Case Study: Helix achieves faster investigations and saves 20+ hours/month with Verkada's integrated cameras, access control, and sensors

How a Leading Genomics Company Uses Sensors, Cameras, and Access Control to Secure Critical Areas

Helix, a healthcare and genomics company that runs one of the world’s largest CLIA-certified labs, faced fragmented, end-of-life video and access-control systems that made it difficult to verify who was entering secured lab areas and required investigators to search through hours of archived footage. To modernize security and environmental monitoring across sites from San Diego to San Mateo, Helix deployed Verkada’s integrated solution of security cameras, access control, and SV11 environmental sensors (managed via the Command and Verkada Pass apps).

Verkada’s natively integrated platform synced door events with corresponding video, enabled remote mobile unlocks, role-based permissions, SMS alerts from SV11 sensors, and cloud archiving/shareable footage—streamlining investigations and daily operations. As a result, Helix secured 24 doors, onboarded 400+ users with tiered access, and reduced investigation time by roughly 20 hours per month while gaining real-time environmental monitoring and easier mobile management via Verkada.

Helix

Stinson Lamb

Associate Director of Facilities