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Qualified Cloud Storage

GxP-qualified storage.
Audit-ready out of the box.

GxP-Cloud Object Storage is S3 and Blob compatible, fully qualified against EMA, MHRA, and FDA standards, and comes GxP-compliant from the moment you activate it. No additional configuration required. No months of qualification work before you can store regulated data.

Qualified against
EMA Annex 11 21 CFR Part 11 MHRA ISO 27001 GDPR ALCOA+
Compatible with
S3
Azure Blob
Egnyte
What is included from day one
GxP-compliant out of the box
Military-grade encryption at rest and in transit
Granular access control and audit trail
Optional immutable storage configuration
Independent QA oversight and SOP template
Optional geographic replication for DR
Limitlessly scalable — from GBs to petabytes
Why it matters
Day oneGxP-compliant, no setup required
S3 + Blobcompatible with your existing tools
Unlimitedscalable from GB to petabyte scale
Alwaysaudit-ready and inspectable
What you can do with it

Six ways life sciences organisations use GxP Object Storage.

GxP S3 compatibility is rapidly becoming a standard component of pharmaceutical and biotech software. Our storage integrates with the systems you already use and qualifies the layer underneath them.

Long-term compliance

GxP Data Archive

Move your validated archive data to a read-only GxP S3-compatible bucket. Secure, inexpensive long-term storage with granular access control. We have simplified the platform so that anyone can leverage it — and we provide complimentary onboarding guidance to get you there.

Analytics-ready

GxP Data Lake

A truly GxP-compliant data lake for structured and unstructured validated data. Access your S3-compatible buckets from anywhere, or from a fully compliant clinical data workspace. Pull directly into SAS, Posit, Python, Spotfire, and more without breaking your compliance posture.

Sponsor / CRO collaboration

Clinical Data Sharing

Granular security settings allow sponsors and CROs to share clinical data quickly and without chain of custody issues. Controlled access at the bucket level, full audit trail of who accessed what and when. Share with confidence across organisational boundaries.

GMP / GLP compliance

Lab and Manufacturing Data

GxP S3 compatibility is standard in pharma and biotech software. GxP-Cloud Object Storage integrates with your lab and manufacturing systems to get critical data off-site for archiving, data protection, and as a qualified data integrity repository.

Genomics and research

NGS Data Storage

Validated Cloud's GxP S3-compatible storage handles the complex needs of next-generation sequencing data. Reference data, full genomes, or multi-study datasets — infinitely scalable storage designed for the security, scalability, and compliance demands of validated NGS environments.

Business continuity

Offsite GxP Backup

Use GxP Object Storage as a secure, qualified offsite backup target for your regulated systems. Compatible with leading backup platforms and validated for use as a DRaaS storage target. Geographic replication available across EU and US data centres.

Not sure which use case applies to your environment? A 30-minute conversation is usually enough to identify the right starting point.

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How it works

GxP-compliant out of the box. No additional work required.

Validated Cloud's GxP Object service comes fully GxP-compliant from the moment you activate it.

We manage the top-level buckets, security policies, and user accounts to ensure the storage platform operates in a controlled and compliant manner at all times. Our team provides both engineering execution and independent QA oversight — maintaining version control, audit trails, and optional immutable storage configurations to support data integrity requirements.

We also provide an SOP template to guide compliant interaction with the S3-compatible environment. By taking ownership of the infrastructure, security, and compliance layer, GxP-Cloud allows your teams to focus on working with data rather than managing and defending the storage platform.

Optional geographic replication is available between EU and US regions, and can serve as a secure storage target for industry applications including Egnyte.

Talk to us about Object Storage EU data residency
Military-grade encryption

All data encrypted at rest and in transit. Backups transferred and stored on separate networks and media from production systems.

Granular access control

Manage access at the bucket level simply and effectively. User accounts, security policies, and permission controls are maintained by our team under QA oversight.

Complete audit trail

Every access event, every change, every download is logged, reviewed, and maintained within our Quality System. Always inspectable.

Optional immutable storage

WORM (Write Once Read Many) configuration available for data integrity requirements that demand immutable records. Fully documented and QA-managed.

SOP template included

We provide a complimentary SOP template to guide how your team interacts with the S3-compatible environment in a controlled and documented manner.

Limitlessly scalable

From a few gigabytes to petabyte-scale NGS datasets. Capacity scales on demand without impacting your compliance posture or qualification documentation.

The compliance comparison

GxP Object Storage versus standard cloud storage. The difference is significant.

