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Cradle (Amsterdam, Netherlands and Zürich, Switzerland)

How safe is Cradle for the pharmaceutical industry?

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: whether the data is stored in the EU (2 points), whether there is certification or a GDPR guarantee (1) and whether the provider is based in the Netherlands or the EU (1). 3 or 4 points is Strong, 2 Good, 1 Limited, 0 Unknown. How we measure for pharmaceutical industryStrong

Cradle has a strong published GDPR profile and, with the right business settings, is well suited for use in the pharmaceutical industry.

Where does Cradle stand in the pharmaceutical industry?

Shared position 1 of 25 options for the pharmaceutical industry (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 5 options, like Cradle, have a strong profile. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.

Strong5
Good3
Limited7
Unknown3
Caution7

Published safeguards

✓Provider based in NL/EUYes
✓Data in the EU (according to provider)Yes
✓Publishes certification (ISO/NEN/GDPR)Yes

proprietary protein models, trained per client. Hosted on Google Cloud in the Netherlands (europe-west4) with replication within the EU; Cradle never combines or shares data or models between clients. SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 in preparation; data processing agreement (DPA) available.

How to use Cradle safely

  • Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
  • Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
  • Enable EU data residency where the provider offers it.
  • Keep a professional in the loop: in this sector it concerns health data of trial participants and patients (special category personal data under art.

Stronger or equally strong in the pharmaceutical industry

CastorCastor (Amsterdam, Netherlands)BiolevateBiolevate (Paris, France)Aily LabsAily Labs GmbH (Munich, Germany)ClaudeAnthropicGeminiGoogle

Questions

How safe is Cradle for the pharmaceutical industry?
Cradle has a strong published GDPR profile and, with the right business settings, is well suited for use in the pharmaceutical industry. EU options, no training on your data and/or self-hostable.
Does Cradle train on my data?
proprietary protein models, trained per client. Hosted on Google Cloud in the Netherlands (europe-west4) with replication within the EU; Cradle never combines or shares data or models between clients. SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 in preparation; data processing agreement (DPA) available.
What should I look out for with AI in the pharmaceutical industry?
This sector involves health data of trial participants and patients (special category personal data under Article 9 GDPR) and confidential research data. Ask every provider where the data is stored and whether it is used to train models: Castor hosts in the Netherlands (Google Cloud europe-west4) and does not share data or models between customers, Cradle states that source data never goes to third-party AI models, Iris.ai hosts on AWS in Ireland and Germany. Biolevate and Ennov also run in private cloud or on-premises. With Veeva Vault AI and Yseop, texts go to Anthropic models via Amazon Bedrock; check the region and the data processing agreement. If you work in GxP processes, an AI tool must also be validated (EU GMP Annex 11) and a competent employee remains responsible. For AI in medicines development, the EMA has a reflection paper (2024) and is working with the FDA on joint principles.

Source documents

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Last checked: 2 November 2026 · How we check

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