Meet the people
behind Pepscope
Mission & Vision
Pepscope is an innovative biotechnology company that develops and offers protein activity phosphoproteomics platforms to increase the identification of new combination therapy, repurpose drugs and discover biomarkers.
- The company was initially founded in 2012 by Jos Joore and Hans Brouwer. Anna Ressa has worked for the company since 2018 in repurposing the product by developing the QuantaKinome™ technology platform and becoming CEO and co-founder of Pepscope in 2020. The three founders have experience in innovative technology development for protein analyses.
- Pepscope is based in the Netherlands, with offices and laboratories in Utrecht and Wageningen.
- Pepscope secured a €4.3 million-euro funding round, led by KIKK Capital, with Oost NL and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency to further develop and commercialize QuantaKinome™.
- In addition, the company has a long-standing collaboration with worldwide known Prof. Maarten Altelaar and Prof. Albert Heck of the Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group at Utrecht University. This collaboration aims to expand the company’s product portfolio of innovative kinome profiling technologies using the latest technologies in mass spectrometry
Our mission is to help customers who get stuck in drug discovery and development by designing and creating tailor-made solutions for clearer molecular understanding of biology in several human models.
Our vision is to bring medicines to patients faster by helping you get the right insights.
Pepscope values
Innovative mindset
Allowing us to stay competitive and continuously improve our product and services.
In depth expertise
Allowing us the share the most relevant insights that aid in the translation of novel compounds.
Thorough & Committed To Quality
Allowing us to provide top of the line results consistently.
Team Members

Anna Ressa
CEO & Co-Founder

Sidrah Humayun
Laboratory Manager

Erik de Graaf
Head of Technology

Jaylen Nguyen
Research Technician

Nynke Kannegieter
Head of Biology

Niek Vermeulen
Lab Technician
Board & Advisors

Jos Joore
Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder

Hans Brouwer
Board Member and Co-Founder

Maarten Altelaar
Scientific Advisor


