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Certigo

AI-powered · Validation-ready · Currently in private beta

Your QMS should work as hard as your team does.

Certigo is an AI-powered eQMS and ALM built for medical device and life sciences companies that can't afford compliance gaps. Document control, electronic signatures, risk management, design controls, change requests, and audit trails — all in one system.

Certigo is currently in private beta. Get in touch if you'd like early access.

ISO 13485:201621 CFR Part 82021 CFR Part 11GxP CSV (GAMP 5)ISO 14971IEC 62366
The problem

Most QMS platforms were built for auditors. Not for the people doing the actual work.

The average medical device company spends 17% of its quality team's time searching for documents, reconciling versions, and chasing approvals — before a single word of actual quality work gets done.

The tools you're using were designed before AI existed, before remote teams were the default, and before FDA began scrutinising software-as-a-medical-device at the same level as hardware.

The compliance gap isn't a process problem. It's a tooling problem.

SOPs live in SharePoint, design history split across four folders, two drives, and a shared inbox.
Change control log is a spreadsheet someone stopped updating in Q3.
Last audit took three weeks of prep — most of which was reconstructing records.
Training evidence is an email chain. Auditor asks for training records. Two days of reconstruction begins.
The solution

One platform. Every quality process. Compliance by design.

Certigo replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, shared drives, and siloed tools with a single, structured environment where every action is tracked, every document is versioned, and every signature is legally binding under 21 CFR Part 11.

eQMS — Regulatory backbone
Document control, CAPA, audits, risk management, change control, training, and supplier quality. Every process mapped to ISO 13485 and 21 CFR Part 820 out of the box.
ALM — Engineering layer
Requirements traceability, design controls, V&V activities, anomaly tracking, and implementation workflows. Built for SaMD teams.
AI — Across both layers
Surfaces risk signals, drafts document content, flags incomplete traceability, generates training quizzes, and suggests corrections before an auditor does.

Zero validation scripting required. Certigo ships with a full GxP Computer System Validation (CSV) package — RTM, pre-written IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, and automated test cases mapped to ISO 13485 §4.2.4, 21 CFR §820.40, 21 CFR Part 11, and GAMP 5. Your CSV work is done before you write a single test script.

Features

Built for every regulated workflow

Document Control & Lifecycle
Enforced Draft → Review → Approved → Effective → Obsolete workflow. No shortcuts. Version numbering, permanent retention, and automatic obsolescence on new revision.
Electronic Signatures (21 CFR Part 11)
Cryptographic signatures via pyHanko — bound to signer identity, document content hash, and server timestamp. Re-authentication required at every signature event.
Immutable Audit Trail
Every action generates a computer-generated, UTC-timestamped, non-editable log entry. Structured and filterable by user, document, event type, and date range.
Role-Based Access Control
RBAC at workspace, project, and document level. Admin, Quality Manager, Reviewer, Author, and Viewer roles with explicit RoleBinding records — all auditable.
Quality Events (CAPA, NC, Complaints)
Capture, route, and resolve non-conformances, complaints, and adverse events in a structured lifecycle: detect, classify, investigate, dispose, close with signature.
Risk Management (ISO 14971)
Hazard identification, severity × probability scoring, residual risk assessment, and benefit-risk justification. Living risk file linked to design controls and change requests.
Design Controls & ALM
Full traceability from Intended Use → User Needs → Requirements → Architecture → Verification → Validation. Automated flagging when upstream items change.
Change Control
Review-before-change workflow: initiation, impact analysis, CCB approval, implementation tracking, post-change verification, and electronic signature closure.
Training Management & AI Quizzes
Per-document training with AI-generated quizzes (Claude). Version-aware re-training, configurable passing thresholds, and one-click Training Matrix PDF export.
AI Assistant (Claude by Anthropic)
Document drafting, gap detection, quiz generation, quality event root-cause suggestions, traceability checks, and risk scoring assistance — all requiring human confirmation.
Training spotlight

AI-generated training verification, on every SOP.

When a document goes effective, Certigo can generate a 5–7 question quiz from its content — multiple choice, true/false, and multi-select — in seconds. Team members must pass before a training record is created. There is no way to log completion without passing the gate.

When a document is revised and a new version is approved, the quiz increments automatically. Anyone who passed the previous version has a pending training task for the new one the moment it goes effective.

This is exactly what ISO 13485 §6.2 and §4.2.4(b) require — and it happens without a quality manager manually maintaining a training matrix.

ISO 13485 §6.2 — Human resources

Training records per document, per version, per user. Evidence generated automatically.

ISO 13485 §4.2.4(b) — Re-train on change

Version-aware quiz invalidation. New revision = new training requirement.

