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Beta Bugs Secures £800,000 in Funding to Deliver Commercial Growth Under New Leadership
Beta Bugs Ltd., a leader in Black Soldier Fly (BSF) genetics, today announced that it has raised £800,000 in a new funding round from its existing investors. The funding will support delivery of critical milestones leading to first sales of Hiper-Fly®, in the early part of 2027.
Beta Bugs and FreezeM Partner to Bring High-Performance Black Soldier Fly Genetics to the European Market
Beta Bugs Ltd., a leader in Black Soldier Fly (BSF) genetics, and FreezeM Cryogenetics Ltd, developer of the patented PauseM® suspended neonate technology, are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership. The combination of Beta Bugs’ superior genetics with FreezeM’s innovative production technology will deliver enhanced performance for commercial BSF producers.
More than 700,000 specimens of insects and plants to be digitised to 'unlock' critical information
Detailed observations on more than 2,000 species of moths collected over a 50-year period are to be digitised alongside hundreds of thousands of other specimens in a multi-million project to allow scientists to “unlock” critical information held in Scotland’s national sciences collections.
Source: The Scotsman