MA
Dr. Mara Aldenhoff
Co-founder & CEO
Hematologist, 25 years in translational pharmaceuticals. PhD, KU Leuven.
Who we are
Pioneering trustworthy medicine.
Veltrane Laboratories is an independent Belgian pharmaceutical lab founded in 1998 in a single Brussels cleanroom. Twenty-five years later, we serve patients across Europe but the question that started us is still the one we answer every morning:
"Can you prove what's inside the bottle is exactly what the label says?"
Our answer is built on three pillars: rigorous pharmaceutical science, transparent supply chains, and a public verification platform that puts proof directly in a patient's hand.
Mission
Make every medicine traceable, verifiable, and safe — anywhere in Europe, in seconds.
Vision
A future where counterfeit medicine is eradicated by open, patient-facing verification technology.
Values
Integrity, scientific rigor, accessibility, and an unshakeable focus on the patient at the end of the chain.
Our story
From one cleanroom to a European trust network
In 1998, a group of Belgian pharmacists pooled their savings to open a 60-square-meter cleanroom in Brussels. Their first product was a precise antibiotic suspension; their first customer was a community hospital in Liège.
That product included something unusual at the time: a printed batch number tied to a public registry. Counterfeits dropped to zero within six months. The idea outgrew the product, and Veltrane Laboratories was born.
Today, every product we ship — from antibiotics to cardiovascular therapies — carries a cryptographically signed QR seal. Patients, pharmacists, and regulators can verify it instantly, for free, forever.
1998
Founded
EU-GMP
Certified
300+
Scientists
12
Patents granted
1.2M
Units shipped
27
EU countries served
Spotlight molecule
Inside Tirzepatide by Veltrane
A 39-amino-acid synthetic peptide — and the first dual GIP / GLP-1 receptor agonist we manufacture under our verified seal.
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39
Amino acids
4.8 kDa
Molecular mass
~5 d
Half-life
Leadership
The people behind the science
A multidisciplinary team of clinicians, engineers, and ethicists.
JP
Dr. Jonas Petrov
Co-founder & CSO
Biochemist specializing in molecular assay design. Former EMA advisor.
AB
Aisha Bello
Co-founder & CTO
Engineer behind the Verify Platform. Pioneer of cryptographic supply-chain ledgers.
What sets us apart
Built differently. On purpose.
Open verification
Every product carries a public QR — anyone can verify, no account required.
Lab-first culture
60% of our team holds a doctorate in life sciences or biomedical engineering.
European reach
Distribution across all 27 EU member states — close to the patients we serve.
Carbon-neutral by design
100% renewable energy across all facilities since 2022.
Always learning
We publish our methods. Peer-reviewed papers in 30+ journals.
Patient-led design
Every new product is co-designed with a patient advisory board.
Modern tooling
From AI-assisted assay design to blockchain-verified batch logs.
Independent science
Privately held — answerable to patients and clinicians, not shareholders alone.
"Veltrane gave our pharmacists something they had never had before — the ability to hand a phone to a worried parent and let them verify the medicine themselves. That is what trust looks like."