Why Trust Miraculix
Quantitative substance testing backed by laboratory validation, scientific research and real-world drug checking.
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Independent testing
Psychedelic Passage tested samples with Miraculix QTests and sent samples from the same batches to Energy Control International for independent laboratory analysis. The results closely matched.
| QTest | Independent lab | |
|---|---|---|
| Psilocybin | 1.10% | 1.08% |
| LSD | ~40 µg | 43 µg |
| MDMA | ~93% | 89% |
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Scientific & Institutional Evidence
- Validated against HPLC
QTest results are compared with laboratory reference methods during development and validation.
View validation data → - Validated following ICH Q2(R1) principles
Validation includes parameters such as accuracy, precision, linearity and robustness.
View validation report → - Used in state-authorized drug checking since 2021
Miraculix QTests are used within the ALIVE drug-checking program in Thuringia.
Learn about ALIVE → - Scientifically evaluated with Charité Berlin
The ALIVE drug-checking project has been scientifically evaluated in collaboration with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
See research → - Officially documented by the State of Thuringia
The Thuringian Ministry presents the SubCheck/ALIVE model and highlights its independent scientific evaluation by Charité Berlin.
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Used beyond our lab
Miraculix QTests are used in real-world drug checking and professional analytical settings — from state-supported harm-reduction programs to independent testing laboratories
- ALIVE Drug Checking · Thuringia
Used since 2021 in the state-supported ALIVE drug-checking program, where Miraculix provides chemical analysis alongside professional counselling by Suchthilfe in Thüringen.
Learn about ALIVE → - PPO ODYSSEE · Kiel
Miraculix QTests are used within drug-checking activities developed by PPO ODYSSEE in Schleswig-Holstein.
Learn more → - Drogenhilfe Ulm / Alb-Donau
Miraculix QTests are used within its low-threshold drug-checking service for on-site substance analysis.
Read the report → - Tryptomics · Colorado
Professional psychedelic testing laboratory partnered with Miraculix to provide QTests as an accessible option for potency testing.
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Miraculix in Academic Research
Peer-reviewed research
- Psychedelic Drug Checking: Analytical and Strategic Challenges in Harm Reduction for Classic Psychedelics
Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences · 2026
Scientific chapter co-authored by Felix Blei together with researchers from Charité Berlin and the Trimbos Institute.
Read publication → - Quantifying psilocybin exposure in a natural product-based retreat setting
Psychedelics · 2026
Peer-reviewed field study using the PSILO QTest and QTest Photometer for quantitative psilocybin analysis.
Read publication → - Diversity, Biology, and History of Psilocybin-Containing Fungi
Fungal Biology · 2022
Independent scientific review referencing Miraculix as a method for determining the presence and quantity of psilocybin.
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Academic collaborations & ongoing research
- Psychedelic Community Research · Charité Berlin
Ongoing research combining QTest measurements and laboratory analysis to investigate potency, dosage and psychedelic experiences.
Explore the project → - University of Lausanne
Miraculix QTests used in academic research. - Imperial College London
Miraculix QTests used in academic research. - New Zealand research project
Miraculix QTests used within an academic research project.
Books & reference works
Miraculix and QTest technology have also been referenced in books and scientific reference works covering psychedelics, mushroom potency and harm reduction.
What experts say
Researchers and professionals working with psychedelics, analytical testing and harm reduction share their experience with Miraculix QTests.
Alan Rockefeller
Mycologist
“I use the Psilocybin QTest to quantify psilocybin in rare species that I study. It has given me valuable insight into their potency.”
Tryptomics
Psychedelic analytical laboratory
“Miraculix’s test is a true game-changer, making harm-reduction testing faster and more accessible than ever before.”
Sergio Pérez Rosal, MD
Medical Doctor · CEO & Co-founder, OVID Clinics
Featured & recognized
Miraculix and the science behind QTests have been featured, reviewed and recognized by international media and specialist publications.
VICE / High Society
Miraculix featured in international drug and harm-reduction reporting.
Psychedelic Science Review
Editor’s Choice Award for psychedelic research.
Trippingly.net
Independent review of psychedelic potency testing.
Double Blind Magazin
Feature on at-home psilocybin potency testing.
LUCID NEWS
Coverage of the launch of Miraculix quantitative QTests.
VICE Magazin
Coverage of Miraculix research and psychedelic science.
Science & public dialogue
Miraculix contributes to scientific, professional and policy discussions on drug checking, harm reduction and psychedelic research across Europe and internationally.
- akzept Congress — Contributions to professional discussions on drug checking and evidence-based harm reduction.
- Psychedelica Summit — Presenting research and developments in quantitative psychedelic testing.
- Nachtleben Conference Zürich — Sharing insights from real-world drug-checking practice and the ALIVE project.
- MAPS Psychedelic Science — International presence within one of the world’s largest psychedelic science conferences.
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