Hi, I’m Francesca,
Pep Compass started because I kept running into the same problem: there is a ton of information in the peptide research space, but a lot of it is either written like a chemistry textbook or repeated so many times that nobody stops to ask whether it is actually accurate.
I’m not a chemist, and I’m not trying to pretend to be one.
What I am good at is taking complicated systems, figuring out how they actually work, finding the holes, and turning the mess into something people can understand.
That is basically how Pep Compass came to exist.
Why I Built This
The more I learned, the more I realized how much gets flattened into marketing language.
A COA says 99.7% purity, so people assume that means the sample is 99.7% peptide.
A website says third-party tested, so people assume that means something specific.
A supplier posts a lab report, so people assume the report automatically answers every question about the product.
Sometimes those assumptions are reasonable.
Sometimes they really aren’t.
And once I started digging into things like HPLC, mass spectrometry, assay, batch-specific testing, counterions, and how analytical reports are actually interpreted, I realized there was a pretty big gap between what people see on a product page and what the testing actually tells them.
Pep Compass is where I put that information.
Not in the most technical language possible.
Not dumbed down into meaningless sound bites either.
Just explained in a way that makes sense.
What I Write About
Most of what you’ll find here falls into a few buckets:
- peptide research terminology
- certificates of analysis
- HPLC and mass spectrometry
- purity, identity, and content
- batch-specific testing
- research documentation
- supplier transparency
- published studies and regulatory guidance
- things that sound impressive in marketing but deserve a closer look
I try to link back to original sources whenever I can, including published research, regulatory guidance, technical documents, and laboratory references.
I would rather show you where something came from than ask you to take my word for it.
My Approach
I am naturally skeptical.
Not cynical. There’s a difference.
I don’t assume something is bad because a company is selling it, and I don’t assume something is good because it has a clean-looking website and a lab report attached.
I want to know:
What was actually tested?
Which batch?
Who tested it?
What does the result prove?
What does it not prove?
Does the documentation actually match the claim being made?
Those questions are a lot more useful to me than whether a website says “premium,” “pharmaceutical grade,” or “99% pure” in giant letters.
A Little About Me
My background is in public health, operations, and systems.
A large part of my career has involved walking into complicated processes, figuring out why they don’t make sense, and rebuilding them into something that does.
Apparently I do the same thing for fun.
I tend to go down research rabbit holes until I understand something well enough to explain it without making it sound harder than it needs to be.
Pep Compass is basically the result of that habit.
One Important Thing
Pep Compass is a research and educational resource.
It is not medical advice.
I do not provide dosing guidance, treatment recommendations, protocols, or instructions for human use.
The purpose of this site is to help people understand research terminology, analytical testing, documentation, and published information more clearly.
That distinction matters to me, and you’ll see it throughout the site.
Affiliate Relationships
Pep Compass may have affiliate relationships with research suppliers, testing services, or other companies mentioned here.
If I can make money from a link, I’ll say so.
I’m not interested in pretending an affiliate relationship doesn’t exist just because disclosure is inconvenient.
It also doesn’t mean every company I mention gets a glowing review.
If the documentation looks good, I’ll explain why.
If something is unclear, I’ll say that.
If I don’t have enough information to make a conclusion, I’ll say that too.
That last one is probably the most important.
There is already enough certainty on the internet from people who probably shouldn’t be that certain.
Why Pep Compass?
Because this space doesn’t need another website telling you it has all the answers.
It needs a better way to navigate the information that is already out there.
That’s what I’m trying to build here.
Welcome to Pep Compass.
— Francesca
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