OUR Solutions
We see four key challenges and we're working hard to resolve them.
Conversion
Food waste to feed and fertiliser
We're currently working on our patented, super efficient GrubBox. Designed to utilise natures own recycling titans...Insects or more specifically Black Soldier Fly Larvae. GrubBox, is modular, highly efficient, and super deployable. Once in production, GrubBox will be complemented by CompBox our state of the art composter.
Scaleability
Go local!
Moving biomass hugely increases its carbon footprint and cost profile. To be efficient in both respects, conversion solutions need to be deployed scientifically. We're now working on cutting edge distribution models to ensure that our deployments are based on science.
Traceability
What's in our food's, food?
Not all nutrient outputs are destined to reenter the human food chain but if they are, you have to be 100% confident of where they came from and what they constitute. Thankfully new technologies such as blockchain are just made to help resolve this audit trail dilemma.
Visibility
How do I know my supply chain is Green?
Food supply chains are incredibly complex and if you're a major retailer or food processor you need to know that everyone within yours are doing their upmost to ensure that your customers can rely of the environmental integrity of your products and processes. Inspro's working on a Green dashboard to provide transparency and visibility to those who need it.
OUR WORK
Some fascinating projects we've had the privilege to work on
Replacing the fish in fishmeal
Farmed fish eat wild fish
The majority of farmed fish today are largely fed on fish meal and soy. Fish meal consists in the main of powdered anchovies and sandeels...wild fish only small ones...and it takes on average 6kg of wild fish to make 1kg of fishmeal. Soy is often grown from GM seed on forest cleared land. Inspro have been working with a major retailer and fish farmer to investigate the viability of BSFL as a replacement to fishmeal.
Making maggots tasty
Fish can be fussy
Unsurprisingly taste is a significant factor in the success of any feed. We took on a project to try feeding a whole smorgasbord of ingredients from brewers grains to cheese to our BSFL to test growth rates and how appetising they became to trout.
InsPro Partners
The TEAM
Commercial & Academic
Jonathan Callcut
Non-exec Chairman of InsPro Ltd.
Jonathan brings a wealth of experience in building and funding new businesses. He was CEO of Reevoo an innovative and very successful startup and is now actively supporting several tech and non-tech start-ups. Like Geoffrey Drage, Jonathan was introduced to InsPro though SETsquared.
Richard Small, MBA
CEO and Founder of InsPro Ltd
Richard founded Supply Network Solutions in 2004 to bring together 12 food businesses in an innovative business model to leverage sales and procurement. In 2017 he founded InsPro to better capture food waste with an innovative approach using a variety of processes including Black Soldier Fly Larvae.
Dr Sarah Gaunt
Project Management & Grants
Sarah is founder of SPG Innovation Limited. For InsPro she delivers Project Management and leads grant bids with Innovate UK. She is dedicated to commercialising IP in food, life sciences and agri-tech and she has extensive experience of taking ideas from concept to commercial reality.
Dr James Suckling
Supply Chain
Optimisation
James works at the University of Surrey in the Department of Chemical & Process Engineering. With funding from the Impact Acceleration Account he is working with InsPro on Supply Chain Optimisation using innovative software.
Geoffrey Drage OBE
Business Mentor
Geoffrey is a chartered accountant who has held Directorships for 25+ years in both private and public organisations. He co-founded two technology companies and was awarded an OBE for services to Intellectual Property.
Dr Kieran Magee
Science Officer
Kieran recently gained his PhD from University of Liverpool. His interests include animal welfare and production, with specific focus on aquaculture fish species. He is developing, managing and reporting feed trials with Black Soldier Fly as an ingredient.
Prof Mark Swainson
Food Manufacturing
As Deputy Head at The National Centre for Food Manufacturing at the University of Lincoln Mark brings experience, influence and knowledge delivered in a positive 'can do' manner.
Dr Paul Eady
Entomology
Paul loves his subject and with his knowledge he is able to think outside the box to challenge traditional thinking and seek out new opportunities.
Dr Wayne Martindale
Sustainability
Principal Lecturer (Enterprise) Food Insights and Sustainability for Food Manufacturing at the University of Lincoln
