Who Are We?

Founded in 2017, and supported by its committed investors, led by Hive Energy, Scottish Enterprise and the Founders Factory, CuanTec is a ground-breaking biotech company  determined to make positive changes to the world we live in with its range of products, supported by its high level of management practices and commitment to traceability. One area of expertise is the production of high-performance Chitin and Chitosan with transparent traceability back to the source. CuanTec's scientists have also developed a world-first, propriety technology to biologically separate chitin, proteins, minerals, and lipids from shellfish waste, mushrooms. CuanTec’s proprietary, ultra-pure, full-chain length and high molecular weight chitin is unique in the world, enabling product applications not fully possible before using commercially available chitin/chitosan including a wide range of applications in the biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, agricultural and food industries.