CSV/CSA · 21 CFR Part 11 · EU Annex 11 & 22

Specialist GxP validation for life sciences.

Helm Labs helps pharma, biotech, medical device and CRO teams move from document-heavy computer system validation to risk-based CSA — delivering 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11 and Annex 22 compliance with audit-ready evidence.

GxP & 21 CFR Part 11 Risk-based CSV/CSA EU Annex 11 data integrity EU Annex 22 (AI/ML) GAMP 5 (2nd edition)
What we do

Focused GxP validation, built around your regulators

Specialist computer system validation for life sciences — from a risk-based CSA pilot to Part 11 & Annex 11 data integrity and Annex 22 AI/ML validation.

Service 01 · Easiest entry point

CSV → CSA Transformation

Shift from document-heavy computer system validation to FDA / GAMP 5 Computer Software Assurance — focusing effort where patient safety and data-integrity risk actually is.

  • Risk-based CSA strategy & templates
  • Critical-thinking-led test design
  • Scripted, unscripted & automated testing
  • AI-assisted evidence generation
  • Continuous validation operating model
Typical engagement4–12 weeks
Service 02 · Compliance & data integrity

Part 11 & Annex 11 Compliance

Achieve and evidence compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 and EU GMP Annex 11 — electronic records, e-signatures, audit trails and end-to-end data integrity built on ALCOA+ principles.

  • Part 11 / Annex 11 gap assessments
  • Data integrity (ALCOA+) reviews
  • Audit trail & e-signature controls
  • Remediation & CAPA support
  • Supplier & system assessments
Typical engagementAdvisory & project
Service 03 · Where the market is heading

Annex 22 — AI/ML Validation

AI and machine learning are entering GxP fast, and almost nobody knows how to validate them. We bring your AI/ML systems into GMP compliance under the new EU Annex 22.

  • AI/ML risk assessments
  • Annex 22 readiness & gap analysis
  • Human-in-the-loop governance frameworks
  • Validation strategy for AI-enabled systems
  • Ongoing model monitoring & control
Typical engagementAdvisory & project
The shift

From project scoped to continuous assurance

The regulators have moved on. Your validation approach should too.

Moving from

  • Document-heavy validation
  • Manual testing
  • Spreadsheet traceability
  • Validation as a one-off event
  • Effort spread evenly, not by risk

Where we take you

  • Risk-based CSA
  • Automated testing
  • AI-assisted evidence generation
  • Continuous validation
  • Effort focused on real patient & data risk
How we work

A clear path to modern validation

Low-risk, evidence-led engagements that leave your team more capable than we found them.

1

Assess

We review your current validation approach, systems and risk profile to find the fastest, safest wins.

2

Design

A risk-based CSA strategy and automation blueprint tailored to your processes and regulators.

3

Automate

We build automated qualification and regression suites, with audit-ready evidence.

4

Sustain

Continuous validation, enablement and handover so your team owns the new way of working.

Why Helm Labs

Practitioners, not slide-deck consultants.

We are validation engineers who have spent years inside GxP-regulated programmes — computer system validation, data integrity and audit readiness. When we say you can cut validation effort by 50–70%, it's because we've delivered it, more than once.

  • Deep, hands-on CSV/CSA and test automation background
  • Real GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11 delivery experience
  • Fluent in ALCOA+ data integrity and the new EU Annex 22 for AI/ML
  • Pragmatic, regulator-ready, knowledge-transfer first

The Helm Labs difference

Most validation teams know they should automate and adopt CSA. Almost none have the engineering depth to actually do it. That gap is exactly where we live.

Helm Labs — GxP computer system validation for life sciences

Ready to modernise your validation?

Book a no-obligation consultation. We'll find where you can cut effort, reduce risk and get audit-ready — fast.