{"id":77362,"date":"2024-05-03T20:47:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/?page_id=77362"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:32:35","slug":"cda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/cda\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Data Architecture for Life Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main class=\"veeva-2024\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"hero-centered hero-centered--dark\">\n<div class=\"container copy-container copy-container--center\">\n<div class=\"hero-logo client-logo\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:128px;margin-bottom:34px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cda-logotim.png\" alt=\"³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<h1>Common Data Architecture <br \/>for Life Sciences&#x2122;<\/h1>\n<p>Creating an industry standard for operational data<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"z-pattern z-pattern-products z-pattern--light z-pattern--bg-grey \" style=\"background: linear-gradient(0deg,#fff 5.2%,#fff 92.04%);border-radius: 60px 60px 60px 60px;\">\n<div class=\"z-pattern__wrapper container\">\n<div class=\"z-pattern__inner\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"copy-container container copy-container--left copy-container--eyebrow-gradient\" style=\"max-width: 1080px;\">\n<h3>Improving industry efficiency and interoperability<\/h3>\n<p style=\"max-width:1080px\">\n\t\t\t\tAs life sciences companies continue to introduce new data and software into their organizations, different names and formats are often used to describe the same information. This makes efficiency and interoperability an increasing challenge for the industry.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"max-width:1080px\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Common Data Architecture (CDA) for Life Sciences&#x2122; is an open and freely available standard for software applications, data products, and people to talk to each other with greater consistency and accuracy. CDA will help create a common understanding within and between organizations that increases speed, efficiency, and quality of data management.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"z-pattern z-pattern-products z-pattern--light z-pattern--bg-grey section-rounded-top\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(0deg,#eef1f5 5.2%,#eef1f5 92.04%);border-radius: 60px 60px 60px 60px;\">\n<div class=\"z-pattern__wrapper container\">\n<div class=\"z-pattern__inner\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"copy-container container copy-container--left copy-container--eyebrow-gradient\" style=\"max-width: 1080px;\">\n<h3>What is the Common Data Architecture for Life Sciences?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"max-width: 1080px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Common Data Architecture for Life Sciences is a simple set of data structures that are small, easy to understand, and easy to implement. CDA is organized into <strong>kernels<\/strong>, which consist of component definitions for a related set of <strong>entities, attributes,<\/strong> and <strong>picklist items<\/strong> that together create a standardized data structure.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-50\" style=\"max-width: 1080px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCDA currently contains kernels for Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), Healthcare Organizations (HCOs), and Commercial Content. Additional kernels for Affiliations, Clinical Operations, and ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ and Diseases (PD) will be developed over time.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h4>CDA Version 26.5 Documents (May 28, 2026)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"z-pattern__content z-pattern__subgrid\" style=\"gap: 20px 52px;max-width: 500px;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:50px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDA.LS-Overview-V26.05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint-headline first\" style=\"padding-left:0\">\n<h6>CDA.LS Overview &#8211; V26.5: An introduction and overview of CDA (PDF)<\/h6>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right--black\" style=\"--icon: url(/eu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/77362/&quot;//wp-content/themes/veeva2015/assets/svg/icons/arrow-up-right--black.svg&quot;);\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h5>HCP Kernel<\/h5>\n<div class=\"z-pattern__content z-pattern__subgrid\" style=\"gap: 20px 52px;max-width: 500px;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:50px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDA.LS_.HCP-Kernel-Overview-V26.05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint-headline\">\n<h6>CDA.LS.HCP Kernel Overview &#8211; V26.5 (PDF)<\/h6>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right--black\" style=\"--icon: url(/eu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/77362/&quot;//wp-content/themes/veeva2015/assets/svg/icons/arrow-up-right--black.svg&quot;);\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDA.LS_.HCP-Kernel-V26.05.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint-headline\">\n<h6>CDA.LS.HCP Kernel Definition &#8211; V26.5 (Excel)<\/h6>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right--black\" style=\"--icon: url(/eu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/77362/&quot;//wp-content/themes/veeva2015/assets/svg/icons/arrow-up-right--black.svg&quot;);\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>HCO Kernel<\/h5>\n<div class=\"z-pattern__content z-pattern__subgrid\" style=\"gap: 20px 52px;max-width: 500px;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:50px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDA.LS_.HCO-Kernel-Overview-V26.05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint-headline\">\n<h6>CDA.LS.HCO Kernel Overview &#8211; V26.5 (PDF)<\/h6>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right--black\" style=\"--icon: url(/eu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/77362/&quot;//wp-content/themes/veeva2015/assets/svg/icons/arrow-up-right--black.svg&quot;);\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDA.LS_.HCO-Kernel-V26.05.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"z-pattern-products__subpoint-headline\">\n<h6>CDA.LS.HCO Kernel Definition &#8211; V26.5 (Excel)<\/h6>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right--black\" style=\"--icon: url(/eu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/77362/&quot;//wp-content/themes/veeva2015/assets/svg/icons/arrow-up-right--black.svg&quot;);\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button-secondary button-secondary--black button-secondary--icon-bg-white\" href=\"\/eu\/cda\/history\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/veeva2015\/assets\/svg\/icons\/btn-arrow-right--black.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n   <span>Prior Versions<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"accordion-block accordion-block--light accordion-block--subheading-gradient-orange  section-rounded-top\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"accordion-block__wrapper\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-left:20px;\">Frequently asked questions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"accordion-block__section accordion-block__section--active\">\n<div class=\"accordion-block__section-content\">\n<div class=\"accordion accordion-block__drawers\">\n<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-drawer accordion-drawer--light\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-drawer__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-button__content\">\n<h6 class=\"accordion-button__title\">Why does the industry need another standard?<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow-toggle-button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\" data-icon=\"caret-down\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"accordion-body__content\">Currently no other industry standards exist for operational data about HCPs, HCOs, Clinical Operations, and ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ and Diseases. The Common Data Architecture for Life Sciences is the only industry standard for this type of information.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-drawer accordion-drawer--light\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-drawer__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-button__content\">\n<h6 class=\"accordion-button__title\">How will the Common Data Architecture for Life Sciences benefit the industry?<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow-toggle-button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\" data-icon=\"caret-down\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"accordion-body__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy establishing standard names, data types, and definitions, CDA creates a common understanding within and between organizations that increases speed, efficiency, and quality. For example, as more products in the life sciences industry adopt CDA, integrations and analytics projects will become faster to build, easier to maintain, and more accurate.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-drawer accordion-drawer--light\">\n<h2 class=\"accordion-drawer__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-button__content\">\n<h6 class=\"accordion-button__title\">Why is ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ the right organization to create a common data architecture?<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow-toggle-button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\" data-icon=\"caret-down\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"accordion-body__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo other organization has a stronger technology footprint within life sciences companies. ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is in a unique position to drive broad industry adoption of a common data architecture. 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