Education
Education program
Open, citation-backed material for anyone participating in the research-use-only market. The goal is plain: fewer people making decisions from marketing copy, and more people who can read a document and a paper for themselves.
Read the course
All seven modules are published in full, with lessons, key terms, and knowledge checks. No account is needed to read them.
Curriculum tracks
- 01
What research use only actually means
Where the label comes from, what the seller is representing, and the difference between RUO, investigational, and approved material.
- 02
Peptide science and terminology
Amino acids and sequence notation, molecular weight, salt forms and net peptide content, solubility, and the vocabulary used in listings and papers.
- 03
Basic laboratory principles
Clean technique, measurement and volume math, significant figures, calibration, labeling discipline, and why small procedural errors invalidate results.
- 04
Handling, storage, and contamination awareness
Lyophilized and reconstituted stability, cold chain, aliquoting, light and pH sensitivity, and the routes by which material becomes contaminated.
- 05
Analytical testing and COAs
What identity and purity tests answer, how to read a report, and what a certificate of analysis cannot establish.
- 06
Documentation and recordkeeping
Notebook standards, lot traceability, structured observation records, and why undocumented work cannot be reviewed or replicated.
- 07
Evidence literacy
Study design, model systems, sample size, conflicts of interest, and the distance between an in vitro result and a clinical claim.
- 08
Research ethics and legal limits
Ethics fundamentals, scope boundaries, honest disclosure, and the legal limitations that apply to RUO material.
How claims are labeled
Every statement in Foundation material is placed in one of four tiers, so a reader can tell what is known from what is hoped.
Established evidence
Replicated results in appropriate systems, published in peer-reviewed literature, with the limitations of the studies stated.
Preliminary research
Early, small, single-study, or in vitro and animal findings that have not been replicated or extended to people.
Speculation
Mechanistic reasoning or extrapolation that is plausible but untested. Useful for framing questions, not for conclusions.
Unsupported claims
Marketing language, anecdote, and testimonial. Labeled as unsupported wherever it appears in Foundation material.
What the education does not cover
No dosing, no protocols for administration to humans or animals, no sourcing advice, and no guidance on personal use. Questions in that direction are answered by pointing at the legal and regulatory page.
Live sessions and the credential
Short live classes run alongside the written material, and the certification examination is built from the same curriculum.