Peptide Research Governance Hub
A practical literacy guide to how peptide research is actually conducted — laboratory standards, ethics oversight, quality documentation, and the limits of what 'research use only' permits.
What 'research use only' means in the UK
RUO is a labelling convention. It does not override UK medicines law and is not a green light for self-administration.
GLP vs GCP
Why preclinical and clinical research operate under different rules, and why lab evidence is not clinical instruction.
Ethics committees & clinical trials
Informed consent, IRB/REC oversight, and why human experimentation outside regulated settings is dangerous and outside our scope.
Certificate of Analysis explained
What a COA shows, what it doesn't, and how counterfeits are produced.
Purity, sterility, endotoxin & contamination
The difference between a 99% purity claim and a compound that is safe for any kind of administration.
Why 'research grade' is not 'safe'
Why pharmaceutical-grade and research-grade are different categories — and why this matters.