Overview
Independence-firewalled vendor profile · Trust Index computed from cited factsBachem Americas
www.bachem.comActiveResearch use onlyUS-facing research-peptide supplier, research-grade catalog + cGMP / pharmaceutical-grade API-grade, founded 1971. Publishes certificates of analysis. Identity and claims are vendor-stated unless cited. Research use only.
Some cited facts on file, but not enough independently-verified evidence to compute a precise index. No adverse records on file.
A transparency readout of 43 cited facts — never sold, never sorts the directory; not a safety verdict (RUO). How it’s computed →
Catalog breadth
External rating
COA policy
Operating status
Trust Index breakdown
The Trust Index weighs five evidence pillars — purity claims-vs-reality, testing transparency, enforcement conduct, operational accountability and reputation integrity — into a single 0–100 factor. Nothing here can be bought.
Evidence at a glance
- Products listed
- No data available
- Publishes COAs
- Yes
- Independent tests tracked
- 0
- Enforcement records
- 1
- Cited sources
- 43
Methodology & independence
No affiliate relationship with this vendor.
Legitimacy signals
- Official domain
- www.bachem.com
- Payment
- Not disclosed
- Third-party testing
- Not confirmed
- Published COAs
- Yes
- HQ disclosed
- US-CA
- Sponsored placement
- No
Vendor details
- Founded (claimed)
- 1971
- HQ
- US-CA
- Address
- 3132 Kashiwa Street, Torrance, CA 90505, USA
- Contact
- media@bachem.com
- Ships from
- US
- Ships to
- US, international
- Categories
- Peptides (research-grade catalog) · Amino Acid Derivatives & Reagents · Custom Peptide Synthesis · cGMP Peptide APIs · Generic Peptide APIs (e.g. liraglutide, semaglutide) · Oligonucleotides · Cosmetic Peptides
- Grade claimed
- research-grade catalog + cGMP / pharmaceutical-grade API
- Website
- www.bachem.com
WHOIS: Bachem Group was founded in 1971 by Peter Grogg (as Bachem Feinchemikalien AG, Liestal; moved to Bubendorf, Switzerland in 1977, where the parent remains headquartered). Bachem Americas, Inc. is the US subsidiary headquartered in Torrance, CA. Per the official site, the Torrance site joined the Bachem Group in 1996; the Vista, CA site (founded 1987 as part of American Peptide Company) joined the group in 2015 when Bachem Americas acquired American Peptide Company from ILS/Otsuka Chemical. The parent, Bachem Holding AG, is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker BANB; US ADR BCHMY). bachem.com
Products & price
Pricing & listings are not in the seed yet — shipping facts areProduct catalog & pricelist
Price-per-mg snapshot
Deals & bulk pricing
Price snapshot
Shipping & fulfillment
- Ships from
- US
- Ships to
- US, international
- Domestic shipping
- Yes
- Ship speed
- No data available
- Payment
- No data available
Watch & alerts
Quality & COA verification
COA & testing practices
What this vendor proves about identity, purity & potency
Methods: In-house cGMP quality-control analytics (HPLC, mass spectrometry and full API analytics are standard for a peptide API manufacturer; vendor-stated capabilities reference 'advanced analytical capabilities' and 'comprehensive API analytics'). Specific methods per product are not published on a public consumer page..
COA repository · published lab results
Independent test results
Authenticity & anti-spoofing
Official domain: www.bachem.com
Only order from the official domain. Research-chem vendors are frequently impersonated by typosquats — verify the URL before purchase.
Known domain variants
Reputation & sentiment
Online sentiment
Forum sentiment: unknown · unverified
A coarse community read, not a measured score. Platforms can be gamed — corroborate.
Reddit & community
2 community mentions — disclaimed UGC, each linked. Sentiment is reported, not measured.
Review sites
4 platforms on record — scores differ by scale; read the notes
Employee reviews for the Torrance site — 4.3/5 (~24% above the pharma/biotech average per Glassdoor). Employer-rating, not a product/consumer signal; unverified snippet.
~148 company-wide employee reviews; common cons cited are limited career advancement and overtime expectations. Employer-rating only; unverified snippet.
Employee reviews for Bachem Americas, Torrance; employer-rating only.
Automated scam-checker verdict 'Very Likely Safe' (domain registered 1996-09-19, valid SSL, high Tranco traffic rank); notes WHOIS-privacy-concealed ownership. NOT a consumer review/rating platform — per VTI methodology, scam-checkers never count toward reviewSites/liveRatings. Supplementary reputation context only, does not change any scored field.
Bachem is a B2B pharmaceutical CDMO and is not reviewed on consumer trust platforms (Trustpilot/ScamAdviser) the way retail research-peptide vendors are. The available external 'reputation' signal is employer reviews (Glassdoor ~4.3/5 for the Torrance site) and industry recognition (CDMO Leadership Awards), not consumer-product reviews. Treat employer ratings as Layer B UGC, not a product-quality signal.
User reviews
Press & media
Trust, risk & enforcement
Enforcement & legal history
Warning letters, raids, shutdowns, BBB actions — cited or omitted
We publish negative records only with a source, and offer vendors a right of reply.
Buyer safety checklist
3 of 6 checks clear · derived from vendor-stated data.
Operating status & continuity
- Status
- Active
- Last confirmed
- 2026-06-27
- US-facing
- Yes
- Domain history
- 2 variants on record
- Known rebrands / aliases
- None on record
Bachem Group was founded in 1971 by Peter Grogg (as Bachem Feinchemikalien AG, Liestal; moved to Bubendorf, Switzerland in 1977, where the parent remains headquartered). Bachem Americas, Inc. is the US subsidiary headquartered in Torrance, CA. Per the official site, the Torrance site joined the Bachem Group in 1996; the Vista, CA site (founded 1987 as part of American Peptide Company) joined the group in 2015 when Bachem Americas acquired American Peptide Company from ILS/Otsuka Chemical. The parent, Bachem Holding AG, is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker BANB; US ADR BCHMY).
If they disappear: prepaid / crypto orders carry no recourse if any research-chem vendor changes domains or shuts down with little notice.
Scam & non-delivery reports
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Compliance, meta & tools
Jurisdiction & legality
- Ships to
- US, international
- US-facing
- Yes
- Gating
- Commercial links suppress where a compound is restricted in your region
Commercial CTAs are jurisdiction-gated; reference content stays visible everywhere (RUO).
Independence & disclosure
- Affiliate
- No
- Sponsored placement
- None
- Effect on Trust Index
- None — sponsorship & affiliate are excluded by construction
No affiliate or sponsorship relationship on record.
Data confidence & provenance
- Reviewed by
- PeptideCompass editorial
- Sources
- 43 cited
- Captured
- 2026-06-27
- Provenance
- web_research + first_party_browse
View 43 sources
FAQ
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Citable summary (GEO)
Bachem Americas (www.bachem.com) is a US-facing research-peptide vendor. Publishes certificates of analysis. Has enforcement/disclosure records on file. PeptideCompass Trust Index: Thinly Documented — Cited facts on file, but no allowlisted independent assay yet — a precise index is withheld.. Data is community and dated 2026-06-27. The Trust Index is an evidence-transparency readout of cited facts — not a safety verdict, never sold. Research use only.
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