Security & Compliance

Partners in Compliance

Simplifying the path to FDA approval

Security and trust are our top priorities.

Our team, software, and processes are built to exceed industry security standards that protect your intellectual property, all while satisfying your regulatory requirements for FDA approval. We publish third-party cybersecurity audits to validate this trust, so that you can feel confident putting your data on Latch.

Visit our Trust Center for broad, fast access into all 50+ of our security and operational safeguards, from data protection to audit logs and beyond.

Platform Security

We focus on your security so that you can focus on your work.

View Latch's extensive security protections in our Trust Center.

Data Protection & Encryption At Rest & In Transit

Data is encrypted at rest and in transit using AES-256 secret keys in AWS KMS with rotation enabled.

We continuously back up your data and ensure its protection with 99.999999999% durable storage.

Custom User Access & Organizational Controls

Granular role-based access permissions (e.g., read-only, full access) are assigned by workspace administrators.

99.9% Availability

We guarantee 99% availability, monitored 24/7 by an on-call engineer, and provide real-time status monitoring at status.latch.bio.

Third-Party Auditing & Penetration Tests

We receive annual penetration tests, SOC 2 Type II audits, and continuous vulnerability scans by third-party cybersecurity experts.

FDA Compliance Support

Latch is designed to prepare you for filing.

Validation and Reproducibility

Administrators can restrict practice changes once IND begins in order to comply with FDA regulations and ensure data validity.

Re-launch any experiment and view its inputs, outputs, and provenance information, at any time – even years later.

Our software validation processes are publicly available alongside extensive security documentation at trust.latch.bio.

Audit Logs and Versioning

Latch provides an exhaustive, immutable log of actions taken on the platform, from log-in attempts through exports.

Centralized Reporting

All required documentation is automatically generated, detailed, and versioned for easier handoff to CDRH/OC or the FDA.

Real-Time Compliance Monitoring and Support

Monitoring of Latch's compliance is published in real-time at trust.latch.bio.

Mutual Oversight Model

Approaching security and compliance as a partnership ensures a joint, efficient, and comprehensive security posture to protect your IP.

Customer

  • Source Code
  • Non-compute requirements

Shared

  • Understanding your regulatory requirements
  • Access control
  • Data Management
  • Data Integrity
  • Internal Security Training

LatchBio

  • Data encryption
  • File security
  • Platform security
  • 99% availability
  • Authentication
  • Cross-regional, continuous backups and disaster recovery
  • Real-time security monitoring
  • Provenance
  • Reproducibility
  • Audit logging

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