NRGene Canada enters commercial BSF production with MaxBSF™ larvae supply deal

CANADA – NRGene Canada has signed its first commercial supply agreement for its MaxBSF™ larvae, marking the company’s official transition from research and development to full-scale commercial production in the black soldier fly (BSF) industry.

The agreement positions NRGene Canada as the latest commercial supplier of one-day-old MaxBSF™ larvae to Infinite Harvest Technologies Inc (IHT), a Canadian CleanTech company pioneering Bugs4Rent™, a technology platform that uses BSF larvae to convert AgriFood waste into sustainable, high-value feed and soil nutrition products.

Under the partnership, IHT will adopt MaxBSF™ as its primary Canadian larvae supplier by 2026, scaling up from initial trial volumes that began this year. 

The collaboration is set to accelerate IHT’s waste processing capacity and expand the reach of sustainable insect-based recycling solutions across North America.

Developed through natural crossbreeding and advanced genomic selection, NRGene’s MaxBSF™ strain represents a major leap in the economics of insect farming. 

The company achieved this by combining BSF lines from around the world and using its proprietary AI-driven genomics platform to identify progenies with superior industrial performance traits.

Extensive trials conducted across multiple environments showed that MaxBSF™ grows 50–150% faster than standard strains, completing production cycles in just 7–8 days compared to the industry average of 14. 

The larvae also demonstrate better adaptation to varied feedstocks, improved feed conversion efficiency, and a 97% survival rate after two weeks in suspension, a crucial factor for large-scale logistics.

“These results are not just incremental,” said Gil Ronen, CEO of NRGene. “MaxBSF™ enables every BSF farm to double its productivity without any infrastructure adjustments. Our partners can now process twice the volume in the same footprint, turning organic waste into high-value protein more efficiently than was possible before. That makes existing insect farms more profitable and makes insect farming more attractive to new players.”

From genomics to growth

The commercial rollout follows the completion of NRGene Canada’s Saskatoon-based BSF production facility in January 2025. The site now serves as both a production and research hub for continued strain development.

To meet rising demand, NRGene Canada is constructing a second facility in Alberta, 20 times larger than its current operation, slated to begin production in early 2026. 

Once operational, it will significantly expand the company’s supply capacity to serve large-scale partnerships across North America.

“We’ve been working with MaxBSF™ larvae for several months, and the performance is exceptional,” said Luis Ortiz, CEO of Infinite Harvest Technologies Inc. 

“With MaxBSF™ and our partnership with NRGene Canada, we can process twice the waste and produce twice the protein, which directly reduces the required on-farm investment and footprint.”

According to NRGene, the supply agreement confirms MaxBSF™ as a commercially proven, high-performance BSF strain, setting the stage for broader adoption of insect-based solutions in sustainable agriculture and waste upcycling across the continent.

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