The INSECTA 2024 International Conference aims to give an overview of state-of-the-art technology of insects for food, feed and non-food application. Topics cover the whole value chain from research, rearing and processing to safety and waste valorization. Therefore, technological as well as ethical and environmental aspects are discussed by professionals.

In detail the conference covers following topics:
Insect Rearing and Production Systems

Circular economy and alternative substrate

• lab-scale optimization and up-scaling
• industrialization and automation

Insect Processing for Food and Feed

• fractionation and processing techniques
• nutritional composition and food production
• pet-food, feed and aquaculture applications

Safety and Environmental Aspects

• microbial, physico and chemical risk evaluation
• prevention and decontamination strategies
• material flow analyses and environmental impact

Non-food Application of Insects

• insect biotechnology
• biopolymers and lipids
• waste valorization

Animal welfare, ethical and legal aspects

• legal aspects and quality management
• insect health
• insect welfare