Research collaborations span universities, hospitals, government labs and private institutions. Each has its own IT policies, firewall rules and data governance. Sharing datasets between these organizations should not require a month-long IT approval process.
The Cross-Institutional Challenge
- Each institution has different cloud storage (some Google, some Microsoft, some custom)
- VPN access for external collaborators requires IT tickets and weeks of processing
- Email attachment limits (25MB) cannot handle datasets
- IRB/ethics boards require encryption for human subjects data
Secure Sharing Workflow
- Upload dataset at easysend.co with E2E encryption enabled
- Set a strong password (required for human subjects data)
- Share the link with your collaborator at the other institution
- Send the password via phone call (separate channel)
- Files auto-expire after 3 days, meeting data retention requirements
Supported Research Data Types
- CSV and Excel for tabular data
- SQL dumps for database exports
- HDF5, FITS, NetCDF for scientific data
- PDF for manuscripts and supplementary materials
- ZIP archives for multi-file datasets
IRB Compliance
Zero-knowledge encryption means the sharing service cannot access research data. This satisfies the technical safeguard requirements of most institutional review boards. Auto-expiry addresses data retention policies. Download tracking provides an audit trail. See the researcher guide.
Share Research Data Securely