Thomas Farrugia, CEO, Beta Bugs.

Thomas is CEO at Beta Bugs, is a leader and entrepreneur in the insect farming sector. He founded Beta Bugs after spotting the opportunity for improved genetics to accelerate the growth of the insect farming industry. To do so, he established an industry-first nucleus population and selective breeding programme for Black Soldier Fly adjacent to the Roslin Institute, world leader in animal genetics, and then deployed the UK’s first dedicated Black Soldier Fly egg production facility to supply commercial-scale orders to existing and new insect farmers.