DAAVY Research Academy

Learn to read the documentation before you trust it.

Everything here is aimed at one goal: helping you independently verify what you're buying — how to read a Certificate of Analysis, what proper storage actually requires, and the vocabulary that shows up on every research-compound label. No account needed, nothing to buy.

Documentation literacy

Interactive COA Decoder

An annotated sample report with tap-to-explain fields, a red-flag checklist for spotting altered or fake lab reports, and a tool to upload your own COA for a plain-English breakdown.

Open the COA Decoder

Handling & storage

Storage & Handling Safety

Temperature guidance for dry vs. reconstituted samples, light and air exposure protection, and aseptic handling technique for sealed vials.

Open Storage & Safety

Vocabulary & verification

Glossary & Lab Verification

Plain-language definitions for terms like lyophilized, sequence purity, TFA, and molecular weight, plus how to independently verify a testing laboratory's accreditation.

Open the Glossary

Analytical methods

HPLC vs. LC-MS

What each analytical method actually measures, and how to read the difference on a report.

Read the guide

Documentation basics

How to Read a COA

The fundamentals: what to check, lot-specific documentation, and a quick pre-purchase checklist.

Read the guide