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Serialization and Aggregation Systems for Pharmaceuticals

Mettler-Toledo PCE launched the T60 Integrated 360 Series of solutions for serialization and aggregation of bottles and vials in the pharmaceutical sector, enhancing quality control and traceability of products with 360o image capture.

Are You Ready to Exchange Serialization Master Data?

Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.

Summer Reading Series: Traceability Articles to Catch Up On

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Covectra: Enhanced Serialization Platform to Simplify the Repackaging of Pre-Serialized Products

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AIM Revises RFID Standard for Healthcare Industry

Traceability comes with challenges including master data exchange.

Pharma Supply Chain: Master Data Exchange in 2021

The exchange of data needs to move from today’s manual processes to automated operations. Experts recap current progress, challenges, and what a “happy path” looks like.

Micro Marking in Millimeters: Anti-counterfeiting and Brand Protection

HD Barcode and RepExact offer authentication solutions at the Annual US Pharmaceutical Outsourcing & Packaging virtual reality event meant to be efficient, customized, and cost effective.

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Vaccine Visual Inspection and Serialization Combine Integrity and Traceability

The goal is to bring safety and transparency to the vaccine distribution chain and guarantee fairness and correctness. Emidio Zorzella, President and CEO of the Group: 'The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of new technologies'.

A new offering in the connected packaging space—RFID-embedded vial labels that manufacturers can implement without artwork changes.

Perspective: Inventory Management in the Hot Seat

RFID labels are changing the way hospitals track and dispense drugs—will the benefits cause a demand surge for connected packaging? In other sectors, tracking inventory is key to preventing production bottlenecks.

Molecular tagging and blockchain keep cannabis safe across the supply chain.

Securing Cannabis Across the Supply Chain

Applied DNA Sciences and and TruTrace Technologies team up to tag, test, and track cannabis products from seed to sale.

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HDA’s Traceability Webinar Series Explores the Path to 2023

The series takes place on April 15, April 29, May 12, and May 19, and covers DSCSA basics, data exchange, practical approaches for health system pharmacies, and more.

Part 2: RFID Labels Open Doors for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement

In this Q&A, a manager of pharmacy operations explains why RFID-embedded vial labels just may change the world of inventory management and dispensing.

With the CCL/Kit Check partnership, manufacturers receive labels with RFID inlay that appear identical to their existing label—and don’t require artwork changes and new FDA approval—and do not affect packaging lines.

Part 1: From Drug Supply to Staffing, the Benefits of RFID Integrated into Vial Labels

In this Q&A, a manager of pharmacy operations explains why RFID-embedded vial labels just may change the world of inventory management and dispensing.

Sovereign Pharmaceuticals Becomes First Manufacturer to Earn All GS1 EPCIS Trustmarks for FDA DSCSA Interoperability Mandate

Drummond Group & Vantage Consulting Key Partners in Sovereign’s Implementation of Drummond Certified™ QU4RTET Track and Trace Solution

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Covectra: Smart Label and Mobile Authentication

Next Generation Stellaguard brings mobile product authentication to consumers worldwide; combines two methods of simultaneous authentication with serialization and random patterns and numbers of holographic stars.

With MEMS AS®-Platform from AARDEX, the data from the dosing history of the smart packaging from Schreiner MediPharm are visualized and analyzed.

Schreiner MediPharm and AARDEX: Smart Digital Therapy Management Solution for Clinical Trials

Smart Blister Packs and Smart Kit Boxes link medicine packaging with matching software for enhanced trial participant monitoring capabilities.

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The Antares Vision Group Expands Software Capabilities Through the Acquisition of Rfxcel Corporation

Combining rfXcel’s software platform with Antares Vision Group’s Track & Trace complete solution will enhance value for Life Science and Food & Beverage customers in North America, Europe and Asia.

PLD will assemble and apply Varcode “Smart Tags” to products onsite and inline as they roll down the assembly line.

Partnership to Build Cold Chain Monitoring into Pharma Manufacturing, Packaging, Distribution

‘Smart Tag’ technology will track and measure product safety and quality from production through delivery.

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Supply Chain Resiliency in the Face of Covid-19

MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi visited with Keren Sookne, Healthcare Packaging, during PACK EXPO Connects to re-examine how life science companies think about the supply chain.

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Serialization 101

Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.

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Traceability and Challenges in Perishable Food and E-commerce

Serialization, logistics for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, and how food is starting to feel a lot more like pharma regarding regulatory hurdles and temperature control.

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2020 - #8: CDMO Speeds Line with L4 Serialization

Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2020. At #8, we cover one CDMO’s implementation of an open-source serialization system.

In implementing a range of highly automated, interoperable systems and other workflow systems, the health system has achieved advanced pharmacy safety and operational efficiencies.

ARxIUM Completes Expansion of UNC Health Pharmacy Operations

Installation of systemwide inventory management application provides tracking of COVID-19 medications.

The line debuts as pharma companies look to initiate aggregation practices well ahead of the looming 2023 DSCSA deadline.

Reed-Lane Adds Carton Track & Trace Line and Expands Injectables Kitting Operations

Contract packager ready for aggregation well ahead of 2023 DSCSA deadline; new vial & syringe kitting space meets growing demand.

RFID-Labels from Schreiner MediPharm are designed for frictionless integration and smooth processing on unit-level pharmaceutical packaging lines.

A Push to Drive RFID-based Smart Systems

Schreiner MediPharm joins DoseID, a consortium seeking RFID tracking standardization in the healthcare sector.

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Pharma Track and Trace Lessons

Par Pharmaceutical's Aladin Alkhawam and Healthcare Packaging's Keren Sookne discuss lessons learned, serialization, and 2023 DSCSA regulations, at PACK EXPO Connects.

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Serialization Continues to Impact Pharma Automation Investments

Automation and IoT are on trend, as the industry continues to meet serialization regulations.