Norbite transforms plastic waste into sustainable goods by means of an insect-based biorefinery.
The selected insect, Galleria mellonella, possess the extraordinary capacity to naturally digests plastic. Norbite took advantage of this feeding specificity of G. mellonella and has developed a proprietary vertical farming technology to enable the insects to perform at industrial scale.
To produce sustainable goods, thus obtained larvae are bio-refined to get proteins, for food and feed; antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) - to fight multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR); elicitors – to reinforce natural plants’ defences and avoid the utilisation of pesticides; and even the dejections of the insects are used as biofertilizers, making this process a perfect example of circular economy.
The selected insect, Galleria mellonella, possess the extraordinary capacity to naturally digests plastic. Norbite took advantage of this feeding specificity of G. mellonella and has developed a proprietary vertical farming technology to enable the insects to perform at industrial scale.
To produce sustainable goods, thus obtained larvae are bio-refined to get proteins, for food and feed; antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) - to fight multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR); elicitors – to reinforce natural plants’ defences and avoid the utilisation of pesticides; and even the dejections of the insects are used as biofertilizers, making this process a perfect example of circular economy.
Location: Sweden, Järfälla kommun
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2020
Investors 1
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| 14.04.2023 | EQT Foundation announces EUR 100,000 grant to Norbite to support upcycling plastic waste into healthy feed and food solutions | EQT Foundation announces EUR 100,000 grant to Norbite to support upcycling plastic waste into healthy feed and food solutions Fri, Apr 14, 2023 10:00 CET Report this content EQT Foundation is pleased to announce its grant to Norbite to supp... |
| 14.04.2023 | EQT Foundation announces EUR 100,000 grant to founder of Norbite to support upcycling plastic waste into healthy feed and food solutions | EQT Foundation announces EUR 100,000 grant to founder of Norbite to support upcycling plastic waste into healthy feed and food solutions Fri, Apr 14, 2023 10:00 CET Report this content EQT Foundation is pleased to announce its grant to scie... |
| 11.10.2021 | Agritech and foodtech startups successfully completed their acceleration programme run by EIT Food Helsinki Hub for the second time | Agritech and foodtech startups successfully completed their acceleration programme run by EIT Food Helsinki Hub for the second time Mon, Oct 11, 2021 07:15 CET Ten Nordic startups participated in the second food acceleration programme at th... |