About

We, CHITOSE GROUP is a family of biotechnology companies operating mainly in Southeast Asia and Japan with an aim of leaving mankind with an environment where they can live in abundance for over a thousand years. CHITOSE GROUP is creating new values in the fields of agriculture, medical, food, energy, chemistry and others through “Technological development capabilities in the biotechnology field by constantly promoting economic rationality” and “Business development capabilities for drawing a path towards commercialization by understanding the essence and limitations of biotechnology”.

Head office that oversees entire Group
CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD.

Head of Technological Development
and Business Development Chitose Laboratory Corp.

CHITOSE LABORATORY
  • Microorganism Unit
  • Algae Unit
  • Cell Line Unit
  • Microbiota Unit

Individual companies in CHITOSE GROUP that
operate separate businesses Business entities

Implementing and commercializing the results of Chitose Laboratory through business entities

All Business Entities

Head office that oversees entire Group

  • Company name CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD.
  • Location
    • Head office: 6 Eu Tong Sen Street #10-12 The Central , Singapore 059817 GOOGLE MAP
    • Japan office: KSP EAST511, 3-2-1, Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 213-0012, Japan GOOGLE MAP
  • Business Description Formulating a strategic direction, operating business and financing projects in bio business fields, technological development, business development, financial planning and management, human resource management, and marketing to create business using biotechnology.
  • Directors
    Tomohiro Fujita Ph.D. / Chief Executive Officer Rie Kugimiya / Chief Operating Officer Masayuki Imai / Chief Financial Officer Kenichi Shohtoku CPA (JP,US,SG) / Director
    management team
  • Shareholders Tomohiro Fujita 55.3%
    Individuals 36.2%
    Strategic Partners（ENEOS, Mitsui Chemicals, etc.） 8.5％

Head of Technological Development and Business Development

  • Company name Chitose Laboratory Corporationview more
  • Location
    • Nogawa Laboratory (Head office):2-13-3, Nogawahoncho, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-0041, Japan GOOGLE MAP
    • KSP Laboratory:KSP EAST511, 3-2-1, Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 213-0012, Japan GOOGLE MAP
  • Business Description We have been breeding and cultivating technology for a wide range of organisms (microorganisms, cell lines, microalgae etc) and utilize these technologies for industrial use of the organisms. In addition, in cooperation with the subsidiary companies, we conduct new project planning, seed technology construction, practical application technological development, commercialization support and consulting services in the biotechnology field.
  • Management
    Team
    Tomohiro Fujita Ph.D. / Chief Executive Officer Rie Kugimiya / Chief Operating Officer Takayuki Horiuchi Ph.D. / Chief Technology Officer Naoko Nomoto / Chief Administration & Accounting Officer Sakayu Shimizu Ph.D. / Advisor Mitsuru Furusawa Ph.D. / Chief Scientific Advisor
  • ShareholdersCHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD.:76.5%
    Individuals and others:23.5%

History of CHITOSE GROUP

  • 2004 Microorganism related business started as a new business of Chitose Laboratory Corp. (previously known as Neo-Morgan Laboratory).
  • 2009 Tomohiro Fujita carried out MBO of Chitose Laboratory Corp. (previously known as Neo-Morgan Laboratory).
  • 2011 Founded CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD. in Singapore as headquarters. Chitose Laboratory became a subsidiary of CHITOSE GROUP.
  • 2012 Founded wholly-owned subsidiary Chitose Agri Laboratory Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)
  • 2014 Founded wholly-owned subsidiary Tabérumo Corporation (Japan)
  • 2015 CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD. received closed strategic investment from IHI Corporation
    Founded wholly-owned subsidiary Chitose Agriculture Initiative Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
  • 2016 Founded wholly-owned subsidiary Chitose Flora Corp. (Japan)
  • 2017 CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD. received closed strategic investment from Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
  • 2018
    • Founded wholly-owned subsidiary Chitose Biologics Corp. (Japan)
    • Founded Tavelmout Biofarm (B) Sdn Bhd (wholly-owned by Tavelmout Corp. (Brunei)
  • 2020 CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD. received closed strategic investment from ENEOS Innovation Partners LLC.

Business bases

  • Kanagawa（Nogawa Laboratory, KSP Laboratory）, Tokyo, Singapore, Malaysia（Cameron Highlands, Ipoh）, Brunei, The Netherlands（Amsterdam）

Business Entities

  • Chitose Agri Laboratory Sdn. Bhd.
  • Tabérumo Corporation
  • Chitose Agriculture Initiative Pte. Ltd.
  • Chitose Flora Corp.
  • Chitose Biologics Corp.
    • business entities

Contact Us

  • info@chitose-bio.com
  • +65-6676-1026 (Singapore)
  • +81-44-813-3380 (Japan)