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Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation

The Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation (CIBI), formerly known as the Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming (CEIF), is an organization with the end goal of normalizing and modernizing insect farming across the globe. The organization was begun by the idea and maintains that insect farming decreases pollution, increases quality control, and may be a more sustainable way of mass-producing and providing food.[1][2]

CIBI
Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation
FormationAugust 1, 2021
Headquarters2475 TAMU, Texas A&M College Station, TX 77843
TAMU Center Director
Dr. Jeff Tomberlin
MSU Site Director
Dr. Heather Jordan
IUI Site Director
Dr. Christine Picard
Parent organization
Texas A&M Department of Entomology
AffiliationsTexas A&M University, Mississippi State University, Indiana University - Indianapolis
Websitehttps://www.insectcenter.org/
Formerly called
Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming (CEIF)

The organization is a collaboration between Texas A&M University, Mississippi State University, and Indiana University Indianapolis, begun by the National Science Foundation (NSF).[1] Texas A&M's AgriLife in the Department of Entomology mainly works within Insect rearing; the best ways to raise, feed and produce the insects.[3] They have named their sect of the company the "Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation".[4][5] IU Indianapolis works in the genetics aspect of the insects.[6][7] Mississippi State University works in plant pathology and agriculture with the departments of Entomology, Plant Pathology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology.[8]

CIBI is a result of a collaboration between the NSF and the three universities, called the National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (NSF IUCRC) Program/Partnership.[9][10][11] An IUCRC is a program that combines University research with a business problem that needs to be solved, and bases research around that problem.[12][13]

CIBI has a few ongoing projects: Project 1, Digital Library and Seminar Series; Project 2, Genomic Resource Database; Project 5, Evaluation of Lauric Acid from Insects in Shrimp; Project 6, Gut Health and Performance of Chickens Raised on Insect Feed; and more.[14] On the business side, CIBI works with companies such as Tyson Foods and the Chapul Farms, which is a company that farms insects for food and livestock feed.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming (CEIF)". iucrc.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  2. ^ IBJ, Greg Seiter / Special to (2022-05-27). "2022 Innovation Issue: Insects can be solution to food supply concerns". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  3. ^ Russell, Adam (2022-04-28). "Aggie ACHIEVE: Expanding inclusivity through entomology". AgriLife Today. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  4. ^ "Research". Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  5. ^ "Texas A&M To Lead Center For Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming". stories.tamu.edu. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  6. ^ "Sustainability through insect farming: $2.2M NSF grant funds center to address food shortages". news.iu.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  7. ^ Picard, Christine J.; Barrett, Meghan (August 2021). "IUCRC Phase I IUPUI: Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming (CEIF)". NSF Award. 20 (2052565): 52565.
  8. ^ Team, ITS Web Development (2021-08-17). "MSU co-leading new $2.2M NSF-funded Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  9. ^ "NSF 20-570: Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  10. ^ "Status of NSF IUCRC program | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. 2025-05-21. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  11. ^ "Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC)". VentureWell. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  12. ^ "IUCRC | Industry-University Research Partnerships". iucrc.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  13. ^ "Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  14. ^ "General 1". Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  15. ^ Wiener-Bronner, Danielle (2023-10-20). "Tyson Foods, one of the biggest meat producers, is investing in insect protein | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  16. ^ Beach, Jeff (2023-12-12). "Insect farm to make animal feed in North Dakota • North Dakota Monitor". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
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