SeRP - Secure eResearch Platform

Name

SeRP - Secure eResearch Platform

Legal name

Secure eResearch Platform

Website

https://serp.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secure Data Environment / Trusted Research Environment Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Computer Related Services (541519), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Application & API Security for Digital Health (WAF/RASP/API gateways) (HLACAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH), Data Security & Privacy Managed Services (DLP/Encryption) (BPAEADAL), Identity & Access Security Services (IAM, PAM, Zero Trust) (BPAKAHAI)

Keywords

• Trusted research environments
• Secure data environments
• Health data analytics
• Federated data analysis
• Privacy preserving linkage

Headquarters

HQ city

Swansea University, Swansea

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Managed TRE Services: SeRP provides end-to-end research services including managed TRE services, professional services, and technical support. These services are tailored to organizational requirements with pricing governed by separate contractual agreements.
2. Platform Licensing and Deployment: SeRP technology is deployed internationally through licensing arrangements with partner institutions. Examples include SeRP Australia at Monash University and SeRP UK implementations for organizations like DPUK and UK LLC.
3. Research Infrastructure Funding: SeRP operates with significant public funding from UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council, Welsh Government, and other research councils. Funding includes £3.7m FEDS UK investment, £4.94m TREvolution programme, and core funding from Welsh Government's Health and Care Research Wales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SeRP provides a Trusted Research Environment (TRE) / Secure Data Environment (SDE) platform that enables organizations to securely share, link, and analyze sensitive data for research. Built on the Five Safes framework and ISO 27001 certified, the platform offers managed TRE services, federated analytics, privacy-preserving data linkage via LinXmart, HPC-enabled AI/ML capabilities, and modular deployment options (Hubs, Collaborative Spaces) tailored to universities, government bodies, healthcare providers, and international research networks.

Product overview

SeRP (Secure eResearch Platform) is a modular Trusted Research Environment (TRE) / Secure Data Environment (SDE) platform providing flexible infrastructure for secure data sharing, linkage, analysis, and research. The core SeRP Platform serves as the foundation, with SeRP Hosted TRE (Hubs) enabling projects to deploy as self-contained programmes within host TREs, and Collaborative Spaces supporting multi-team workspaces. The platform is complemented by managed services including Federated Data Analysis (analysing data without moving it), Data Linkage Service (using LinXmart software), Data Collection & Participant Recruitment, Governance Management, and Professional & Managed TRE Services. Key customer tenants include SAIL Databank (Wales' national TRE), DPUK Data Portal, UK LLC, HealthWise Wales, and international deployments in Australia and Canada. The SeRP Innovation Lab drives emerging capabilities in synthetic data, AI governance, and federated analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAPPHIRe (Secure Analysis Portal and Protected HealthWise Wales Information Repository): The secure data access portal implemented via SeRP for HealthWise Wales, allowing approved researchers to analyse required data securely.

Products and services

• SeRP Platform The core Secure eResearch Platform providing technology, infrastructure and services for establishing and operating secure, governed environments for data sharing, linkage, analysis, research and innovation. Built on the Five Safes framework with ISO 27001 certification.
• SeRP Hosted TRE (Hubs) Hosted TRE solution allowing data projects to sit as self-contained research programmes inside a host organisation's Trusted Research Environment, providing TRE-grade security without the operational commitment of a standalone TRE.
• Collaborative Spaces

