Layer A — cited: COA practices, testing, enforcement, provenanceLayer B — disclaimed: online sentiment, community reportsIndependence firewall: the Trust Index is computed from cited facts only — never sold, never sorts the directory.

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Overview

Independence-firewalled vendor profile · Trust Index computed from cited facts

Elite Research Labs

www.eliteresearchlab.comUnder reviewResearch use only

US-facing research-peptide supplier, research-grade. Publishes certificates of analysis. Third-party tested. Identity and claims are vendor-stated unless cited. Research use only.

3rd-party testedPublishes COAsDomestic shippingReship policy

—products listed

28.5/5Trustpilot (.io)

—founded

Candidateconfidence

2026-06-27 as of

Vendor Trust Index

/100

Provisional — Insufficient Data

Not enough cited data to compute a Trust Index. Absence of evidence is not evidence of badness.

Coverage77%

ConfidenceModerate

Cited facts42

A transparency readout of 42 cited facts — never sold, never sorts the directory; not a safety verdict (RUO). How it’s computed →

Catalog breadth

—

No data available

External rating

Cited

28.5/5

Scam Detector

COA policy

Cited

Yes

publishes COAs

Operating status

Cited

Under review

as of 2026-06-27

Trust Index breakdown

DerivedV3

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.

Provisional — Insufficient Data. This listing is under review; the Trust Index is withheld until verification completes. A precise number is withheld rather than guessed — absence of evidence is never shown as a low score.

Evidence at a glance

DerivedV3

Products listed: 10
Publishes COAs: Yes
Independent tests tracked: 0
Enforcement records: 1
Cited sources: 42

Methodology & independence

CitedV4

The Trust Index is computed only from cited facts — and can never be bought.
Sponsorship & affiliate are excluded by construction — they never move the score, sort, or inclusion.
Facts are dated and cited; absent data lowers confidence, never the score (absence isn’t evidence of bad).

No affiliate relationship with this vendor.

Legitimacy signals

DerivedV2

Official domain: www.eliteresearchlab.com
Payment: Not disclosed
Third-party testing: Yes
Published COAs: Yes
HQ disclosed: Not disclosed
Sponsored placement: No

Vendor details

CitedV1

Founded (claimed): No data available
Domain registered: 2025-12-17
HQ: US
Ships from: US
Ships to: US
Categories: COA Verified Research Peptides · Metabolic Research Peptides · Anabolic Signaling Research · Cellular Regeneration Research · Neuropeptide Signaling Research · Cognitive & Neurological Research Peptides · Tissue Repair Research · Growth Hormone / Secretagogues · Recovery / Repair Peptides · Non-Peptide Supplies
Grade claimed: research
Website: www.eliteresearchlab.com

WHOIS: Brand-new domain: registered 2025-12-17 (~6 months old as of this crawl), renews 2026-12-17. The site markets itself as veteran-owned and 'highest-quality' but states no founding year. The very recent registration is a maturity/credibility signal a reviewer should weigh against the premium positioning. WHOIS is snippet-sourced (via Scam Detector); not directly verified. scam-detector.com

Find them

Verify you are on www.eliteresearchlab.com — 2 domain variants exist; this is the one on record as current.

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Products & price

Vendor-listed prices, dated & cited — no ranking, no commission

Product catalog & pricelist

CitedV5

10 representative listings captured on 2026-06-27. Prices are vendor-listed and dated; price-per-mg is a unit price, not a ranking. No commission is earned and no vendor is ranked. Research use only.

Compound	Price	Size	Price / mg
TITirzepatide (Veltrix-T)Metabolic Research Peptides	$55.00	10 mg vial	$5.50
TITirzepatide (Veltrix-T)Metabolic Research Peptides	$65.00	15 mg vial	$4.33
TITirzepatide (Veltrix-T)Metabolic Research Peptides	$80.00	20 mg vial	$4.00
TITirzepatide (Veltrix-T)Metabolic Research Peptides	$125	30 mg vial	$4.17
GHGHK-Cu (Copper Peptide)Cellular Regeneration Research	$35.83	50 mg vial	$0.717
TBTB-500 (Thymosin Beta-4)Tissue Repair Research	$69.99	10 mg vial	$7.00
BPBPC-157Tissue Repair Research	—	10 mg vial	—
SESemaglutide (Veltrix-S)Metabolic Research Peptides	—	10 / 15 / 20 mg vials	—
RERetatrutide (Veltrix-R)Metabolic Research Peptides	—	10 / 20 / 30 mg vials	—
GRGrowth-hormone secretagogues (IGF-1 LR3, Tesamorelin, CJC-1295 No DAC + Ipamorelin)Growth Hormone / Secretagogues	$45.00	various	—

