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  1. 2024/11/01
    Study on enhancing the nutritional value of black soldier fly larvae through suppression of amino acid transporters published in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
  2. 2024/09/27
    A paper elucidating the effects of powderization of a granular diet on the growth performance of the edible cricket Teleogryllus occipitalis has been published in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
  3. 2024/06/18
    Our partner organization, Ecologie, was featured in an interview on NHK World's "FRONTRUNNERS," and consortium members appeared on the show.
  4. 2024/05/30
    NARO has developed the method for altering amino acids contents in insects and has obtained a patent for it.
  5. 2024/05/18
    A paper on the regulation of body coloration in the cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus, has been published in PLOS ONE.
  6. 2024/05/16
    We presented the research results on the cultivation of red sea bream using fishmeal- and fish oil-free feed formulated with black soldier fly powder and microalgae powder at the Japan Fishmeal Association.
  7. 2024/05/08
    Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology has discovered the kidney function improvement effects of cricket powder and has obtained a patent for it.
  8. 2024/04/23
    We have issued a press release on the research results of developing a simultaneous analysis system for cricket behavior using deep learning.
  9. 2024/04/11
    We have issued a press release on the research results regarding the cultivation of red sea bream using fishmeal- and fish oil-free feed formulated with insects and microalgae.
  10. 2024/04/01
    A paper on automatic tracking of cricket behavior and posture using machine learning has been published in Biology Open.
  11. 2024/03/23
    A paper elucidating the factors influencing consumers' attitudes toward eggs produced by feeding chickens with feed containing termites has been published in the Animal Science Journal.
  12. 2024/03/18
    Our paper reporting the effect of malodor suppression by black soldier fly larvae was selected by Scientific Reports as one of the top 100 downloads in Microbiology papers in 2023 (#26, #1 in the country).
  13. 2024/02/01
    "Moonshot Waseda Day" will be held.
  14. 2023/12/11
    The results of our research on the mitochondrial genome of Trigonidiidae have been published in Mitochondrial DNA Part B.
  15. 2023/11/24
    Our consortium's activities were introduced at the 2023 NEW BUISINESS FORUM in TOUBU
  16. 2024/09/25
    A paper elucidating the factors influencing consumers' willingness to consume and willingness to pay for chicken meat and eggs produced using termites as poultry feed has been published in a journal of The Japanese Agricultural Systems Society.
  17. 2023/11/20
    We participated in the Agribusiness Creation Fair 2023
  18. 2023/08/09
    Science experiment class will be held
  19. 2023/07/22
    Research findings on the gut microbiota of crickets published in Microbial ecology
  20. 2023/06/18
    We are introduced in issue of THE SANKEI SHIMBUN (newspaper) on 18 June 2023.
  21. 2023/05/26
    TUAT's insect farming facility was featured in the Japan Food Journal.
  22. 2023/04/24
    A press release was published on the results of a study that found a stink suppression effect by BSF larvae.
  23. 2023/03/24
    Our recent paper on genome of house cricket has been published in Biomolecules.
  24. 2023/03/24
    "ECOLOGGIE Inc (cooperative organization) won an award in EO ESG AWARD 2023.
  25. 2023/01/19
    We presented at the synposium of Toshima-ku.
  26. 2023/01/18
    Collaborative organizations won an award from Aichi Prefecture.
  27. 2023/01/16
    Gryllus Inc (cooperative organization) was featured on YOMIURI ONLINE.
  28. 2023/01/10
    ECOLOGGIE Inc (cooperative organization) was featured on a Japanese news program.
    * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqaDgq30xLI
  29. 2023/01/05
    Gryllus Inc (cooperative organization) was featured on a Japanese news program.
  30. 2022/12/09
    The Consortium's activities were introduced in NIKKEI BUSINESS DAILY For online article, click here .
  31. 2022/12/02
    News:Our consortium's presentation received the Outstanding Presentation Award.
  32. 2022/11/19
    The Consortium's activities were introduced on NHK
  33. 2022/11/14
    News:Our consortium's presentation received the Outstanding Presentation Award.
  34. 2022/11/11
    Symposium:Registration for the International Symposium (19th Nov) is now available.
  35. 2022/11/01
    News:The 5th group meeting for cooperative organizations was held.
  36. 2022/10/28
    News:We participated in the Agribusiness Creation Fair 2022.
  37. 2022/10/04
    Press release:We confirmed that even when 1/2 of the fishmeal in the compound feed fed to sea bream was replaced with insect meal derived from the black soldier fly, the fish grew as well as high quality feed. Click here for more infomation (Japanese).
  38. 2022/09/26
    News:The 4th group meeting for cooperative organizations was held.
  39. 2022/09/14
    Others:Ochanomizu University Students' Hearing on Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. is now open to the public..
  40. 2022/08/29
    News:The 3rd group meeting for cooperative organizations was held.
  41. 2022/08/08
    Academic Paper:Our recent article on safety test of cricket food has been published in Clinical & Medical Biochemistry.
    * If you can't find the link, click here .
  42. 2022/08/08
    Symposium:We will hold a symposium of iF3! Click here to register.
  43. 2022/07/25
    News:The 2nd group meeting for cooperative organizations was held.
