About Ifp Institute for Product Quality
ifp Institut für Produktqualität (ifp Institute for Product Quality) is an accredited, independent testing laboratory and competence centre headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specialising in food, feed, pharmaceutical, and drinking water analytics. The institute serves industrial and commercial clients globally, offering analysis, allergen and hygiene management, and diagnostic kit development. It also participates in research projects and produces patented diagnostic products distributed worldwide via partner networks.
Company details
Funding
Last stage
Growth
Investors
Founders
Dr. Wolfgang Weber
Founded ifp Institut für Produktqualität GmbH in 2004 in Berlin. Served as Managing Director until August 2022, retaining an ownership stake after the Battery Ventures acquisition in 2021.
Carolin Poweleit
Food chemist trained at Technische Universität Berlin; joined ifp in 2009, became authorized signatory in 2014, and co-managed with Dr. Weber from 2016 before becoming sole executive director in September 2022.
Wolfgang Weber
Founded ifp Institut für Produktqualität GmbH in 2004 in Berlin-Steglitz, focused on advanced analytical methods for allergens, pathogens, vitamins, contaminants, and residues. Later served as Scientific Advisor after Battery Ventures became majority shareholder.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.