Small by design. Powerful in stewardship.

The seed of trustworthy data governance

Ethlen Solutions builds sovereign, privacy-forward software and processes that let mission-driven teams govern sensitive data without surrendering control to bigger platforms.

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EU company • Data residency in Ireland

Security‑first engineering

Privacy by default

Accountable, exit‑friendly architecture

Why Ethlen

"Ethlen" means seed or kernel, derived from the Irish myth of Étaín. We exist to protect what's vital at the core, your data and your governance, so you can grow without being absorbed by larger entities.

Data sovereignty, not platform capture

Own your data, keys, and exit path. We design systems where your organization retains control at every layer.

Small team, minimal attack surface

We stay intentionally small so we can be precise, auditable, and responsive, without the bloat that invites risk.

Transparent governance by default

Clear roles, verifiable processes, and logs you can actually read. Governance that stands up under scrutiny.

Principles

These are the promises we design and build against: every engagement, every line of code.

Collect the least data necessary
Ownership and exit over lock‑in
EU‑first infrastructure and residency
Verifiable security, not marketing
Consent and governance as product features
Human support, plain‑language commitments

Capabilities

Small, expert teams. Senior hands doing the work.

Data platforms & registries

Design and build privacy‑forward data products (e.g., DigitalCabinet) with clear governance and auditability.

Biobank & research governance

Consent flows, role‑based access, and participant‑first processes aligned with the highest expectations.

Identity, consent & attribution

Practical identity, consent tracking, and secure data contribution with transparent ownership.

Sovereign-ready infrastructure

Data stays where it belongs, in regional nodes with independent encryption domains and clear ownership from deployment to exit.

Audit & compliance support

Evidence‑driven controls and documentation. We’re engineers who build for lawyers, auditors, and ethics boards alike.

Integrations & migration

From legacy systems to modern stacks without compromising sovereignty.

Our products

Tools built for ethical, sovereign data stewardship and participant-led research.

DigitalCabinet™

Secure, sovereign data infrastructure for research, biobanks, and institutions that need full control and auditability.

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Trua™

A participant-centric health registry and research platform enabling adaptive, ethically aligned studies.

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The Trua Loop™

An adaptive ethics pipeline inside Trua that transforms participant narratives into IRB-ready research protocols.

See how it works

Our name, our stance

Ethlen takes its name from the Irish word for “kernel” and from Étaín, the mythic mother who endures transformation. We build with the same principle; what matters is not scale but survival, the seed that remains intact through change.

Our work is to protect that seed in others. The integrity of data, governance, and community, so it can grow in its own soil, not someone else's.

Small by design

Protective. Auditable. Accountable.

Clear, written commitments
Exit‑friendly architecture
Human support from engineers

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Tell us about your project and what you need to protect. We'll reply with thoughtful next steps.