startups, and technological accelerators. MIGAL’s employees include 90 PhDs and 190 researchers distributed across 46 research groups, operating as an innovative research ecosystem that encourages collaboration across scientific, industrial, agricultural, academic, and technological specialties.
My field of interest is Integrative Physiology, i.e., the broader aspects of physiology, involving and integrating mechanisms and regulatory functions at all biological levels spanning from molecular, cellular, tissue, and organs to animal models and human physiology. Currently, the research aims of my research group are to study the usage of black soldier fly larvae as an alternative source of protein for feed and food; and to better understand mechanisms underlying energy homeostasis (body weight regulation), longevity, circadian physiology, and their mutual interaction. We use animal models and methods ranging from molecular and analytical chemistry to whole-animal and human calorimetry and locomotor activity measurements.
Yissum is the technology transfer company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Founded in 1964, it serves as a bridge between cutting-edge academic research and a global community of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry. Yissum’s mission is to benefit society by converting extraordinary innovations and transformational technologies into commercial solutions that address our most urgent global challenges. Yissum has registered over 11,000 patents globally; licensed over 1,140 technologies and has spun out more than 200 companies. Yissum’s business partners span the globe and include companies such as Boston Scientific, ICL, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis and many more. For further information please visit
Our research group focuses on olfactory processes in flies using genetic, pharmacological, physiological and behavioral approaches. Flies use odorants to identify and locate food, mates, and oviposition sites. We have identified evolutionarily conserved odorant receptors that mediate oviposition site detection. We are also developing machine learning tools to monitor and diagnose oviposition efficiency in BSF.
The ARO (one of the most recognized agricultural research institutes in the world) consists of six institutes covering all aspects of agricultural sciences. As the Israel Ministry of Agriculture’s research arm, ARO is the driving force behind Israel’s agricultural development leading agricultural science to the cutting edge of practical and basic research with strong links to the extension service, agribusinesses (global players, start-ups, and ARO’s spinoff companies), model farms and commercial farms. Its extensive research commitments inspires ARO’s research staff to cooperate with scientists from Israel and abroad as well as to teach and supervise post-graduate students. The ARO is currently (2022) about 1000 staff and post-graduate students successfully involved in FP4, FP5, FP6 H2020 projects (including CERAFT, STREP, ERA-NET, SSA, IP and Marie Cure TOK projects). The ARO combines institutes that cover all agricultural research disciplines, which enables cooperation for successful research and application of precision livestock farming (PLF).
The ARO PLF Lab., scientists in livestock biological research disciplines cooperate with agricultural engineering scientists specializing in zoo-technology in the fields of livestock management systems, sensors, housing, climate control, models etc. The intensive cooperation with the industry yielded a variety of achievements in PLF among which are: automatic body condition scoring, automatic lameness detection, advanced climate control systems for livestock housing and broilers, a walk through scale for dairy cows on-line measurements, an on-line milk composition analyser, a behaviour sensor, models that uses on-line individual performance data of dairy cows to evaluate individual food intake and body condition, simulation models to construct farm facilities and intensive aquaculture management.
Aimed to adopt the circular economy approach, Dr. Roy Posmanik’s lab at Volcani institute will focus on energy recovery from frass. Valorizing frass into energy products via different conversion technology may offset some of the energy requirements for BSF cultivation as well as providing a waste management solution for low-grade frass and for processing wastewater along the value chain.
Our lab is working on introducing nanotechnology and new material science approaches in the field of food and agriculture.
Our primary research expertise is development and study of advanced materials based on a platform of nature-sourced materials.
Natural materials hold great promise as inexhaustible and safe biocompatible resources. Therefore, understanding their fundamentals and rationalization of their modifications have far-reaching and diverse scientific and application prospects. Our research directions include development of advanced delivery systems for plant nutrients, biostimulants, post and pre-harvest protectants, gene transformation and therapeutic agents.
Dr. Dombrovsky laboratory hold expertise in plant and insect viruses with infrastructure that allows performing a range of serology and molecular based diagnostic including, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) for virus discovery to establish Viral Informatics Resource for Metagenome Exploration – VIROME. The data will contribute to develop protocols for virus free BSF.
Dr. Ment holds expertise in invertebrate pathology and entomopathogenic fungi, nematodes and bacteria. The lab hold facilities and tools for the identification of symptomatic invertebrates, isolation and identification of entomopathogenic fungi. The lab main tools include microbiology-based tools complemented by genetic tools for the identification of pathogens associated with invertebrates. The lab’s expertise and tools will enable the study of factors involved in disease outbreaks in mass rearing of BSF and accordingly contribute to develop protocols for pathogens free colonies of BSF.
Ramot is Tel Aviv University’s business engagement center bringing promising scientific discoveries made at the university to industry’s attention.
Ramot initiates, raises and manages investments in promising innovations through a variety of channels in order to develop TAU’s inventions to their full potential. Ramot seeks to promote the university’s developments and commercialize them in ways that make a positive impact on society and strives to bring the next big idea to realization.
To date, Ramot has filed more than 5,000 patent applications that claim more than 1,300 inventions, leading to the establishment of over 100 start-ups and the execution of hundreds of commercialization agreements with industry partners.
The DEep Learning Technologies and Applications (DELTA) Lab’s mission is to help democratize deep-learning for everyone. The lab, headed by Dr. Noam Koenigstein, is focused on applied deep-learning algorithms for a variety of real-world problems. Specifically, we have research projects in the areas of explainable AI (XAI), recommender systems, machine learning for agricultural applications, and machine learning for macro-economic forecasting.
Carmel-Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd. serves as the commercialization and business arm of the University of Haifa and is responsible for protecting and commercializing its intellectual property. Carmel-Haifa collaborates with various partners and establishes ventures, companies and funds with the goal of maximizing the business potential of commercializing research and knowledge developed at the University.
Prof. Anna Brook leads the Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing Laboratory at Haifa university. The lab focus is on the development of data fusion techniques and performing efficient algorithms for integrated data. Its core expertise is Image and signal processing, automation target recognition, sub-pixel detection, spectral models across NIR-MIR regions and study of atmospheric models.
