praescia
Validation Center · Updated 2026-08

Arrives validation-ready.

21 CFR Part 11 · EU Annex 11 · GAMP 5 · ALCOA+. GxP compliance is built into Praescia at the architectural level — it is not a checklist bolted on after the fact. We lower your CSV burden. We don’t add to it.

The three invariants

Every claim in this Validation Center reinforces three architectural invariants. Break any one, and we break the brand.

Invariant 1

Insight-only

Praescia observes, predicts, and advises. It never actuates on the process equipment or MES recipe. Permanent — not a configuration switch, not a future roadmap item.

Invariant 2

Validation-ready by design

Audit trail, e-signatures, and data integrity (ALCOA+) are first-class citizens of the architecture. The compliance shell ships with the product — it is not a professional services engagement.

Invariant 3

Explainable by construction

Every advisory carries named signal drivers and a reason code. No opaque model outputs. Every advisory is deterministically replayable on the same input data.

GxP compliance status

FrameworkStatusNotes
21 CFR Part 11 (FDA Electronic Records)Architecture completeAudit trail, e-signature manifests, and access control implemented. IQ/OQ/PQ deployment-gated per site.
EU Annex 11Architecture completeEquivalent controls to Part 11. Validated per-site upon deployment.
GAMP 5 / CSAValidation package skeleton completeURS → GxP-risk classification → verification traceability. 7/8 requirements verified in-repo; IQ/OQ/PQ deployment-gated.
ALCOA+Enforced at every I/O boundaryData integrity gate at publish: malformed or unattributable records are refused (fail-closed) and the rejection is audited.
SOC 2 Type IPlannedTargeted pre-commercial. Available under NDA.
ISO 27001RoadmapFollows SOC 2. Contact us for current posture.

The GxP compliance shell

The compliance shell wraps the AtlasInside publish boundary as CompliantAtlasInside — a drop-in that the coupled pipeline publishes through with zero pipeline changes.

21 CFR Part 11 / EU Annex 11 controls

  • Audit trail (audit.py): Append-only, hash-chained, tamper-evident. Every advisory, disposition, and configuration change is recorded with timestamp, user identity, and action. Non-repudiable.
  • Electronic signatures (signature.py): E-sig manifests include signer identity, timestamp, meaning of signature, and hash-link to the signed record (Subpart C). Deviation advisories are queued for QA electronic-signature disposition.
  • Access control (identity.py): Role-based, fail-closed. Default-deny. Least-privilege enforced by role, not by policy document.

ALCOA+ data integrity

Fail-closed at the I/O boundary. Records that violate ALCOA+ (not Attributable, not Legible, not Contemporaneous, not Original, not Accurate) are refused at publish. The refusal is itself audited. No silent data corruption.

  • Attributable: Every data point carries its originating source, instrument, user, and timestamp.
  • Legible: Human-readable audit entries alongside machine-readable records.
  • Contemporaneous: Timestamps are asserted at the point of data acquisition, not retrospectively.
  • Original: Raw data is preserved alongside derived values. Chain of custody is hash-linked.
  • Accurate: Contradictions between sources are flagged, not silently resolved.

GAMP 5 / CSA validation package

The validation package skeleton is shipped with the product — not built separately per customer engagement:

  • User Requirements Specification (URS)
  • GxP-risk classification (Category 3 Computer System per GAMP 5)
  • Verification traceability matrix (URS → test evidence)
  • 7 of 8 requirements verified in-repository; IQ/OQ/PQ executed at deployment per site
  • Change-control log integrated with the audit trail

The skeleton is validation-ready, not a validation certificate. IQ/OQ/PQ execution requires a real deployment on a real system and is performed with the customer’s validation team.

Why insight-only is the regulatory moat

Praescia is positioned as decision support, not a GMP closed-loop controller. This is an architectural choice with profound regulatory consequences:

  • Out of GMP closed-loop-control validation scope. A system that advises the operator does not require the same validation depth as a system that actuates the process. This significantly lowers the customer’s validation burden.
  • FDA-tailwind. The FDA actively encourages PAT, continuous manufacturing, and real-time release (ICH Q8/Q9/Q10, the PAT guidance). Praescia is designed to support these frameworks, not conflict with them.
  • Explainable advisories are auditable. An opaque black-box recommendation cannot be defended in a deviation investigation. Praescia’s named-driver advisories can.

Security posture

Encryption

  • At rest: AES-256-GCM for all customer data and network aggregations.
  • In transit: TLS 1.3 for all data in transit. mTLS for the Atlas Inside network channel.
  • Key management: Per-tenant keys via cloud KMS. HSM-backed for the highest-value modules.

Network isolation

  • Read-only adapters: Source systems are never written to. One-way ingress only.
  • Air-gap capable: On-premises deployment with no outbound network requirement.
  • OT/IT segmentation: Historian and sensor access via OPC-UA read-only endpoints. No SCADA or DCS write access.

Access control

Authentication
SAML 2.0 / OIDC / LDAP — integrates with your existing IAM provider
Provisioning
SCIM 2.0 for automated user lifecycle management
Roles
Process engineer / QA reviewer / Site admin / Read-only auditor — fail-closed by default
MFA
Required for all advisory disposition actions

Atlas Inside network data handling

The “Atlas Inside” network layer enables cross-site benchmarking and fleet intelligence. It operates without ever accessing raw batch data from other customers.

Federate derived patterns, not raw process data. Only typed derived structure (deviation transition labels, golden-trajectory residuals, outcome bands) moves across the network. Raw historian values, batch identifiers, and product identities never leave the customer’s environment. Enforced architecturally, not by policy.

Differential privacy
ε=1.0, δ=10−6, k-anonymity floor 25 (standard configuration)
Prohibited content types
Raw historian values, batch product identifiers, lot numbers, customer identifiers, patient identifiers
Permitted content types
Typed derived residuals, transition onset labels, outcome bands, golden-trajectory features
Opt-out
Network participation is per-site and per-line. Opt out at any time; benchmarking features are disabled for opted-out assets.

Documents available under NDA

  • GAMP 5 validation package skeleton (URS, risk assessment, verification traceability matrix)
  • Security architecture overview
  • Data flow diagram (customer site → compliance shell → network layer)
  • SOC 2 Type I report (when available)
  • Penetration test executive summary (when available)

Request via richard@accelerate-ip.co.

Responsible disclosure

To report a security vulnerability: richard@accelerate-ip.co. PGP key available on request. We commit to acknowledging reports within 48 hours and providing a timeline within 7 days.