Prices captured 2026-06-27 from WebSearch snippets only — every eliteresearchlab.com page returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch, so no price was directly confirmed and all are marked unverified. Tirzepatide ladder: 10mg $55 / 15mg $65 / 20mg $80 / 30mg $125. GHK-Cu 50mg $35.83; TB-500 10mg $69.99; BPC-157 10mg out of stock. Two different multi-buy discount structures were reported (see deals) and conflict — needs reconciliation against the live cart.

Price-per-mg snapshot

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First dated snapshot (2026-06-27) — price-per-mg across the catalog. A trend line builds as we re-capture; no time series exists yet.

Log scale — bars are spaced so values spanning orders of magnitude stay readable.

GHK-Cu (Copper Peptide)$0.717/mg

Tirzepatide (Veltrix-T)$4.00/mg

Tirzepatide (Veltrix-T)$4.17/mg

Tirzepatide (Veltrix-T)$4.33/mg

Tirzepatide (Veltrix-T)$5.50/mg

TB-500 (Thymosin Beta-4)$7.00/mg

Deals & bulk pricing

CitedV8

Multi-buy: buy 2 items save 10%, buy 3+ items save 15% (no code) eliteresearchlab.com
Multi-buy (tiered, reported on tirzepatide pages): 3+ vials 10% / 5+ vials 15% / 8+ vials 20% / 15+ vials 25% — CONFLICTS with the 2-item/3-item structure above; reconcile on the live site eliteresearchlab.com
Third-party coupon aggregator (SpendMoneySmart) advertises an Elite Research Labs discount (e.g. '40% off') — unverified, aggregator-sourced, may be promotional/affiliate noise spendmoneysmart.com

Price snapshot

DerivedV6

Lowest $/mg: $0.717
Median $/mg: $4.17
Highest $/mg: $7.00

Across 6 priced listings — cheapest GHK-Cu (Copper Peptide) ($0.717/mg), priciest TB-500 (Thymosin Beta-4) ($7.00/mg). This vendor’s own catalog spread — not a cross-vendor ranking.

Shipping & fulfillment

CitedV9

Ships from: US
Ships to: US
Domestic shipping: Yes
Ship speed: ~5 days domestic
Carriers: USPS or UPS with tracking (vendor-stated). Domestic: Standard 3-5 business days, Expedited 2-3, Priority/Overnight 1-2. Orders process in 1-2 business days.
Cost: Calculated at checkout by weight/destination/service; free standard shipping may apply on qualifying orders (vendor-stated).
Payment: No data available

Reship / seizure: Damaged/defective/incorrect items: contact within 48 hours of delivery with order number and photos; approved cases eligible for replacement or store credit at vendor discretion.

Returns: All sales final (research-use products); no general returns. Exception only for damaged/defective/incorrect orders reported within 48 hours.

eliteresearchlab.com

Watch & alerts

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Status-change & enforcement alerts
Add to a comparison set

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Quality & COA verification

COA & testing practices

CitedV10

What this vendor proves about identity, purity & potency

Publishes COAs

policy on record

Third-party tested

independent lab

Independent tests tracked

not on record

GMP / ISO claim

not on record

Vendor states every batch is third-party tested with a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis available for every product (purity, identity, potency), and maintains a public COAs page. The named testing partner is Freedom Diagnostics (HPLC + mass spectrometry, vendor-stated). All COA/testing claims are first-party and could not be independently verified in this crawl; the vendor pages returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch, so details are snippet-sourced. Note: Freedom Diagnostics publishes a public COA database but no ISO-17025 accreditation certificate is posted on its own site.

Methods: HPLC + mass spectrometry via Freedom Diagnostics (vendor-stated); not independently confirmed.. Labs: Freedom Diagnostics.

COA repository · published lab results

Compound	Lot	Method
(catalog-wide, per-batch)	—	HPLC + MS (vendor-stated, via Freedom Diagnostics)

Independent test results

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No data availableNo independent assays tracked for this vendor.

