Glocalink Singapore invests in Malaysia-based start-up; Life Origin, a biotech company focussing on converting traceable waste into protein, fuel and fertiliser | Glocalink Singapore
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(Founder: Mr. Sio Chun Jia, hereinafter referred to as Life Origin) Life Origin converts traceable selection of organic waste into sustainable quality insect protein, biofuels and fertiliser using black soldier fly larvae.It is a well-known fact that current practices employed by humans in agriculture and farming are unsustainable and not good for the environment. With the world shifting towards reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and achieving carbon neutrality to fight climate change, Life Origin takes on these global challenges and rethinks about these problems in a local contexts and solve them. The company is currently working on pilots and hopes to go into full production in 2023.With the investments, Life Origin hopes to focus on optimising processes, scaling up and analysing data to implement additional automation towards meeting the anticipated demand of insect protein in the future.Dr Ravikrishna Ramanujam, Director of Glocalink Singapore said, We are really excited to support Life Orign Sdn Bhd. Through continuous research & development, Life Origin has developed proprietary processes with distinct advantages that we hope can address the future need for not only clean proteins (i.e., hygienic and traceable) but also fuels.Life Origin is an biotech company that produce quality insect protein biofuel and organic fertiliser from Black Soldier Fly larvae. Since then, as an alumni of TECH PLANTER program, Life Origin receives great support and learning on showcasing Life Origin into South East Asia region insect industry and the Japanese market that possess great opportunities.Glocalink Singapore, is a Agri food-tech focussed investment company with a vision to solve the most pressing problems in food security & advance the future of food and agriculture.