We Know Peptides
SciTide was founded with a vision of unmatched peptide expertise, unyielding quality and industry leading service. The SciTide team offers more than 50 years hands on peptide manufacturing experience, making SciTide the destination for high quality peptides delivered in industry leading timelines.
Brandon Smith
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Brandon is a seasoned peptide professional and chemist, with more than 20 years manufacturing expertise and oversight. Throughout his career, Brandon has shown a passion for advancing peptide manufacturing approaches and delivering high-quality peptides to customers.
Brandon has streamlined the production and optimization of more than 300 thousand individually synthesized and purified peptides, giving him broad understanding and knowledge in custom peptide synthesis. Brandon is driven to continue to innovate the peptide manufacturing process from order placement, through the shipment of the final product.
Brandon believes in fostering an environment of inclusion, where every team member's input is valued and respected, empowering them to share ideas and work cohesively towards common goals. His desire to provide superior service, quality, timelines and collaboration with customers, is the reason he formed SciTide.
Alyce Buchenan
Director of Upstream Operations
Alyce has 10 years experience in peptide manufacturing operations and has a background in mechanical engineering and manufacturing. She is partner in her family owned and operated engineering firm, Al-An Inc. where her involvement has given her experience in both high-throughput custom manufacturing and automation.
Alyce has had held previous leadership positions throughout peptide manufacturing, quality, and project management but she a passion for the synthesis, modification and cleavage of peptides. Her previous experiences in manufacturing and high throughput peptide synthesis makes her the perfect fit as Director of Upstream Operations at SciTide.
Alyce graduated with a degree in Biotechnology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
Sam Massoni
Founding Partner, Strategic and Advisory Board Member
Sam is an accomplished entrepreneur and peptide chemist with 30+ years of strategic leadership and manufacturing experience. He is the founder and former CEO of New England Peptide, the former CEO of Peptides International and a Founding Partner of NE Peptide Holdings. Sam has also held scientific positions at multiple peptide corporations including Biosource, Leukosite, Repligen, Excipio and Sigma Genosys. Sam serves on the Science and Strategy Council at ReAlta Life Sciences, which currently has three phase-2 peptide drugs for COPD, HIE and GvHD.
Sam was honored by the Worcester Business Journal as a “40 under 40” recipient, and his corporation NEP won “Start-Up” of the Year in Central Massachusetts in 1999, and “2020 Manufacturer of the Year”. Sam graduated from the Honors Program at Northeastern University with a B.S. in Biology.
Ken Ricker
Business Advisor and Board Member
Ken is a successful entrepreneur with a 25 year track record of successful business ownership and operation.
Ken is the co-founder of Sundial Cocktails and former owner of the Luxary Box, On-the-Rocks, and Embers Pizza. He is also the Dean of Students at Samoset Middle School and works for 2 non-profits as the Chairman of the Leominster Education Foundation and President of Karen's Closet.
We are excited to have Ken join our team as an advisor and member of our board!
Pamela Duval
Director of Downstream Operations
Pamela brings more than 20 years peptide manufacturing expertise and experience.
Pamela is a passionate leader and believes in cultivating productive working relationships with employees and clients. Pamela has held leadership roles throughout peptide manufacturing and excels at peptide purification, analysis, and quantitation. Pamela also brings many years of technical customer service and project management experience.
Pamela will lead our downstream operations and work with the team to ensure only the highest quality products and services are delivered to our valued customers.