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Where we stand, and how we got there.

Our thinking on the peptide industry and the science around it: how the market works, what the evidence supports, where testing and regulation fall short, and what we think should change.

5 min readWhy a peptide seller’s reputation can’t tell you what’s in the vialReviews, years in business and a certificate on the product page all say something real about a seller. None of them is independent verification of the product you receive.
4 min readWhy peptide testing should be double-blindIn a double-blind test, the laboratory doesn’t know whose product it is testing and the seller doesn’t know which laboratory will test it. Each half closes a different door.
4 min readWhat a laboratory’s ISO 17025 accreditation actually covers“ISO accredited” on a certificate can mean a lot or very little. Accreditation is granted for specific tests, not for a building, and the difference takes about five minutes to check.
4 min readWhy an unmarked peptide vial means a certificate can describe anythingMost research peptides ship with no lot number on the vial. That one missing detail is why a certificate of analysis on a product page proves so little.
6 min readHow to read a peptide certificate of analysis (COA)A practical walk through the parts of a peptide COA: what each section tells you, what it leaves out, and the questions worth asking before you rely on it.
4 min readWhat “99% purity” does and doesn’t tell you about a peptideA vial can be 99% pure and still hold half the amount on the label. Purity is a ratio, and knowing what it leaves out changes how you read it.
6 min readHow peptides are changing medicinePeptide drugs are a century old and are having their biggest decade yet. What that does, and doesn’t, say about the research-peptide market that grew up beside them.
5 min readResearch peptides, without the researchThe label says “for research use only.” Very little research is actually being done. What an honest evidence base would take, and why it has to be built rather than argued.
5 min readWhat “research use only” actually meansThe phrase is on every vial and product page in this market. It is a legal position, not a quality grade, and knowing exactly what it does and doesn’t say changes how you read everything else.
6 min readWhere research peptides come fromA small number of manufacturers, a large number of resellers, and very little information passing between them. How the supply chain works, and why the name on the label tells you less than you’d think.