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Sourcing AICAR in Bulk: A Wholesale & White-Label Guide for EU Resellers

*For B2B research-reagent resellers and distributors. AICAR is supplied for Research Use Only (RUO): not for human or animal consumption, and not a medicine, supplement, cosmetic or medical device.*

AICAR (acadesine) is one of the most established AMPK-activator tool compounds in metabolic and longevity cell biology, which makes it a natural addition to a research-reagent catalogue. If you resell or distribute research chemicals in Europe, the sourcing question is rarely *what* AICAR is; it is how to secure consistent, compliant, well-documented supply without customs friction. This guide covers what matters when buying AICAR in bulk or white-label inside the EU.

Why EU-held stock changes the math

The single biggest variable in wholesale research-reagent sourcing is logistics. Importing from outside the EU means customs clearance, unpredictable transit times, and potential holds that stall your own downstream orders. Peptworks holds AICAR stock inside the EU, so shipments move intra-community in 3-5 business days with no customs. For a reseller, that predictability is what lets you promise realistic lead times to your own customers and keep working capital moving.

Bulk vials or white-label: two routes

There are two ways to buy. Bulk gives you unbranded 50 mg lyophilised vials, ideal if you repackage or supply labs that only care about identity and purity. White-label delivers vials labelled with your own brand and boxed, so you can present a finished product line without running your own fill-finish. A one-time label setup fee of EUR 180 applies to orders under 100 units and is waived from 100 units, which means the branding cost effectively disappears once you scale a reference.

Reading the per-vial economics

AICAR 50 mg is priced publicly per vial, with combined-volume discounts applied to the whole order rather than per line:

• 100 units: EUR 22.00/vial (base)
• 300 units: EUR 18.04/vial (-18%)
• 500 units: EUR 16.50/vial (-25%)
• 1000 units: EUR 14.96/vial (-32%)

The key detail: pricing is a single tier based on your combined total units, not stacked. Because the discount reads off the whole order, consolidating references onto one purchase order is usually the most efficient way to reach the next tier. The minimum order is 10 units (one box of 10) per reference, so you can trial a reference cheaply and scale it once demand is proven.

Documentation your customers will ask for

Serious research buyers verify before they trust. Every AICAR batch ships with an independent Certificate of Analysis covering HPLC purity (>=98%) and heavy metals. Each box carries a unique QR linking to that specific batch's CoA, verifiable through Peptworks. For a reseller this is a quiet but decisive selling point: your customer scans the box and confirms identity and provenance for the exact lot in their hands, with no back-and-forth through you.

Practicalities: payment and terms

Payment is by USDC bank transfer against invoice, with no card payment on the site, which fits normal B2B procurement and accounting workflows. The site runs in ten European languages (ES, EN, DE, FR, PT, IT, NL, PL, CS, EL), so onboarding a distributor in another market does not stall on language.

A simple sourcing checklist

Before you commit a purchase order for AICAR, confirm: EU-held stock and realistic transit; per-batch CoA with QR verification; the tier your combined units actually land in; and whether bulk or white-label fits your go-to-market. Get those four right and AICAR becomes a low-friction, well-documented line in your research-reagent catalogue.

*This article is commercial sourcing information for B2B resellers and is not research, medical or usage guidance. AICAR is sold strictly for laboratory Research Use Only.*