Amino acids in the Semax sequence, MEHFPGP. An identity fact, not a product claim.
Published Semax researchACTH-fragment peptide study material
Semax
A lab-made peptide developed in Russia, studied for its role in cognition and neuroprotection research. Supplied for laboratory research only.
Your body makes a hormone called ACTH that drives your stress response, telling your adrenal glands to release cortisol. Take a seven-piece fragment out of the middle of it and it largely stops driving that hormone response - but something that acts on the brain does not go away with it. That fragment is what Russian researchers built Semax from. Supplied freeze-dried, for laboratory research only.
Current lot pricing
$89.00 AUD
Base vial price: $89.00 AUD
Vial size11 mg
Ships from Perth, Australia PostFree standard shipping over $250Plain, discreet packagingStore at 2-8 C
Supplied strictly as reference material for in-vitro laboratory research. Not a medicine, supplement, or food. Not for human or veterinary use.
Research use onlyWhy this molecule is studied
Why researchers are studying it.
Start with the honest bit, because it frames the rest. Semax has been studied since the 1980s, but almost all of the clinical work was done in Russia, where it is registered as a medicine. The TGA in Australia, the FDA in the United States and EU regulators have not approved it, and there is no comparable body of research outside Russia to fill that gap.
The idea behind it is a neat one. ACTH is the hormone that drives your stress response - it is the message that tells the adrenal glands to release cortisol. Researchers noticed that a short fragment from the middle of ACTH seemed to act on the brain without driving that adrenal response in the same way. Semax is that fragment, with a short tail added so it survives long enough to be studied.
When researchers go looking for that brain effect, what they measure is BDNF and its receptor TrkB. BDNF is a growth signal for nerve cells - it helps them survive, grow and wire up new connections. It is something a researcher can read off directly, which is why it appears in so much of this work.
This page is about that research and the batch you are getting. It is not a claim about what this vial will do, and it is not for people or animals to take.
The research
What the published studies found.
Adults with ischemic stroke in a published Russian clinical study of Semax. A study in the research record - not a claim that Semax treats stroke.
Gusev et al., Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr, 2018Approximate rise in a brain marker (BDNF) measured in rats after Semax. A laboratory measurement, not a product claim.
Dolotov et al., Brain Research, 2006The decade Semax was developed at the Institute of Molecular Genetics in Russia. Background context, not a product claim.
Published Semax researchFigures outside lot paperwork describe third-party research records for the molecule. They are not Form Labs product results or use claims.
Read the full research guideIdentity, papers, and research-use boundariesMechanism notes
Plain-language research labels.
Where it came from, and what the studies actually measure. This is the science in the papers - not a description of what this vial does.
A hormone with the hormone taken out
ACTH is the signal that drives your stress response, telling the adrenal glands to release cortisol. Semax copies a seven-piece fragment from the middle of it - the part the research links to brain effects rather than to driving that adrenal response. A short tail was added to stop the fragment falling apart within minutes. Its lab shorthand is MEHFPGP.
What BDNF is
A growth signal for nerve cells. It helps them survive, grow, and wire up new connections to each other. Most Semax studies measure whether BDNF shifts, because it is something a researcher can read directly rather than infer.
TrkB, the receiving end
A growth signal has to be received to do anything, and TrkB is the receptor that receives BDNF - the lock to its key. Papers report the two together because measuring both tells you more than measuring either one alone.
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- Independently tested for purity and identity, with the result printed on the lab report
- A batch number on every vial that matches its lab report, so you can always check the two line up
- Ships from Perth via Australia Post in plain, unbranded packaging, with tracking emailed
- 30-day purity guarantee: if an independent re-test comes back below the purity on the report, we refund the order in full
Base tier
$89.00 AUD
Single vial / 11 mg / $89.00 AUD per vial
Ships after order review. Reference material for research use only.
Testing documentation
Lot-level records
Australia-wide dispatch
Plain, tracked delivery
Plain fulfilment
Discreet outer packaging
Research use only
No human-use claims
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Batch paperwork before checkout.