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3.5 million individuals' data accessible through DPUK Data Portal
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Health Data Research UK - National Research Foundation Singapore PartnershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024SeRP and SAIL Databank play pivotal role in HDR UK-NRF Singapore MoU formalizing collaboration to revolutionize healthcare through secure health data use. Partnership includes University of Nottingham, Swansea University, A*STAR, and MOHT Singapore.
• ELIXIR-UKcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Swansea University joined ELIXIR-UK network of 27 UK research-performing organizations advancing biological data management. SeRP's Prof Simon Thompson serves as key representative. Connects UK infrastructure to European Open Science Cloud.
• SAIL DatabankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIL (Secure Anonymised Information Linkage) Databank is a flagship national TRE for Wales, built on SeRP technology. SeRP provides the technical infrastructure enabling SAIL's world-class data storage and linkage capabilities for health and public services research.
• Dementias Platform UK (DPUK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPUK Data Portal, based at Swansea University and funded by MRC, is built on UKSeRP. Provides global access to over 3.5 million individuals' data across 27 partner institutions. SeRP enables secure multi-cohort data access and analysis.
• UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK LLC uses SeRP UK as its core TRE technology for secure data linkage and analysis. The partnership enables large-scale linked longitudinal research linking LPS data with administrative and health records across 400,000+ participants.
• Centre for Data Linkage at Curtin UniversitycoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for LinXmart data linkage software, which uses deterministic and probabilistic methods for accurate record matching. LinXmart is integrated across SeRP UK, Australia, and Canada implementations.
• Monash University (SeRP Australia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeRP Australia implementation deployed at Monash University through ARDC-supported research platform project. Provides secure online data analysis environment for Australian researchers to comply with ethical and regulatory requirements.
• DARE UKflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeRP leads and partners in DARE UK initiatives including TELEPORT and TRE-FX projects developing federated data analysis capabilities. DARE UK is designing UK-wide network of TREs. £3.7m FEDS UK investment led by SeRP.
• Health Data Research UK (HDR UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHDR UK partnership includes participation in national federated analytics and research programmes, collaboration on synthetic data governance, and HDR UK-NRF Singapore partnership where SeRP plays pivotal role.
• Federated Data Science UK (FEDS UK)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational consortium led by SeRP Co-director Professor Simon Thompson, unifying and extending pioneering technologies including TELEPORT and TRE-FX to create federated architecture for secure, efficient, scalable analytical delivery across UK health data ecosystem.
• University of EdinburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in TELEPORT project for federating health data between Wales and Scotland, and EAVE II project co-leading COALESCE for UK-wide COVID-19 vaccine research.
• Public Health ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTELEPORT project partner enabling federation of health data from Scotland with Welsh data under SeRP's pop-up TRE architecture.
• University of ManchestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in TRE-FX project developing research object deployment for federated analysis across multiple TREs.
• University of NottinghamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRE-FX project partner along with University of Manchester, streamlining analysis tools access across multiple TREs while maintaining safety standards.
• British Columbia Health Data PortalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational SeRP deployment in Canada demonstrating platform's ability to meet governance, security and operational requirements of multiple jurisdictions.
• HealthWise WalescoreTechnology or IntegrationHealthWise Wales has operated a SeRP tenancy since 2015, using the platform for secure data access portal (SAPPHIRe) and storage of 40,000+ participant health and lifestyle data.
• COALESCE (EAVE II and British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOALESCE Hosted TRE hub sits within SAIL Databank TRE providing UK-wide COVID-19 vaccine research. Co-led by Scotland's EAVE II and BHF Data Science Centre, analyzing 67 million people for vaccine coverage insights.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lifebit: Lifebit offers a federated genomics and biomedical data platform with TRE capabilities, directly competing with SeRP in genomics and longitudinal cohort research. Both target national genomics initiatives and government health bodies with secure analysis environments.
• DNAnexus: DNAnexus provides a cloud-based biomedical data analysis and TRE platform used by major genomics programmes and pharma customers. Directly comparable to SeRP in serving researchers analysing sensitive multimodal biomedical data within secure environments.
• Aridhia: Aridhia provides a Digital Research Environment (DRE) for clinical and translational research, directly competing with SeRP in the UK and European TRE market. Both target academic, NHS, and life-sciences customers with managed secure research environments.
• Velsera: Velsera (formerly Seven Bridges) operates a secure genomics and multimodal data analysis platform, providing TRE-like environments for biomedical research. Directly comparable to SeRP in serving large-scale sensitive data research projects.
• BC Platforms: BC Platforms builds genomic and clinical data platforms with strong European footprint, serving research biobanks and pharma with secure data environments. Comparable to SeRP in deploying secure research infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions.

Broad incumbents

• AWS HealthLake: AWS HealthLake is a managed service for storing, transforming, and analysing health data at scale, with HIPAA-eligible secure environments. A broad incumbent alternative to SeRP, particularly attractive to cloud-first public-sector and research customers.
• Health Data Research UK (HDR UK): HDR UK is the UK's national institute for health data science, coordinating federation across TREs and acting as both partner and broader orchestrator for the ecosystem SeRP serves. While not a direct commercial competitor, HDR UK shapes the procurement landscape in which SeRP competes.
• Microsoft Azure Health Data Services: Azure Health Data Services offers cloud-native secure data environments for health and life sciences, with FHIR, DICOM, and MedTech integration. Represents a major competitive threat to SeRP as hyperscalers increasingly target the TRE market with bundled cloud offerings.

Regional players

• Aragen Life Sciences (formerly GVK Bio): Aragen provides secure clinical and health data research infrastructure primarily serving India and APAC markets. While regional, it represents an adjacent peer in the broader secure research environment ecosystem, particularly relevant as SeRP expands into Singapore via the HDR UK-NRF MoU.

Others

• DARE UK: DARE UK is a UKRI-funded programme designing and delivering the national network of Trusted Research Environments. SeRP is both a partner and a beneficiary; DARE UK shapes the federation roadmap and is closely comparable as a coordinating entity in the UK sensitive data research infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ukserp
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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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