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DATA INTEGRITY

Data you can defend.

Scientific decisions are only as good as the data behind them. Bastion Applied Sciences applies data integrity principles across every stage of the scientific lifecycle — from sample intake to final report — so results remain accurate, complete, and defensible under regulatory review.

ALCOA+ PRINCIPLES

ATTRIBUTABLE

Every data point ties to a person, instrument, and moment in time.

LEGIBLE

Records are readable, permanent, and preserved through their lifecycle.

CONTEMPORANEOUS

Captured at the moment of the activity, not reconstructed after the fact.

ORIGINAL

The first, unaltered capture is preserved; changes are tracked, never overwritten.

ACCURATE

Reviewed, verified, and free from errors that would compromise interpretation.

COMPLETE

All data, including repeats and metadata, is retained.

CONSISTENT

Chronological, unambiguous, and aligned across systems.

ENDURING

Retained on durable media for the required lifetime of the record.

AVAILABLE

Retrievable throughout the retention period for review and inspection.

INTEGRITY CONTROLS

SCIENTIFIC DATA INTEGRITY

Data integrity treated as a first-class discipline across capture, review, transformation, and reporting.

TRACEABILITY

End-to-end lineage from sample intake through instrument, analyst, method version, and final report.

AUDIT TRAILS

System-generated, tamper-evident records of who did what, when, and why.

ELECTRONIC RECORDS

Electronic records and signatures engineered to support 21 CFR Part 11 expectations.

DATA PROVENANCE

Every derived value can be traced back to its source instrument acquisition and processing steps.

CHAIN OF CUSTODY

Documented custody transfers from sample receipt through disposition.

VERSION CONTROL

Methods, templates, and reports move through controlled versions with formal review.

CONTROLLED DOCUMENTATION

Documents are approved, distributed, retrieved, and retired under formal control.

SECURE DATA MANAGEMENT

Access, backup, restoration, and archival designed for long-term scientific record survival.

STATEMENT OF ACCURACY

References to ALCOA+ and 21 CFR Part 11 describe the principles that guide our data integrity engineering. Any specific regulatory conformance claim is made only where independently assessed.