Arkivum

Market position

Arkivum describes itself as a leading digital preservation solution provider serving regulated and research-driven organisations across several industries and geographies. It is a member and supporter of the Digital Preservation Coalition. Named customers include Cerevel Therapeutics, Barts Health NHS Trust, the University of East London, Neuraly and Aspire Pharma.

Arkivum positions itself on active preservation rather than passive storage, and describes its offering as the only GxP validated digital archiving and preservation solution built for pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations. Additional stated differentiators include vendor independence and data portability with no lock-in, combined metadata and full-text search across large datasets, and an integrated quality management system aligned to ISO 9001, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials+ and applicable regulatory requirements. The company has also been assessed through the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit and adheres to the National Data Guardian's ten data security standards.

Technology

The solution is a browser-based SaaS digital archive supporting all modern browsers. Capabilities include multiple ingest routes (drag and drop, cloud storage, Office 365/SharePoint/OneDrive integration), metadata generation and pre-ingest validation, metadata and full-text search, in-system file preview, customer-defined folder structures, saved searches, relationship tracking between original and preservation copies, role-based access control with temporary users, two-factor authentication, optional single sign-on, audit trail reporting on export actions, and an optional Access to Memory (AtoM) public access instance.

Go-to-market

The company markets directly through its website with demo requests, guided product demos, booked exploratory calls and a library of blogs, eBooks, webinars and case studies segmented by industry. It publishes customer case studies (Cerevel Therapeutics, Barts Health NHS Trust, University of East London, Neuraly and Aspire Pharma) and participates in sector events, including CDISC US 2026 and its own ArkFest conference, which in 2026 featured tracks on digital preservation good practice and on GxP data retention and management.

Arkivum targets organisations with long retention obligations: pharmaceutical and life sciences companies (clinical records, lab data, quality documentation), galleries, libraries and museums, higher education and scientific research institutions, healthcare bodies such as NHS trusts, and corporate records and archives functions.

Geography

Arkivum operates two UK offices, in London (85 Great Portland Street, W1W 7LT) and Reading (Quadrant House, 20 Broad Street Mall, RG1 7QE), and states that it serves customers across multiple geographies internationally.

History

The company was co-founded by Dr Matthew Addis, who serves as CTO and technical lead for digital preservation and who previously worked at the University of Southampton IT organisation. Its current management team was assembled largely from 2020 onward: Tom Lynam joined as Marketing Director in January 2020, Chris Sigley became CEO in June 2020, Martin Faria joined as Engineering Manager in 2021, Wyndham David became Finance Director in 2022, and Rob Buckton joined as Sales Director in March 2025. Barney Quinn serves as Executive Chairman and Dr David Brindley as an independent Non-Executive Director of Arkivum Limited.