Authenticity & anti-spoofing

CitedV12

Official domain: www.eliteresearchlab.com

Only order from the official domain. Research-chem vendors are frequently impersonated by typosquats — verify the URL before purchase.

Known domain variants

eliteresearchlab.com — official · Current storefront; Wix-hosted. Registered 2025-12-17 (registrar Wix.Com Ltd), renews 2026-12-17 per WHOIS reported by Scam Detector (snippet-sourced, unverified).
eliteresearchlabs.com — variant · Plural variant that mirrors the same 'research peptides USA' tagline/branding. Relationship to the official singular domain is UNCONFIRMED — could be a sister site or an impersonator. Needs human verification.

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Reputation & sentiment

Online sentiment

Community signalUGC · disclaimedV13

Forum sentiment: unknown · unverified

A coarse community read, not a measured score. Platforms can be gamed — corroborate.

Reddit & community

UGC · disclaimedV14

2 community mentions — disclaimed UGC, each linked. Sentiment is reported, not measured.

SeekPeptides — 'Elite Research Peptides' vendor analysisMixed2026

An editorial review titled 'Elite Research Peptides' places an 'Elite Research' vendor in the mid-tier domestic space (alongside Transcend and Planet Peptides), citing $300-600/mo pricing, Janoshik COA documentation at 98-99% purity, 3-7 day domestic shipping, and an industry-standard 70-80% satisfaction split. CAUTION: this review cites JANOSHIK COAs, whereas eliteresearchlab.com names FREEDOM DIAGNOSTICS — it may describe a different 'Elite Research' vendor and should not be attributed to this domain without confirmation.

seekpeptides.com

YouTube — 'Elite Research Peptides Review 2026'Neutral2026

A YouTube review titled 'Elite Research Peptides Review 2026 - Real Quality or Hype?' exists but was not viewable in this text-only crawl, and the same 'Elite Research' brand-collision caveat applies (uncertain which entity it covers). Surfaced for a human reviewer.

youtube.com

Review sites

UGC · disclaimedV15

1 platforms on record — scores differ by scale; read the notes

Scam Detector28.5

Algorithmic 28.5/100 'Risky' (scale 0-100, higher=safer); based on 53 aggregated factors and flags 'phishing/spamming' heuristics. Scam Detector commonly penalizes new/low-traffic domains, so for a domain registered Dec 2025 this is weak evidence — surfaced for completeness, not as a verdict.

No Trustpilot or BBB profile was found for the exact target domain eliteresearchlab.com. Reputation aggregators are heavily confounded by several similarly named but DISTINCT vendors (eliteresearchusa.com, elitepeptides.com, eliteresearchpeptide.com) — their Trustpilot/Finnrick/peptides.org pages must NOT be attributed to this vendor. The only target-specific external signal located is Scam Detector's algorithmic 28.5/100 'Risky' rating, which is largely a new-domain/low-traffic heuristic penalty and is not an endorsement either way.

scam-detector.com

User reviews

Not collectedUGC · disclaimedV16

No data availableNo first-party reviews have been collected for this vendor.

Press & media

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No press on recordEach item must be cited & verified before it appears

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Trust, risk & enforcement

Enforcement & legal history

CitedV18

Warning letters, raids, shutdowns, BBB actions — cited or omitted

USITC Section 337 General Exclusion Order (Inv. 337-TA-1377, Eli Lilly v. tirzepatide importers), issued April 2025, bars importation, sale, marketing and distribution of products containing or purporting to contain tirzepatide that are falsely advertised. The GEO is source-agnostic (CBP-enforced at the border) and is NOT directed at Elite Research Labs by name, but it would cover any tirzepatide that this vendor (which lists tirzepatide 'Veltrix-T') imports. Surfaced as product-class regulatory context, not as an action against this vendor.

2025-04-15 · trade exclusion · govinfo.gov

We publish negative records only with a source, and offer vendors a right of reply.

Buyer safety checklist

DerivedV19

Publishes COAs
Third-party tested
Accepts non-crypto payment
Has reship / refund policy
Clean enforcement record
Currently operating

4 of 6 checks clear · derived from vendor-stated data.