21 CFR Part 11 §11.10(g) — Authority checks

Training confirmation requires password + OTP re-authentication.

21 CFR Part 11 §11.10(e) — Audit trail

Every training completion is an immutable, timestamped audit record tied to the specific document version.

Compliance

Built to pass your validation. Not just your audit.

Certigo ships with a validation package — not a "validation support guide" — actual validation artifacts. RTM, automated test suite, infrastructure certification, and IQ/OQ/PQ templates.

ISO 13485:2016
RequirementHow Certigo addresses it
§4.2.4(a)Enforced approval workflow. No document reaches Effective without designated approver signature.
§4.2.4(b)Revision control with major.minor versioning. Every update triggers a new approval cycle.
§4.2.4(h)Automatic obsolescence on new revision becoming Effective. Obsolete documents cannot be retrieved as current.
§4.2.5Confidential workspace designation. Access restricted to named users regardless of workspace role.
§6.2Per-document training with AI-generated quizzes, configurable passing threshold, version-aware re-training, and exportable Training Matrix PDF.
21 CFR Part 11
RequirementHow Certigo addresses it
§11.10(a)RTM, automated test suite, and validation package provided with every subscription.
§11.10(b)PDF export with embedded signature block. Record locking prevents post-signature alteration.
§11.10(e)Immutable, computer-generated, UTC-timestamped audit log. Captures all create/modify/delete events.
§11.10(g)Re-authentication required at signature. Deactivated users blocked at API level.
§11.50(a)Printed name, server timestamp, and signing reason (Review/Approval/Authorship) embedded in every signature.
§11.70SHA-256 binding of signature to specific document version. Content modification invalidates the link.
GxP Computer System Validation — GAMP 5

GxP regulations (GMP, GLP, GCP) require that computerised systems used in regulated activities are validated — that they demonstrably do what they claim, consistently and traceably. Certigo's CSV package satisfies the GAMP 5 framework requirements for a Category 4 configured software application.

RequirementHow Certigo addresses it
Supplier / vendor qualificationSupplier quality module captures vendor assessments, qualification status, and linked quality events — satisfying the GAMP 5 supplier assessment requirement.
URS & functional specificationUser needs and software requirements are first-class versioned records in the ALM layer, with full traceability to design outputs and verification evidence.
IQ / OQ / PQ protocolsPre-written installation, operational, and performance qualification protocols are included in the validation package — reviewed, executed, and signed within Certigo itself.
Change control for validated systemsAll changes to validated configurations follow the enforced change control workflow: impact assessment, CCB approval, and post-implementation verification before closure.
Periodic reviewScheduled document review cycles with mandatory re-approval. Overdue reviews surface in the quality manager dashboard and are blocked from bypassing the approval gate.
Audit trail for regulated systemsEvery system action — configuration changes, role assignments, document transitions — is written to the immutable, UTC-timestamped audit log. No admin override exists.
The Validation Package — included in every subscription
Full RTM: regulatory clause → system spec → verified test case (ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5)
37 automated test cases covering document lifecycle, RBAC, audit trail, and e-signatures
GxP CSV package: URS, IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, and change control records — ready to execute and sign
ISO 27001 certified infrastructure with encryption at rest and in transit
How it works

From setup to first approved document in one day.

01
Create your workspace
Your workspace is your company's QMS environment. Name it, configure your role structure, and invite your team.
02
Organise into projects
Projects are containers — a product line, a functional area, or a regulatory submission. Documents, risks, design controls, and quality events all live inside projects.
03
Create documents
Start from scratch or upload an existing file. The AI assistant can draft a first version from a brief title and scope.
04
Route for review and approval
Designate reviewers and approvers. They receive email notifications with a direct link — no login navigation required.
05
Sign and make effective
Approvers re-authenticate, select their signing reason, and execute the signature. The record locks. The previous version goes Obsolete. The audit trail records every step.
06
Manage what comes next
Quality events, change requests, risk updates, and new document revisions all follow the same structured pattern. Your QMS is a connected system, not a folder of files.
Social proof

Trusted by quality teams in regulated industries.

"We went from a SharePoint-based QMS that took three weeks to prepare for audit, to Certigo. Our last FDA inspection took two days and zero corrective actions."

Quality Director, Series B medical device company

"The Part 11 validation package alone saved us six weeks of consultant time. We had our IQ/OQ done in three days."

Regulatory Affairs Lead, SaMD startup

"Having requirements, verification, and anomalies in the same system as our quality events completely changed how we manage post-market surveillance. Everything is traceable. Nothing gets lost."

VP of Engineering, combination product company

Private beta

Certigo is currently in private beta.

We're working closely with a small number of medical device and life sciences teams before opening up more broadly. If you'd like early access, tell us a bit about your team and we'll get back to you.