Health & Life Sciences
Why Health & Life Sciences Need Our Services
The Health & Life Sciences sector handles vast amounts of highly sensitive data, including patient records, clinical trial data, and genetic or biometric information. With GDPR and other privacy regulations requiring strict oversight of personal data, non-compliance can result in significant fines, operational disruption, and loss of patient trust. Organizations face additional challenges such as managing cross-border research, ensuring lawful consent, and embedding privacy into innovative technologies like AI diagnostics and telemedicine platforms.As your External DPO, HyperLex provides proactive oversight and expert support to help your business meet GDPR and global privacy obligations seamlessly.
How do We Help
Outsourced DPO
We act as your dedicated, external Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee GDPR compliance, provide expert guidance, and ensure that your data processing activities align with privacy regulations.
Under Article 37(1) of the GDPR, organizations in the Life Sciences and Health sector must appoint a DPO when processing large volumes of sensitive data, such as patient records, clinical trial data, or genetic information. This is particularly critical for medical research, pharmaceutical companies, and health-tech platforms that handle high-risk data.
Data Protection Representative
We act as your Data Protection Representative (DPR) in the EU, managing communications with regulators and individuals to meet GDPR Article 27 requirements. Organizations outside the EU processing EU residents’ personal data, such as clinical trial or telemedicine data, must appoint a DPR to ensure compliance, transparency, and accountability. For Life Sciences and Health companies conducting international research or providing digital health solutions, our DPR service helps meet regulatory obligations, avoid fines, and maintain trust with patients and stakeholders.
Audits & risk assessments
We identify compliance gaps, assess risks in your data processing activities, and provide actionable solutions to ensure GDPR compliance and protect sensitive health data.
Under Articles 24 and 32 of the GDPR, organizations must implement technical and organizational measures to ensure secure and lawful data processing. For Life Sciences companies handling clinical trial data, genetic information, or medical research records, regular audits are essential to identify vulnerabilities, prevent breaches, and maintain ethical and regulatory standards.
Privacy Implementation
We help Life Sciences and Health organizations implement GDPR-compliant policies, processes, and safeguards, embedding Privacy by Design and by Default into operations. Under Article 25 of the GDPR, this includes managing privacy policies, consent frameworks, and updating contracts to ensure compliance. For biotech companies, hospitals, and research institutions, privacy implementation ensures lawful patient data processing, ethical handling, and reduced risks, demonstrating accountability to regulators and patients alike.
Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) Service
We manage Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), ensuring accurate, timely, and GDPR-compliant responses to patient and participant requests for data access, correction, deletion, or portability. Under Articles 12 to 15 of the GDPR, individuals have the right to request access to their data, which is critical in the Life Sciences sector where patients, clinical trial participants, and healthcare users demand transparency.
Our service simplifies DSAR processes, handling complex scenarios such as anonymized research data, cross-border patient requests, and large-scale responses, ensuring compliance with GDPR timelines and safeguarding trust.
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
We conduct DPIAs to evaluate and mitigate risks in high-risk data processing activities, ensuring full GDPR compliance. Under Article 35 of the GDPR, DPIAs are required when processing sensitive personal data, such as health records, genetic data, or biometric information, which are central to clinical trials, medical research, and innovative health-tech solutions.
For Life Sciences and Health companies deploying new technologies, AI-powered diagnostics, or cross-border clinical studies, DPIAs ensure risks are identified, documented, and mitigated, helping to protect patient data and meet ethical and legal standards.
Benefits of our services
- Regulatory Compliance
Meet GDPR and global privacy obligations, avoiding costly penalties and legal risks. - Risk Mitigation
Protect sensitive patient and research data by identifying and addressing privacy risks early. - Operational Efficiency
Free up internal resources by offloading complex compliance tasks like audits, DSARs, and DPIAs to our experts. - Trust and Transparency
Build confidence with patients, clinical trial participants, and research partners through ethical and transparent data handling. - Support for Innovation
Ensure your groundbreaking work in healthcare and life sciences advances responsibly, with privacy at its core.
Our promise to you
Fixed rate
Hourly fees? Pass. Surprise bills? Never. Just one simple rate that keeps your budget happy and your accountant smiling.
Flexible support
Need help once a week or once a month? We’re here when you need us. PS: we won’t overstay our welcome.
Legal peace of mind
Legal jargon? We translate it into plain English. Compliance? Consider it sorted. You focus on growing your business; we’ll handle the fine print.