Biotech and life science companies face a compliance burden that only grows as you scale — and it gets scrutinized the moment an investor, partner, or regulator asks. Compliance shouldn't be a scramble before a financing round. It should be a system you can point to with confidence.
MorseWire helps Boston-area life science companies build that system. Our team brings deep cybersecurity and IT experience in biotech, and we deliver it through a repeatable methodology — designed to scale with you, whether it's delivered by our team or a dedicated resource embedded at your site.
What we deliver
Assessments & Readiness
- Security & compliance assessments — a clear picture of where you stand against the frameworks that matter to your investors and partners
- Pre-IPO / financing readiness — because a due-diligence data room is far easier to pass when the controls already exist
- Risk matrix & gap analysis — prioritized, so you fix what matters most first
Frameworks & Standards
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework and CIS Controls — pragmatic, risk-based baselines sized for early-to-mid-stage companies
- ISO 27001 (ISMS) — a complete, right-sized Information Security Management System: scope, security policy, roles, risk assessment, Statement of Applicability (SoA), internal audits, and management review — built from a full document set, not
- ISO 27001 (ISMS) — a complete, right-sized Information Security Management System: scope, security policy, roles, risk assessment, Statement of Applicability (SoA), internal audits, and management review — built from a full document set, not generic boilerplate
- GDPR — outsourced DPO support, data mapping, and the Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) required for clinical and personal-data work
- Specialist partnerships — when your situation calls for a niche we don't staff in-house (e.g. HIPAA/HITRUST, 21 CFR Part 11 / GxP), we partner with specialists and manage them for you rather than half-doing it ourselves
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
- Policy & procedure programs — a tailored policy stack (security, data management, third-party, incident response, operations, secure development) instead of generic boilerplate
- Vendor / third-party risk management — assess the partners holding your data
- Incident response — a prepared plan, not a panic
- Board- and investor-ready reporting — compliance framed as a business asset, not a cost center
Cyber Insurance
Cyber insurance has become one of the hardest boxes for a growing life science company to check. Applications are demanding, carriers scrutinize controls, and missing evidence can mean denial, non-renewal, or a premium spike. We make sure your posture — and your paperwork — pass the carrier's test.
- New coverage / first placement — we map your current controls to what underwriters actually ask for and get you covered without the scramble, so you don't overpay or get declined on a gap you could have closed up front.
- Renewal — no non-renewals or rate shocks. We run a pre-renewal posture review, get your evidence ready for your broker and carrier well ahead of the date, and close gaps early — not during the renewal.
- Built on your program, not a point-in-time fix — because your controls are already in place through our methodology, the underwriting evidence exists in a form carriers accept, year after year.
Why work with MorseWire
- Biotech-native. Deep cybersecurity and IT experience across life science — we understand regulated data, clinical workflows, and what investors actually look for.
- A proven methodology, not tribal knowledge. We deliver through a structured, documented approach — so the quality is consistent, repeatable, and not dependent on any single person.
- Right-sized, not enterprise bloat. Frameworks built for a start-up's risk profile, not a Fortune 500.
- One accountable partner. vCIO coverage across strategy, security, and compliance — no finger-pointing between vendors.
- Built to scale with you. From our team to a dedicated resource at your site, we adapt to where you are and where you're going.