  44. 2022/06/27
    News:The 1st group meeting for cooperative organizations was held.
  45. 2022/05/18
    Academic Paper:Our recent review article has been published in Food Bioscience.
  46. 2022/04/25
    Others:We will publish a book involved in cricket biology from Hokuryukan co.,ltd.
  47. 2022/04/10
    Article:Atushi Ogura (Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology) was introduced in an article of The Mainichi Newspapers .
  48. 2022/04/09
    Article:Takahito Watanabe (University of Tokushima, Gryllus Inc) was introduced in an article of The Asahi Shimbun .
  49. 2022/03/31
    Academic Paper:Our recent article has been published in Advanced Powder Technology.
  50. 2022/03/29
    Article:ECOLOGGIE Inc. (cooperative organization) was introduced in 25ans .
  51. 2022/03/28
    Article:Takahito Watanabe (University of Tokushima, Gryllus Inc) was introduced in an article of WIRED .
  52. 2022/03/15
    Article:We were introduced in an article of SHUFUREN (Association of Consumer Organizations).
  53. 2022/03/03
    Academic Paper:Our recent article has been published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology.
  54. 2022/02/21
    Symposium: We held a symposium, Moonshot@TWIns x LINK-J: Challenges for research and social implementation using comprehensive knowledge.
  55. 2022/02/14
    Academic Paper:Our recent article has been published in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology.
  56. 2022/02/07
    Academic Paper:Our recent article has been published in Advanced Powder Technology .
  57. 2022/02/07
    Others: We were introduced in Science ZERO by NHK. Please click here for the webcast.
  58. 2022/01/31
    Article: ECOLOGGIE Inc. (cooperative organization) has been introduced in BUSINESS INSIDER .
  59. 2022/01/25
    Article: An article by Atushi Ogura (Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology) has been published in Nikkei Biotechnology & Business.
  60. 2022/01/22
    Academic Paper:Our recent review article has been published in.
  61. 2022/01/21
    Academic Paper: Our recent review article on the cricket genomes has been published in Biophysical Reviews (Springer).
  62. 2022/01/06
    Others: ECOLOGGIE Inc. (cooperative organization) has completed its seed round of funding. Click here to read the article in Nikkei Biotechlonogy and buisiness.
  63. 2022/01/04
    Others: Gryllus Inc (cooperative organization) won the Outstanding Product Award in the 2021 Nikkei Superior Products and Services Awards .
  64. 2021/12/22
    Article: Interview of Kei Yura (Ochanomizu University) and Toru Asahi (Waseda University) was published in a web column article of The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
  65. 2021/12/10
    Academic Paper: Our recent research on an antioxidative gene in insect has been published in Antioxidants (MDPI).
  66. 2021/12/05
    Article: Insect-Based Food Production Consortium has been introduced in issue of THE SANKEI SHIMBUN (newspaper) on 5 December 2021. Please click this for the online article.
  67. 2021/11/26
    Symposium: We hold a symposium of Moonshot program and SHIBUYA QWS (4 Dec 2021). Please click this for the detail.
  68. 2021/11/22
    Symposium: We will exhibit at the Agribusiness Creation Fair 2021 (24-26 Nov 2021). We will be presenting our project on 25 November (Thu) from 11: 00 to 12: 00 in Seminar Room C. The program is here .
  69. 2021/11/05
    Others: Gryllus Inc (cooperative organization) was introduced on the YouTube channel "ANNnewsCH ".
  70. 2021/10/29
    Others: The Circular Food Promotion Working Team , headed by Takahito Watanabe (University of Tokushima, Gryllus Inc), has been newly established as a working team within the Council for Public-Private Partnership in Food Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
  71. 2021/10/14
    Article: Insect-Based Food Production Consortium has been introduced in issue 2 of The Nogyo Kyosai Shimbun (newspaper) on October 2021.
  72. 2021/09/23
    Academic Paper: Our recent research on the mitochondrial genome of crickets has been published in Genome Biology and Evolution (Oxford Academic).
  73. 2021/07/30
    Article: An article by Takahito Watanabe (University of Tokushima, Gryllus Inc) has been published in "The Latest Trends of Food Tech (CMC Publishing Co.,Ltd.)" .
  74. 2021/07/27
    Symposium: We are holding a symposium "昆虫学から先端研究そして昆虫食の社会実装へ" on July 29.
  75. 2021/07/12
    Article: An article by Takahito Watanabe (University of Tokushima, Gryllus Inc) has been published in "代替プロテインによる食品素材開発 —植物肉・昆虫食・藻類利用食・培養肉が導く食のイノベーション(NTS Co., Ltd.)"
  76. 2021/06/18
    Article: An article by Kazumasa Ikuta (Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency) has been published in the June issue of AquaNet .
  77. 2021/06/17
    Symposium: Takahito Watanabe (University of Tokushima, Gryllus Inc) spoke at AG/SUM Symposium 2021 .
  78. 2021/04/19
    Article: The Insect-Based Food Production Consortium was introduced in JATAFF Journal .
  79. 2021/03/17
    Symposium: Kazumasa Ikuta (Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency) spoke at the 18th Seafood Show Osaka .
  80. 2021/03/03
    Consortium website is now open!