MONSTER Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Taiwanese biotechnology company using black soldier fly bioconversion to turn food waste and organic waste into sustainable protein, insect oil and organic fertilizer.
Last updated September 29, 2026
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Overview
MONSTER Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (巨獸綠色科技股份有限公司), also presented on its website as Monster Environmental, is a Taiwanese biotechnology company founded in 2020 that develops black soldier fly (BSF) bioconversion systems to recycle food waste and organic waste into reusable resources. Its stated mission is to redefine the value of "waste" and reduce the resource depletion and ecological damage caused by conventional protein production. The company's core technology is the "black soldier fly biological circulation system module" (黑水虻生物循環系統模組), marketed as Monster-biosystem, which combines automated pre-treatment of feedstock, scaled breeding, selective breeding and reproduction, a balanced nutrition system for the larvae, professional processing of insect biomass, and disease prevention strategies. The company produces and sells sustainable protein products derived from black soldier fly larvae, including fresh insects, dried insects and insect powder, insect oil, and insect fertilizer. These are positioned as feed ingredients for fish, shrimp, crabs and poultry, as pet nutrition products, as an alternative oil source for food, chemical and biodiesel applications, and as organic fertilizer that improves soil health while reducing reliance on chemical pesticides and fertilizers. MONSTER Biotechnology also offers modular solutions that allow enterprises to deploy customized organic waste treatment systems in limited space and scale them as needed. MONSTER Biotechnology has worked with local governments in Taiwan on food-waste management. In early 2025, the Chiayi County Government and the company opened Taiwan's first data-managed "food waste black soldier fly biological circulation demonstration center," which uses smart sensing, environmental control, database technology, automatic feeding and automatic insect counting. The center can process 1.5 metric tons of food waste per day and is credited with reducing carbon emissions by more than 212.4 metric tons per year. The company has also supported disease-prevention efforts, including using its black soldier fly system to handle food waste during an African swine fever alert in Taiwan. The company is privately held and led by founder and CEO Chen Chung-Yu (陳重宇). Its team includes a CTO, COO, production manager, sales director and logistics director. MONSTER Biotechnology has received recognition through Taiwanese startup and social enterprise competitions, including the Tamkang University innovation and entrepreneurship competition, the Ministry of Education U-start program, the Tzu Chi Foundation Youth Public Welfare Practice Program, Pitch Camp, the IMV technology innovation competition, and the ASE Group social enterprise innovation competition.
History
MONSTER Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established in 2020 in Taiwan as 巨獸科技股份有限公司, later presented as 巨獸綠色科技. The company was founded by Chen Chung-Yu (陳重宇), who serves as founder and CEO. From its beginning, the company framed its work around a simple question: what if all waste could become a resource and enter a sustainable cycle? Its answer was a biological treatment system based on the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), an insect whose larvae can decompose food scraps, kitchen waste, animal manure and agricultural waste while producing a protein-rich biomass. In its early years, MONSTER Biotechnology participated in and won recognition from Taiwanese startup and social enterprise programs. In 2020 it received a silver medal at the Tamkang University innovation and entrepreneurship competition, was a funded team in the Ministry of Education U-start innovation and entrepreneurship program, became a second-stage outstanding company in the same program, received the U-start Southbound Project Special Award, was a winning team in the Taoyuan City Government social enterprise competition, and was selected as a youth representative for plastic and waste reduction at the CommonWealth Magazine Youth Sustainable Forum. In 2021 it was selected for the fourth Tzu Chi Foundation Youth Public Welfare Practice Program. In 2022 it won the Pitch Camp national business roadshow championship and the IMV technology innovation competition championship. In 2023 it won the ASE Group social enterprise innovation competition and the Yunus social enterprise innovation competition. In 2024 it received the Tzu Chi Foundation Youth Public Welfare Practice Program alumni award and hosted foreign guests from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Cooperation and Development Fund waste management workshop. The company developed its Monster-biosystem, a data-driven black soldier fly bioconversion platform. The system continuously monitors temperature, humidity, gas concentration and the growth status of the black soldier fly larvae, and uses a database to analyze different waste sources and adjust