€350.000 euros attributed to help 12 SMEs with their insects for feed business

The ValuSect consortium is glad to announce the attribution of €350.000 worth of services to 12 SMEs to boost their insects for feed business. The selected SMEs will get help from our expert partners to develop their innovative idea, which will participate in improving insect production for feed in North-West Europe.

Having already launched two successful calls for interest on edible insects, the Interreg NWE project ValuSect has extended its scope to insects for feed and launched a third call aiming specifically at SMEs needing support in insect rearing and processing, food development, marketing and communication. 15 applications were received, coming from 13 different applicants.

The ValuSect experts evaluated the applications and chose the 12 cases with the highest ranking. Each selected SME will receive services from ValuSect partners worth €10.000, €20.000 or €40.000, depending on the type service requested.

Among the interesting topics the experts will persue, we can mention the automation of insect farms, nutritional analysis, and insect life cycle analysis. Four selected SMEs are located in the Netherlands, three in Germany, two in Ireland and the UK, and one in France.

Here is the list of the SMEs which will benefit from ValuSect’s services:

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