98.2%
Measured purity is matched to the product record and batch paperwork.
Purity test (HPLC) at or above 98%Identity confirmedScreened for bacterial residue (endotoxin)
Certificate of AnalysisSEMAX-2506
CompoundSemax
LotSEMAX-2506
Purity98.2%
Net peptide11 mg
AppearanceFreeze-dried reference material
ReleasedCurrent product record
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FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
SEMAX is supplied as laboratory research material only. It is 21+ only, not for human consumption, and not for veterinary use.
Yes. The product page lists lot, identity, purity, appearance, release status, and storage notes for SEMAX.
Follow the label and matching COA paperwork. This page repeats 2-8 C storage guidance and light-protection notes before checkout.
Semax is a lab-made heptapeptide known in research by its sequence, MEHFPGP (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro), and described as an ACTH(4-10) analog. It was developed in Russia, where it is registered as a medicine, and has been studied since the 1980s for its role in neuroprotection and cognition research. The spec sheet lists it with formula C37H51N9O10S and a molecular weight of 813.93 g/mol. Form Laboratories supplies it freeze-dried for laboratory research only.
Semax is registered as a medicine in Russia, where it was developed. It is not approved by the TGA (Australia), the FDA (US), or EU regulators, and that regulatory context is stated on the page so the research record stays honest. Form Laboratories supplies it only as research-use-only reference material, not as a medicine and not for human or veterinary use.
The current batch is lot SEMAX-2506, supplied as an 11 mg freeze-dried vial at 98.2% purity. The spec sheet and COA both list storage at 2-8 C, protected from light. Identity, appearance, purity, and release status for lot SEMAX-2506 stay tied to the matching lab report. These are batch and handling details, not preparation or use instructions.
Semax's sequence is MEHFPGP, written in full as Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro - a heptapeptide (seven amino acids). In the research literature it's classed as an ACTH(4-10) analog, built from a fragment of ACTH with a short stabilising tail added.
Semax is studied in research for its role in neuroprotection and cognition, including work on BDNF and its receptor TrkB. Most of that evidence comes from animal and cell studies, plus a body of clinical research carried out in Russia. None of this is a claim about what the vial does for a person.
Semax is registered as a medicine in Russia, where it was developed, but it is not approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia or the FDA in the United States, and it has no marketing authorisation in the European Union. Form Labs supplies it only as research-use-only reference material, not as a medicine and not for human or veterinary use.
Semax is supplied in Australia strictly as research-use-only reference material - laboratory material for in-vitro research, not a medicine, supplement, or food, and not for people or animals to take. It is sold to research and educational buyers aged 21 or over, and it is not approved by the TGA for human use.
Semax is often described in popular writing as a nootropic, but that label refers to how it is discussed, not to anything Form Labs is claiming. In the published research it is studied for its role in neuroprotection and cognition-related experiments, mostly in animal and cell models plus some Russian clinical work. Form Labs supplies Semax strictly as research-use-only reference material, and nothing on this page is a claim that it improves memory, focus, or mood in people.
Add the size and quantity you want to your cart and check out. Instead of paying by card, you'll get an emailed invoice with our bank details - pay by bank transfer, quoting the reference. Once the payment clears we pack your order and send it, and you'll get a tracking email. A faster transfer (PayID or Osko) gets things moving sooner.
It ships from our base in Perth via Australia Post, in plain packaging with nothing identifying on the outside, once your payment has cleared. You'll get a tracking email. On arrival, store it in the fridge at 2-8 C and keep it out of light.
Every compound carries a 30-day purity guarantee. If an independent lab re-tests the batch within 30 days and it comes back below the purity stated on its lab report, we refund the order in full - and you don't need to send the vial back.
No. It's supplied strictly as reference material for laboratory research - not a medicine, supplement, or food, and not for people or animals to take. The research described on this page is about the Semax molecule in published studies, not about a Form Labs product.
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