Peptide testing

At Vanguard Laboratory, our peptide purity testing harnesses advanced analytical methods to guarantee the highest standards of accuracy and reliability. From sample preparation to final reporting, we ensure every peptide meets rigorous quality benchmarks, empowering your research and therapeutic developments with confidence.

Research Peptide Analysis Services

Vanguard Laboratory offers peptide purity and quantity testing on a wide variety of research peptides

Level 1 Silver

$250

1 vial per sample

Level 2 Gold

$550

3 vials per sample

Level 3 Elite

$700

4 vials per sample

Additional Testing Available for Research Peptides?

Any of these can be added to a Silver, Gold or Elite order, or run on their own.

Fentanyl Screen

$50

Runs on the same vial. Included in Elite. Details

TFA Analysis

$50

Available at any level. Details

Counterion Testing

$70

Acetate and other counter-ions. Available at any level. Details

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Container Closure Integrity (CCI)

$50

Dye ingress, USP 1207. Available at any level. Details

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Conformity

$100 per extra vial

Vial-to-vial comparison within one lot. Details

Heavy Metals

$150

Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury and lead. Extended or custom metals panels available. Included in Elite. Details

Endotoxin

$210

Reported in EU per vial. Included in Gold and Elite. Details

Sterility or Bioburden

$150

Sterility for injectables: 1–10 unopened vials at the same sterility-test price. Bioburden for other forms. Included in Gold and Elite. Details

Residual Solvents

$150

Residual solvent panel. Details

API Purity

$200

Purity for API and raw powders. Details

$200 per vial

Purity and routine identity by retention time and UV spectrum against a reference standard, without quantity: no mg per vial, concentration or label-claim result. 1 vial; 3 to 5 business days. LC-MS is quoted separately. Details

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BAC Water

$200

Benzyl alcohol content and pH. Details

LC-MS/MS identity

Ask us

Mass spectrum confirmation of identity. Details

$360 per vial

Screen for semaglutide, tirzepatide and retatrutide without naming the expected peptide. Identity, amount and purity where reportable. Blind GLP-1 panel

Orders of ten or more samples are 10% off.

How It Works?

Most results are reported in 3 to 5 business days. Sterility requires a 14-day incubation.

Select Your Level of Testing

  • Level 1, 2, or 3 testing services

  • Or choose specific tests (endotoxin, heavy metals, sterility, etc)
  • Place your order online. A printable form is also available.

Ship Your Sample

  • Ship your samples with the correct number of vials
  • Level 1 testing: 1 vial
  • Level 2 testing: 3 vials
  • Level 3 testing: 4 vials
  • Sterility: 1–10 unopened vials at the same sterility-test price; other analyses retain their own sample requirements
  • Fentanyl add-on: no extra vial
  • Conformity testing: $100 and 1 more vial per vial compared

We Test & Verify

  • Your samples arrive, are put into queue, and tested
  • Expert Ph.D. chemists review

  • Quality control checks

Receive Detailed Results

  • Digital report via email

  • Certificate of Analysis (COA)

  • Free interpretation support

Who we work with

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Peptide vendors and manufacturers

Lot testing, vial-to-vial conformity and public COAs through Verified by Vanguard.

Clinics and compounding pharmacies

Identity, potency, sterility and endotoxin testing for the products you dispense.

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Individual researchers

Independent testing on a single vial, with a COA you can verify online.

Universities and biotech

Intact mass, sequence confirmation, peptide mapping and impurity identification, quoted per project.

Verified by Vanguardâ„¢

Science You Can See. Purity You Can Trust.

Vanguard Verified (Silver)

The Baseline of Truth

Vanguard Validated (Gold)

The Safety Standard

Vanguard Certified (Elite)

The Industry Apex

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I pay?

You do not need to pay before mailing your samples. Within one week after intake, Vanguard will email an invoice with a secure payment link to the verified order address, or the address on a printable form. Pay before your reports are ready to prevent delivery delays.

Download the fillable peptide sample submission form here. The online order is the recommended path, but the printable form remains available.

Complete the form, place a copy in the package with your samples, and mail it to Vanguard Laboratory, 2635 Parkmont Ln SW, Suite A, Olympia, WA 98502. Results are emailed to the address on the form. Adding a photo to your COA is free.

Sterility takes 14 days. So the lab may send a preliminary COA with sterility marked pending. When sterility is done, you get an updated COA. The QR code stays the same and always opens the latest version.

Injectable peptides get sterility (USP 71). It is included in Gold and Elite. Capsules, tablets, topicals and sublinguals get bioburden (USP 61) instead. Either one is $150 when added. A sample gets one, not both.

Send us the other report and we will compare methods with you. Different columns, gradients and integration settings can move purity by a point or two, and where the gap is bigger than that we will rerun the sample from a fresh vial at no charge and tell you what we found either way. We don’t revise a report quietly; a reissued COA gets a new revision number and the old one stays on file.

Routine identity is retention time and UV spectrum against a reference standard, which settles it for most single compounds. We run LC-MS where the compound calls for it, and you can add LC-MS identity with the observed mass spectrum to any order. If you are not sure whether your compound needs it, ask and we will tell you.

A blend is one sample at the normal price, so GLOW or KLOW on Silver is $250, not $250 per compound. The purity number on a blend is the combined peak area of the intended compounds. If you need each compound reported on its own, send us the compound list before you ship and we will tell you whether we can resolve them.

Yes. Results go only to the address on the order, and we do not share client names, compounds or results with anyone else. A COA becomes public only if you choose to list it on verifiedbyvanguard.com.

Questions

If you have a compound that isn’t on our list, or a question about which level you need, call 360-967-7010 or email [email protected] and one of us will get back to you the same day.