ChitoBlue is an Italian specialty ingredients platform developing high-purity chitosan and functional biopolymers from traceable blue crab and fungal biomass for advanced research and industrial applications.
We combine circular sourcing, controlled processing, and independent analytical characterization to deliver application-specific ingredients for laboratories, research centers, universities, and industrial partners.
ChitoBlue transforms underutilized biological side streams into high-value functional ingredients, combining circular economy principles with materials science and biotechnology.
Our journey began with the valorization of blue crab processing residues, contributing to a circular blue economy in italian coastal communities. Today, we are extending this approach to fungal biomass, bringing blue and green bioeconomy together within a scalable specialty ingredients platform.
Our Vision: Towards a Circular Biorefinery
Our long-term vision is to develop an integrated circular biorefinery capable of transforming different biological side streams into high-value specialty ingredients. Starting with chitosan derived from blu crab biomass, ChitoBlue is expanding its R&D activities to fungal sources, developing a multi-feedstock approach to functional biopolymers. This evolution connects blue and green bioeconomy, with the ambition of progressively diversifying our ingredient portfolio while supporting more efficient resource utilization and advanced industrial applications.
What we do
R&D chitosan applications
