Celebrating 20 Years of Peptide Innovation
This September, JPT Peptide Technologies hit an exciting milestone – 20 years of peptide excellence! It is a time for joy, reflection and, of course, a party! From our humble beginnings to becoming a leader in peptide manufacturing, we are proud to celebrate this journey with our incredible team, customers, and partners around the world.
A Look Back at JPT’s Journey
Our history begins in 2004 as a spin-off from Jerini AG, a Berlin-based drug discovery company that inspired the name of JPT (Jerini Peptide Technologies). In 2009, we joined forces with BioNTech, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary. Since then, JPT has honed its expertise in peptide manufacturing, developing patented technologies for peptide libraries, pools, microarrays, and micro-scale synthesis. Fast forward two decades, and JPT is now one of the world’s most trusted peptide manufacturers, with the high quality standards and a large peptide synthesis capacity (more than 1 million peptides per year). During this time, the company has served the needs of more than 20,000 customers worldwide, and its peptides have been cited in more than 3,000 peer-reviewed publications, helping to advance projects in Immunology, Proteomics, and Drug Discovery. Some of our proudest achievements include contributing to the development of COVID-19 vaccines and aiding the decoding of the human proteome—just a few of the highlights of our 20-year journey of innovation.
JPT's 20th Anniversary Party: A River Adventure on the Spree!
What’s an anniversary without a celebration? To mark our two decades of success, the JPT team set sail on the Alexander von Humboldt boat for an unforgettable evening cruising along the Spree River. Our team soaked up stunning views of Berlin's most iconic landmarks, including the Reichstag, Oberbaumbrücke, and Berliner Dom. But it wasn’t just about sightseeing! The evening was filled with dancing, games, delicious food, and drinks—the perfect way to celebrate two decades of growth and success. Former Managing Director Holger Wenschuh and current Managing Director Aurélien Claeyssen took the stage to reflect on our past achievements and share exciting plans for JPT’s future.
Exciting Times Ahead
"As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we’re excited about the next chapter for JPT," said Aurélien Claeyssen. "We’re gearing up to open a brand new manufacturing plant in Berlin that will triple the size of our current space, improve our efficiency and significantly reduce our carbon footprint with the goal of achieving a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certificate. We expect the site to be operational by mid-2025. We wouldn’t be where we are today without the incredible dedication of our team, whose average tenure at JPT is 7.5 years—an amazing 23 of them have been with us since the very beginning! Thank you, Team JPT!"
A Little Surprise for You!
As a little 20th anniversary goodie for our valued customers, we have created 20 special lab and science emojis that are available for download from your account. Simply login or register and go to “My digital library” where you will also find your free copy of our Peptide ABC eBook.