GL Biochem (Shanghai)
HQ CN18% share
One of the world's largest peptide & amino-acid makers; 200+ Fmoc unnatural amino-acid SKUs.
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SPPS Reagents — Protected Amino Acids, Resins & C18 Fatty-Diacid Side Chain
Specialized solid-phase peptide synthesis feedstock: Fmoc-protected amino acids (including unnatural Aib), synthesis resins, Ado spacers, and the C18 fatty-diacid acylation reagent. Not interchangeable with commodity amino-acid suppliers.
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on spps reagents — protected amino acids, resins & c18 fatty-diacid side chain somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 28% |
| DEGermany/Europe | 14% |
| CHSwitzerland | 12% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
7 companies produce spps reagents — protected amino acids, resins & c18 fatty-diacid side chain.
Bachem Holding AG
HQ CH12% share
Swiss peptide CDMO; largest independent peptide API manufacturer globally; $1B+ expansion at Bubendorf Switzerland; key GLP-1 API supplier for generics and biosimilar programs
Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma in US)(MRK)
HQ DE8% share
German multinational producing the Hi-Flow Plus nitrocellulose membrane — one of the two industry-standard LFA membranes globally. Received a €121M US DoD/HHS contract to build the first US lateral flow membrane facility in Sheboygan, WI (2022) to reduce concentration risk in Cork, Ireland.
Chengdu Kelong Chemical
HQ CN6% share
Chinese volume producer of Fmoc-protected amino acids.
Iris Biotech GmbH
HQ DE6% share
Specialist supplier of Fmoc-protected building blocks, SPPS reagents and peptidomimetics.
ZY Biochem
HQ CN4% share
Chinese Fmoc amino-acid / peptide reagent maker.
CordenPharma
HQ CH
Swiss CDMO operating European and US API manufacturing sites; primary lipid partner for Moderna; manufactures SM-102 and full LNP lipid component portfolio including ionizable, PEGylated, phosphocholine, and plant sterols; claims largest complex lipid capacity globally