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What are peptides? A plain-English guide for Irish readers: what a peptide is, peptides vs proteins, how they work, how they are made and tested.

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only Sweden’s research reputation needs little introduction — the Karolinska Institute,

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only Belgium punches well above its weight in research, anchored by

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only Poland has become one of central Europe’s fastest-growing research economies,

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only The Netherlands packs a lot of research into a small

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only Italy’s research base runs through the CNR institutes and the

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only Spain’s research activity concentrates around the CSIC institutes and the

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only France’s research landscape runs through the CNRS and INSERM networks

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only Germany has the deepest research base in Europe — the

By the Peptides Lab Ireland research team · Updated July 2026 · Research use only Retatrutide is the single most-requested research compound we ship across