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RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

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RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is a state-owned research institute with verified registration, active accreditation, and documented peptide analysis capabilities. It serves industry partners on a contract basis.

Substantiated - from four separately substantiated review fields. See them

Legal entity
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Registration
556464-6874 · 1993-03-08 (Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office))
Location
Gothenburg, Sweden EU Europe · Brinellgatan 4, Borås, 501 15, Sweden
Website
ri.se
Indicative price
On request
Report verification
Reports verifiable online

Four separate review fields

Existing overall assessment: Substantiated

The overall assessment is not an average of these four fields. Each field answers a different question and cannot offset another.

Substantiated

Who is behind the laboratory?

A responsible legal entity and its leadership or operator are publicly substantiated.

Boundary: Identity and responsibility do not establish analytical competence.

View 6 signals and their evidence
Signal profile - Counts show composition, not a score. Core evidence 2 Supporting evidence 3 Boundary 1 Contradiction 0
  • Positive Registration number 556464-6874 confirmed by organization's own financial communication and official LEI registry data (LEI: 549300Y0QTYPNGFLT116).
  • Positive At least one named key person is independently attributed to this laboratory: Malin Frenning (+4 weitere).
  • Positive The registered address Brinellgatan 4, Borås, 501 15, Sweden is confirmed by Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office).
  • Positive Malin Frenning identified as CEO since 2023 with documented qualifications (Mechanical Engineer, Honorary Doctor from Luleå University of Technology) and prior executive roles at AFRY, Stockholm County Council, and TeliaSonera Group
  • Positive Multiple sources describe RISE as "an independent, state-owned research institute" owned by the Swedish State. RISE is listed as an EARTO member and positions itself as an innovation partner serving businesses, society, and Sweden without any vendor affiliation evident in the provided evidence.
  • Neutral Source [14] (RISE mission and governance page) states registered office is Gothenburg, while sources [6, 7, 12] indicate Borås as mailing and visiting address. Discrepancy not definitively reconcilable from supplied sources.
Partially substantiated

Is the procedure technically substantiated for peptides?

Specific method or process evidence exists, but the full method-by-matrix contract is not public.

Boundary: Lack of accreditation is normal here and is not a negative signal.

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Signal profile - Counts show composition, not a score. Core evidence 1 Supporting evidence 1 Boundary 3 Contradiction 0
  • Positive ISO/IEC 17025 (Swedac): accreditation active.
  • Positive The laboratory names concrete instrumentation: HPLC, LC-MS.
  • Neutral EU Drinking Water Directive (Directive (EU) 2020/2184) is claimed, but no entry in the accreditation body's own register could be cited; the claim can neither be verified nor refuted.
  • Neutral The accreditation is real, but its scope does not cover peptides/purity. Accreditation is granted per method AND per matrix.
  • Neutral RISE's accreditations (ISO/IEC 17025 No. 1002 and claimed DWD accreditation) cover chemistry, materials, infrastructure, and water-contact product certification. No source links any RISE accreditation to peptide identity or purity testing by HPLC/LC-MS. The DWD scope is specifically for certification of products/materials in contact with drinking water.
Verification offered

Can a report be traced back through the issuer?

A laboratory-controlled form or registry is available, but no qualifying specific report was confirmed.

Boundary: Report confirmation establishes neither analytical competence nor the contents of an individual vial.

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Signal profile - Counts show composition, not a score. Core evidence 0 Supporting evidence 1 Boundary 0 Contradiction 0
Verification path
https://ri.se/verify
  • Positive The laboratory offers a verification form. We could not confirm a real report through it, so this counts as an offer, not as proof.
Not publicly established

Has actual measurement performance been checked externally?

No suitable independent evidence of actual measurement performance was publicly established.

Boundary: Testimonials, report volume and average purity values are not external performance evidence.

No public signals in this review field.

Our honest take

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden has strong institutional backing as a verified, state-owned Swedish research institute and documents concrete peptide analysis services. However, the available evidence does not support a blanket statement about every peptide test.

