Funded R&D

Project info

BugBox's technology has been developed with the support of Estonian and European innovation programmes. Below is an overview of our funded projects, results and acknowledgements.

Funded projects

Projects & grants

Norway Grants · Green ICT (small scheme) · EU53351

Preliminary studies for developing an automated insect-powder rearing system

01.07.2019 – 31.10.2019

Preliminary studies to stimulate innovation-led business cooperation between Estonia and Norway.

Norway Grants · Green ICT (main programme) · EU53924 · €760,000

Development of a fully-automated edible insect mass-rearing and production technology

01.08.2020 – 30.09.2021

Development of a fully automated mass-rearing and production technology that enables environmentally responsible upscaling — a self-learning IT platform with sensor-driven automation. Partner: Prediktor Instruments (Norway).

State-budget grant · €310,016.36

Meat-alternative product development

Research & development

A high-nutrition meat analogue containing insect protein, developed to technology readiness level (TRL) 5.

Innovation voucher · EU53689

B2B breakfast crisps with cricket powder

Product development

Product development carried out in cooperation with TFTAK (Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies).

EU Horizon 2020 · SMEINST-888862

Horizon 2020 support

European Union programme

BugBox innovation supported under the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme.

Results

What we delivered

Acknowledgements

Supported by

BugBox projects have been supported by the following programmes and institutions.

EAS – Enterprise Estonia · Republic of Estonia, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Norway grants · EAS – Enterprise Estonia

Projects have also been supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme and the European Regional Development Fund.