feed ratios and environmental controls in real time. According to founder Chen Chung-Yu, the system has reduced the time needed to decompose kitchen waste from 16 days to 7 days and lowered insect mortality by more than 90 percent. The system is designed to be replicated and expanded flexibly according to different regions, spaces and temperature conditions, and the entire organic waste cycle from pre-treatment to decomposition and reuse can be tracked, quantified and optimized. MONSTER Biotechnology's product line grew to include fresh black soldier fly insects, dried insects and insect powder, insect oil and insect fertilizer. Its fresh insects are washed, sterilized with high-temperature steam, chilled and packaged, and are recommended as a feed ingredient for fish, shrimp and crabs at 10 to 30 percent of feed and for poultry at 30 to 50 percent. Its dried insects and concentrated insect powder are produced following European Union-standard procedures, using non-genetically modified soybean residue as feed, and are tested by SGS for heavy metals and five major pet nutrients; the concentrated insect powder has a protein content of up to 65 percent and a calcium-to-phosphorus ratio of 1.3 to 1. Its insect oil is extracted from black soldier fly larvae and contains unsaturated fatty acids, positioned as a potential edible oil alternative and as a feedstock for chemicals and biodiesel. Its insect fertilizer is fermented and processed into an organic fertilizer that improves soil fertility and helps repel houseflies and root pests. In early 2025, the Chiayi County Government and MONSTER Biotechnology jointly opened Taiwan's first food waste black soldier fly biological circulation demonstration center managed with a data-driven model. The center includes smart sensing, environmental control and database technology, automatic feeding and automatic insect counting, all implemented by MONSTER Biotechnology. It can process 1.5 metric tons of food waste per day and reduces carbon emissions by more than 212.4 metric tons per year, easing the burden on landfills and incinerators. The company said it planned to begin preliminary construction of a new site by the end of 2025 to expand its recycling capacity and provide solutions for food-related waste in the Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan area. During a suspected African swine fever case in Taiwan in 2025, Chiayi County enlisted the company's black soldier fly decomposition system to rapidly process food waste after the government banned feeding kitchen waste to pigs. MONSTER Biotechnology remains a privately held Taiwanese company. Its team includes CTO Cheng-En, COO Bo-Han, Production Manager Zhou Chen, Sales Director Wei-Chen and Logistics Director Frankie, alongside founder and CEO Chen Chung-Yu.
- 2025
Chiayi County Government and MONSTER Biotechnology opened Taiwan's first data-managed food waste black soldier fly biological circulation demonstration center
- 2025
Company supported African swine fever prevention by processing food waste with black soldier fly system
- 2025
Company announced plan to begin preliminary construction of a new site by end of 2025 to expand recycling capacity for the Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan area
- 2024
Received Tzu Chi Foundation Youth Public Welfare Practice Program alumni award
- 2024
Hosted foreign guests from Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Cooperation and Development Fund waste management workshop
- 2023
Won ASE Group social enterprise innovation competition championship
- 2023
Won Yunus social enterprise innovation competition championship
- 2022
Won Pitch Camp national business roadshow championship
- 2022
Won IMV technology innovation competition championship
- 2021
Selected for fourth Tzu Chi Foundation Youth Public Welfare Practice Program
Products and positioning
Sustainable protein producer and organic waste bioconversion technology provider using black soldier fly systems.
Fresh black soldier fly insects
Rich in bioactive substances such as active proteins, medium- and short-chain fatty acids, antimicrobial peptides and chitin; washed, high-temperature steam sterilized, chilled and packaged; recommended at 10-30% of feed for fish, shrimp and crabs and 30-50% for poultry.
Dried insects and insect powder
Produced following EU-standard procedures using non-GMO soybean residue as feed; SGS tested for heavy metals and five major pet nutrients; concentrated insect powder has up to 65% protein and a calcium-to-phosphorus ratio of 1.3:1.
Insect oil
Extracted from black soldier fly larvae; contains unsaturated fatty acids; positioned as an edible oil alternative and for chemical and biodiesel applications; requires less arable land than soybean or palm oil.
Insect fertilizer
Fermented and processed black soldier fly frass into organic fertilizer; improves soil fertility, helps repel houseflies and root pests, and reduces reliance on chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Modular solution
Unitized production process for organic waste treatment, highly customizable for flexible deployment in limited space and scalable according to enterprise needs.
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