Signal & Swarm — Talks by Insectta and Altimate Nutrition

Name: Signal & Swarm — Talks by Insectta and Altimate Nutrition
Start: 2026-03-07T14:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-03-07T16:00:00+08:00
Location: ArtScience Museum

Schedule

Sat Mar 07 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

ArtScience Museum | Singapore, SG

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘁𝗮
𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗦𝗮𝘁), 𝟮𝗽𝗺 – 𝟮.𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺
𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝟮
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻�
https://marinabaysands.jotform.com/260248638541864
Insectta is Singapore’s first insect-powered biotech company, harnessing the black soldier fly to extract high-value biomaterials for applications ranging from healthcare and cosmetics to organic electronics. Join co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Phua Jun Wei as he traces Insectta’s journey, from launching Singapore’s first Black Soldier Fly farm to pivoting towards advanced biomaterial extraction.
This talk offers a window into the untapped research potential of insect agriculture, and explores how this emerging field extends far beyond animal feed and novelty foods into new frontiers of science and sustainability.

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗴𝘆 𝟯𝟲𝟬°: 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗦𝗮𝘁), 𝟯𝗽𝗺 – 𝟰𝗽𝗺
𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝟮
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
https://marinabaysands.jotform.com/260250679483867
Since 2024, the Singapore Food Agency has approved 16 insect species for human consumption. In this talk, Altimate Nutrition explores how insects might move beyond novelty snacks to become viable, sustainable protein sources for a food-secure future.
Co-founder Yuen Sheng Hiew will share insights into the evolving regulatory landscape of entomophagy in Singapore, their research and development journey with insect-based ingredients, and collaborations with scientists investigating how insect consumption may even play a role in Alzheimer’s research.
As Singapore’s first start-up dedicated to transforming insects into nourishing, sustainable food for humans, Altimate Nutrition invites participants to rethink what we eat, with an optional tasting flight to conclude the session.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 & 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺
𝗔 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱: 𝟲–𝟴 𝗠𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝟭𝟲 𝗙𝗲𝗯 – 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Signal & Swarm is a micro festival that explores intelligence in all its forms — biological, digital and mechanical. Inspired by the intricate worlds of Insects: Microsculptures Magnified and NOX: Confessions of a Machine, the programme weaves together practices of care, curiosity and co-evolution to invite reflection on urban futures, machine empathy and the hidden lives of insects.
Across walk-in activities, hands-on workshops, guided tours, talks, film screenings, live performance and a sound installation, Signal & Swarm offers spaces for repair, discovery and collective imagination. At its heart, the festival celebrates forms of intelligence that often go unseen, revealing what becomes possible when circuits meet colonies, and when care extends beyond the human.
Signal & Swarm is presented as a special event within ArtScience Museum’s year-long season Forms of Life: Beyond the Human, which explores multispecies worlds, more-than-human intelligences, and the systems that shape life on Earth.
Collaborators include Altimate Nutrition, Black Crow Taxidermy & Art, Feelers, Home Team Science & Technology Agency (HTX), Insectta, KLASS Engineering and Solutions, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Repair Kopitiam and Sustainable Living Lab (SL2), Robert Schwarz, Professor Hirotaka Sato and the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), The Curious Pangolin and Wendy Zhang.
For the full festival programme, please visit: https://www.marinabaysands.com/museum/programmes/signal-and-swarm-festival.html