Daniel Ordonez
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Founded elev8 Labs to close the gap between researcher expectations and what the market actually ships. Oversees sourcing, analytical partnerships, and day-to-day operations.
The lab behind the catalog
A reference-peptide supply chain, built for researchers who read the COA.
elev8 Labs exists because the researcher-facing peptide market has been shaped by hype. We prefer the receipts. Every lot we ship has been characterized by an independent laboratory, and we put that paperwork in the shipment.
What we hold ourselves to
Three principles. Non-negotiable.
01 · Purity
Material that survives the HPLC trace.
We bench our supply against a purity floor, not a ceiling. If a lot does not meet the standard we published, it never reaches the catalog. Rework or discard — never downgrade.
02 · Independence
Assays we did not run.
Every COA you receive is signed by an analytical laboratory outside our operation. Self-reported purity is not purity. Someone else has to confirm the number.
03 · Receipts
Paperwork researchers actually use.
Lot number, analyst, method, date, and appearance — the fields auditors ask for, on a document you can attach to a study record without a second thought.
From synthesis to shipment
The lot's journey, all the way through.
We think of each lot as a paper trail that happens to be accompanied by a peptide. Here is what the trail looks like before it reaches your receiving dock.
Stage 1
Audit-grade synthesis
Partners manufacture under GMP-adjacent conditions with documented change controls. We source against a short vendor list, not the open market.
Stage 2
Analytical handoff
Every lot moves to an independent analytical laboratory. RP-HPLC with UV detection is the baseline; ESI-MS confirms identity. No lab self-certifies.
Stage 3
COA generation
The analytical lab issues a signed certificate of analysis with lot number, assay method, date, analyst, and purity number. That document travels with the material.
Stage 4
Dispatch + archival
Physical shipment leaves with printed COA; digital copy lives in the buyer account for audit recall. Lot numbers are cross-referenceable for years.
The operators
A small team that takes the paperwork seriously.
No growth-hackers. No quarterly goal of “more peptides at any cost.” The people below own the standard the catalog represents.
Dr. M. Reyes
Director of Analytical Quality
Leads the analytical program: method validation, analytical lab selection, and lot-release criteria. Decides which COAs clear the threshold to reach the catalog.
A. Parikh
Head of Laboratory Operations
Runs the inbound-to-outbound pipeline — receiving, QC handoff, archival, and the dispatch floor. Thirteen years in regulated-materials warehousing before joining elev8.
J. Okonkwo
Supply Chain & Sourcing Lead
Manages the short-list of synthesis partners and the audit rhythm that keeps them there. Holds the vendor list accountable so the catalog does not.
Get in touch
Let us know what you are working on.
Questions on a specific reference standard, a custom lot, or a wholesale arrangement? We answer from the lab floor, not a scripted queue.
For research use only. Not for human consumption.