This qualification project, funded by RCN, aims to evaluate the production scalability and market potential of new fungal chitosans. Building on the excellent research conducted at NMBU and feedback from industrial stakeholders (Yesim, Woolero, and HemCon), the project addresses a confirmed market need for this technology. Initially, the process technology is at TRL 3, and by the end of the project, we aim to achieve TRL 4. Additionally, the project seeks to identify a product-market fit, progressing from BRL 1 to BRL 2, to guide the technology's further development in the best direction through a verification project.