The facility will allow the company to commercialize its sustainable proteins for use in animal feed, pet food and human nutrition.

Ebert will now serve as the company’s chief commercial officer, overseeing all its commercial offerings.

MicroHarvest has raised €1.5 million through Simon Capital, which will be used in part to establish a new pilot plant in Portugal.

Corey Paske has joined the company as its new business development manager.

At full capacity, the facility will process up to 70,000 tons of organic residues for insect protein production for pet food and aquaculture markets.