Capability GxP-Cloud Object Storage AWS S3 / Azure Blob On-premise storage
GxP-compliant out of the box Yes — no setup required No — you configure and qualify No — you build and maintain
EMA / MHRA / FDA qualification Delivered with service Customer responsibility Customer responsibility
Complete audit trail Always on, QA-maintained Requires configuration Requires design and build
Independent QA oversight Included Not provided Internal QA manages
Granular access control under QA Managed by our team Customer configured Internal IT manages
Immutable storage option Available, QA-documented Available, not qualified Requires specialised hardware
GDPR / EU data residency EU data centres, EU entity Configurable, not default On-premise — your responsibility
SOP template included Complimentary Not provided You author and maintain

Standard cloud storage is not GxP storage. The difference is not a checkbox. It is a complete qualification framework, an independent QA oversight layer, and documented evidence that your storage environment is inspection-ready.

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EU data sovereignty

Your regulated data stays in the EU. By design, not by configuration.

European life sciences organisations face clear GDPR and EMA expectations around where regulated data resides and who can access it. GxP-Cloud Object Storage is built for that environment. EU data stays in EU data centres unless you specifically instruct otherwise.

We contract through Validated Cloud BV, Hoofddorp, Netherlands — our EU legal entity — so procurement and contracting is straightforward for European organisations. No cross-border legal complexity. No ambiguity about data residency at the contract level.

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EU data centres in Amsterdam and Dublin

Tier 3, ISO 27001 and SSAE 18 Type II certified. Your data does not leave the EU without your explicit instruction.

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GDPR-compliant access controls

Granular security policies, documented access logs, and no third-party access without your authorisation. Data privacy is a first-order design requirement, not a setting.

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Contract through Validated Cloud BV

EU entity, Netherlands. Simple, clean contracting for European procurement teams. US capability available through Validated Cloud Inc for transatlantic requirements.

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Optional cross-region replication

Geographic replication between EU regions and US facilities available for disaster recovery and data redundancy. Configured only at your instruction.

EU and US data centre locations
Amsterdam, Netherlands — Tier 3, ISO 27001
Dublin, Ireland — Tier 3, ISO 27001
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA — Tier 3
California, USA — Tier 3
Regulatory alignment
EMA Annex 11 21 CFR Part 11 MHRA GxP GDPR ISO 27001 ALCOA+ GAMP 5 HIPAA

Discuss your specific data residency requirements with our EU team. We will outline the right storage configuration for your regulatory environment and contracting needs.

What your peers are navigating

These are the storage questions EMA and MHRA inspectors are asking.

Regulated data storage is increasingly a direct inspection topic. Inspectors are asking not just where data is stored, but who controls access, how changes are tracked, and whether the storage environment itself is qualified. Standard cloud storage does not answer these questions.

Is your data storage environment itself GxP-qualified? AWS S3 and Azure Blob are not GxP-qualified. They are storage platforms. GxP Object Storage is qualified, documented, and inspectable from day one.
Who has access to your regulated data, and can you prove it? Every access event on GxP Object Storage is logged, attributed, and maintained in our Quality System. The answer is always available and always current.
Where does your regulated data physically reside? On GxP-Cloud, EU data stays in Amsterdam or Dublin unless you instruct otherwise. Data residency is a design decision, not a configuration you hope persists.
Can you demonstrate data integrity for archived regulated records? Immutable storage, complete audit trails, and ALCOA+ aligned documentation ensure archived records are complete, attributable, and defensible in an inspection.
You have come to the right place

GxP Object Storage was built to make these questions straightforward to answer.

We manage the platform. We maintain the audit trail. We provide the qualification documentation. When an inspector asks about your regulated data storage, the answer is ready because we keep it ready.

GxP-qualified from day one, no setup needed
Complete audit trail of every access and change
EU data residency by design, not configuration
Immutable storage available for data integrity requirements
Independent QA oversight of all storage operations
SOP template included to guide compliant interaction

GxP storage built for European life sciences. EMA-first, GDPR by design.

EU data centres, EU contracting entity, and a qualification framework that leads with EMA Annex 11 and MHRA expectations. The same military-grade security and scalability of public cloud object storage — with the GxP compliance layer built in from the start.

EMA Annex 11 and MHRA qualification included
GDPR-compliant EU data residency by default
Tier 3 data centres in Amsterdam and Dublin
Contract through Validated Cloud BV, Netherlands
S3 and Blob compatible — integrates with your stack
Optional geographic replication EU to US

Qualified storage. Ready when you are.

Book a consultation with our EU team. We will assess your current data storage situation, identify your compliance gaps, and outline what GxP Object Storage looks like for your specific use case. No commitment required.

EU +31 20 399 1018  •  US +1 617 849 8650  •  info01@validatedcloud.com