Operating status & continuity

CitedV20

Status: Under review
Last confirmed: 2026-06-27
US-facing: Yes
Domain history: 2 variants on record
Known rebrands / aliases: Migrated to www.eliteresearchlab.com (2025-12-17)

Brand-new domain: registered 2025-12-17 (~6 months old as of this crawl), renews 2026-12-17. The site markets itself as veteran-owned and 'highest-quality' but states no founding year. The very recent registration is a maturity/credibility signal a reviewer should weigh against the premium positioning. WHOIS is snippet-sourced (via Scam Detector); not directly verified.

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

Community-reportedUGC · disclaimedV21

No data availableCommunity scam/non-delivery reports are not collected for this vendor.

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Compare & discover

Compare vendors

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See Elite Research Labs side-by-side with every vendor on the directory — COA practices, testing, shipping, enforcement history.

Similar vendors

CitedV23

By category overlap — listed alphabetically, never ranked

Swiss Chems

US-facing · overlapping GLP-1 (tirzepatide/semaglutide/retatrutide) + recovery-peptide catalog

Best value for

V24

Cross-vendor price ranking is intentionally not computed

The Trust Index rates each vendor against a fixed evidence rubric — it never ranks vendors against each otheror sorts the directory. Naming a “best-value” vendor per compound would require exactly that cross-vendor sort, so we don’t. Compare the cited price-per-mg in the Products & price table yourself, or open a side-by-side comparison.

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Compliance, meta & tools

Jurisdiction & legality

CitedV25

Ships to: US
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

CitedV26

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

CitedV27

Reviewed by: PeptideCompass editorial
Sources: 42 cited
Captured: 2026-06-27
Provenance: web_research

View 42 sources

FAQ

CitedV31

Is Elite Research Labs legit, and what is on record?

Elite Research Labs (eliteresearchlab.com) is a US-facing, Wix-hosted research-peptide storefront that markets itself as veteran-owned and third-party tested (testing partner named as Freedom Diagnostics). On record: the domain is very new (registered December 2025), no Trustpilot/BBB profile for this exact domain was found, and an algorithmic Scam Detector check rates it 'Risky' (a common penalty for new domains). Several similarly named vendors exist (Elite Research USA, Elite Peptides, Elite Research Peptides) and their reviews must not be attributed here. PeptideCompass computes no vendor score — weigh the cited facts yourself. Research use only.

scam-detector.com

Where and how does Elite Research Labs ship?

US domestic only (vendor-stated), via USPS or UPS with tracking. Standard 3-5 business days, expedited 2-3, priority/overnight 1-2; orders process in 1-2 business days. International availability varies and buyers must confirm before ordering. All sales are final except damaged/defective/incorrect items reported within 48 hours with photos. Research use only.

eliteresearchlab.com

Does Elite Research Labs provide COAs or lab tests?

The vendor states every batch is independently tested with a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis and maintains a public COAs page, naming Freedom Diagnostics as its lab (HPLC + mass spectrometry). These are first-party claims that could not be independently verified in this crawl. Freedom Diagnostics runs a public COA database but does not post an ISO-17025 accreditation certificate on its own site. Research use only.

eliteresearchlab.com

Does it sell GLP-1 compounds, and is that a regulatory concern?

Yes — the catalog lists tirzepatide (Veltrix-T), semaglutide (Veltrix-S) and retatrutide (Veltrix-R). These are the same GLP-1 class the FDA targeted in a December 2024 sweep of warning letters to research-chemical sellers, and tirzepatide specifically is covered by a USITC General Exclusion Order (337-TA-1377) that bars importation of tirzepatide and purported-tirzepatide products regardless of seller. No enforcement action names Elite Research Labs (the domain post-dates the 2024 sweep), but the regulatory exposure for this product class is real. Research use only.

govinfo.gov

Citable summary (GEO)

DerivedV29

Elite Research Labs (www.eliteresearchlab.com) is a US-facing research-peptide vendor. Publishes COAs and is third-party tested. Has enforcement/disclosure records on file. PeptideCompass Trust Index: Provisional — Insufficient Data — This listing is under review; the Trust Index is withheld until verification completes.. Data is candidate 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.

JSON-LD: Organization · BreadcrumbList · FAQPage. Computed from cited facts, never sold.

Contribute, report & claim

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Reports are moderated · not verified by PeptideCompass