Kovera Labs is a peptide testing lab in Buffalo Grove, Illinois that reports purity by HPLC, net content and identity by LC-MS, and lets anyone check a certificate by its COA ID on the lab's own site. It publishes prices and methods, but not an accreditation. 9 vendors in our directory cite Kovera as of October 21, 2026.
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Who runs Kovera Labs
Kovera's website lists its address as 350 Lexington Dr, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, with weekday hours and a support email. Its about page names Ajmal Zahir as founder and describes the company as "independent compound analytics." We didn't find a legal entity name, such as an LLC or Inc., on the site or in its terms.
Our directory files this lab as "Kovera." The certificates we checked, such as this June 2026 BPC-157 report posted by Peptide Partners, are headed Kovera Labs and point to koveralabs.com for verification, so that's the lab covered here.
Accreditation. We found no ISO/IEC 17025 claim, accrediting body or certificate number on Kovera's site as of October 21, 2026. Its services page says it uses "ISO-compliant methods," which describes the methods, not an accreditation.
What it tests and what it costs
Kovera's services and pricing pages, checked October 21, 2026, list a base package and add-ons:
| Test | Price | Method, per Kovera |
|---|---|---|
| Base package: purity, net content, identity | $200 per sample | RP-HPLC/UV purity; gravimetric plus HPLC quantitation; LC-MS (ESI+) identity |
| Blend surcharge | +$50 | - |
| Endotoxin | +$120 | Charles River Endosafe, kinetic chromogenic LAL, EU/mL per USP <85> |
| Heavy metals | +$120 | ICP-MS for lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium and others |
| Microbial sterility screen | +$120 | - |
| 14-day sterility culture | +$200 | BacT/ALERT aerobic and anaerobic bottles; preliminary result at 2 days |
| Fentanyl presence | +$60 | Screen |
| Conformity vials | +$40 each | HPLC comparison across vials of one lot |
| Subsidiary COA | +$50 | The same results issued to another name |
| Priority service | +$500 | - |
Kovera doesn't publish a standard turnaround time. For 14-day sterility, it says the COA is updated with final results after incubation ends.
The June 2026 report shows how this looks in practice: five vials tested individually, a batch average for purity and net content, LC-MS identity, and pass results for endotoxin, rapid sterility, fentanyl and four heavy metals. It carries a report number and an access code.
How to verify a Kovera report
- Find the COA ID or report number on the certificate. Recent reports also print an access code and the address koveralabs.com/verify.
- Type koveralabs.com yourself and open Verify COA. Kovera says the page lets you "confirm the report exists and view the reported results."
- Compare the lab's results with the vendor's PDF: client, product, batch, dates, purity, net content and each add-on.
- Match the batch to your vial.
Some vendors add a verify button that opens Kovera's lookup with the lot filled in. That's convenient, but typing the lab's address yourself rules out a lookalike page.
What a Kovera COA does and doesn't prove
| It shows | It doesn't show |
|---|---|
| Kovera issued a report under that ID | That the sample came from your lot |
| Purity, net content and LC-MS identity of what was submitted | That vials outside the tested set match |
| Endotoxin, metals or sterility, if bought | Final 14-day sterility, if the report is preliminary |
| The client the report was issued to | That the client is the only seller using the results |
Because Kovera sells subsidiary COAs, the same test can carry several client names. That's normal for shared batches, but check whose report it is. The certificate itself says the sample met specifications "at the time of analysis," so storage and shipping afterward aren't covered. See our HPLC purity guide and endotoxin guide for reading the numbers.
Vendors in our directory that cite Kovera
From our vendor directory data, checked October 19-21, 2026. "Lot numbers shown" means the vendor's COA page shows lot or batch numbers next to its certificates.
| Vendor | Lot numbers shown with COAs | Mentions endotoxin testing | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peptide Partners | Not confirmed | Yes | FDA warning letter dated August 24, 2026 (health claims, reconstitution supplies) |
| LabFirst Peptides | Yes | Yes | - |
| Glacier Aminos | Yes | Yes | - |
| Pure Peptide Labs | Yes | Not confirmed | - |
| Onyx Biolabs | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | - |
| Transition Biotech | Yes | Yes | - |
| Prime Peptide Solutions | Yes | Not confirmed | - |
| Thrive Peptides | Yes | Yes | - |
| YourFitnessPeptides | Yes | Not confirmed | - |
Check any certificate with our COA checklist, and compare vendors on third-party tested peptides.
Checked October 21, 2026 against Kovera Labs' public website. We aren't affiliated with Kovera Labs.