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Is a Verified State-Owned Research Institute

RISE is a verified, state-owned Swedish research institute, legally registered under Bolagsverket number 556464-6874 since 1993. It holds active ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation through Swedac. Its confirmed locations include the registered office in Gothenburg and independently verified physical operations at Brinellgatan 4 in Borås. Named leadership includes CEO Malin Frenning, who has held the role since 2023 and previously held executive roles at AFRY and TeliaSonera Group. Multiple independent sources identify RISE as Sweden's National Metrology Institute and an EARTO member. No vendor affiliation is evident in the provided signals.

What verification and services does RISE offer?

RISE offers a verification portal at ri.se/verify, but no real report could be confirmed through it, so the portal is an offer rather than proof. The lab names HPLC and LC-MS instruments and documents peptide analyses in biological and non-biological matrices. It also documents small-scale peptide manufacturing through solid-phase synthesis and recombinant production, plus isolation of natural bioactive peptides.

The Available Evidence Has Defined Limits

The registered office in Gothenburg differs from the visiting address in Borås, as can occur for multi-site institutes. The ISO/IEC 17025 scope covers chemistry, materials, and infrastructure broadly, but no source links a specific accreditation entry to peptide identity or purity testing. A claimed EU Drinking Water Directive accreditation could not be confirmed in the accreditation body's register. RISE presents as a B2B contract-research organization serving organizations, with no consumer ordering flow or private-sample acceptance indicated. Community peptide-testing discussions do not mention RISE.

How should you read these findings?

These points are individual signals, not a verdict. They do not constitute a final judgment on RISE's suitability for a specific peptide test.

Below: the material this assessment is built on.

People behind the lab

Malin Frenning
CEO (VD) · CEO since 2023
Robert Berg
Board Member & Senior Researcher, Life Science division · Board member since 2025
Robert Casselbrant
CFO and Security Director
Annette Anjou
HR and Sustainability Director
Timo van't Hoff
Group management

Accreditation

ISO/IEC 17025: Accredited Active ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation confirmed via Swedac register. RISE also follows GMP/GLP for discovery services (small molecules and biologics) but this is a general capability statement, not an accreditation scope.

EU Drinking Water Directive (Directive (EU) 2020/2184): Claimed, unverified DWD accreditation announced by RISE via LinkedIn (Dec 2024) and described on RISE website. Swedac register extracts are truncated and do not explicitly list DWD scope. 'Among the first in Europe' is self-claimed marketing language, not independently verified. Directive (EU) 2020/2184 is real and correctly identified.

What is tested - and with what

Methods & capabilities HPLC · chromatographyLC-MS · mass_spectrometry

Context without a quality rating

These signals describe access, the public trail and documents. They do not colour any of the four review fields.

Audit complete

Access and offering · 4
  • Positive Offers chemical analysis of peptides in non-biological and biological matrices, small-scale manufacturing of peptides (solid phase synthesis and recombinant production), and isolation/identification of natural bioactive peptides.
  • Neutral The laboratory's public ordering route addresses business customers only; no private ordering route was found.
  • Neutral The website is primarily in Swedish and English, but the main site and many pages are in Swedish, which may be a barrier for non-Swedish speakers.
  • Neutral No pricing information is publicly available on the website; services are offered via contact or project basis.
Public and digital trail · 3
  • Positive Incorporation/registration date listed as March 8, 1993 (sourced from Tracxn secondary database; not directly verified from Bolagsverket extract).
  • Positive RISE is documented as a state-owned Swedish research institute and Sweden's National Metrology Institute, with references from the Swedish government, Wikipedia, and ResearchGate confirming its institutional and scientific standing.
  • Neutral Multiple community sources discussing peptide third-party testing, vendor scams, and lab validation do not mention RISE. A Reddit r/Peptidesource thread, a peptide testing guide, and a vendor scam guide listing recognized third-party labs all omit RISE.
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-14