KITOZYME, LLC. Overview
Company Headquarters: Herstal, Belgium
Founded: 2000
Workforce: ~50
Company Working: Kitozyme, LLC (KitoZyme) designs, manufactures, and markets medical devices, food supplements and oenological ingredients from fungal chitosan and chitin-glucan. In 2011, the company launched its ingredients for beverages and healthcare in France, Spain, and the US, and now it sells these ingredients in more than 30 countries across the globe. The company also provides chitosan and chitin-glucan to the personal care, agriculture, and animal health industries. The company deals in specific biomedical applications in joint health, dermatology or biosurgery through its spin-off company KiOmed Pharma. The products offered by the company are produced under ISO 13485 and HACCP. The chitosan offered by the company is classified by the FDA as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) and is produced taking into consideration the vegan, halal, kosher or gluten-free requirements.
Strategy
Kitozyme, LLC is focused on improving the quality of its products to attract customers. The company engages in working on the next generation products, which are based on microbiota expertise and strong collaborations with various scientific advisors. It is keen on making all its operations efficient to reduce its cost of production. The company is also continuously aiming to reduce its ecological footprint by setting up the programs to reuse water.
