Track and Trace

Crest Solutions (Cork, Ireland) and Eisai Machinery U.S.A. Inc. (Allendale, NJ) have joined forces to launch a new track-and-trace packaging system that supports compliance with multiple local and international regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical industry. The PharmaMarker system is designed to integrate easily into pharmaceutical production and packaging lines to facilitate pharmaceutical coding and traceability. The system was highlighted at Interphex April 20-22.

Supply chain leaders meeting at the GS1 Healthcare US Workgroup Forum in Chicago announced that the tools are in place for industry-wide implementation of the GS1 Global Location Number by the 2010 GLN Sunrise date of Dec. 31, 2010. 

Supply chain leaders meeting at the GS1 Healthcare US Workgroup Forum in Chicago announced that the tools are in place for industry-wide implementation of the GS1 Global Location Number by the 2010 GLN Sunrise date of Dec. 31, 2010.

Covectra (Southborough, MA) announces the availability of technology solutions to support pharmaceutical companies in quickly responding to an FDA guideline issued last week, which relates to regulatory standards in developing a secure pharmaceutical supply chain.

Cognex Corporation (Natick, MA) has announced In-Sight Track & Trace, an add-on software package for Cognex In-Sight vision systems that delivers a ready-to-deploy data capture and verification solution designed to help pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers achieve unit-level product traceability.

SecureTrace reports that pilot runs of an electronic drug tracking and authentication program have been successfully completed. SecureTrace is a consortium of 10 companies in the United Kingdom that are using technology to fight counterfeiting and diversion of pharmaceuticals throughout the supply chain.

A new ISO standard, ISO 17367:2009, is intended to help manufacturers and distributors track products throughout the supply chain using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The document outlines standardized features for RFID tags. 

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals's adoption of industrial vending in just two of the company’s production facilities is reportedly saving the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. This vending machine dispenses everything from personal protection equipment to mission-critical changeover and replacement machine parts. The results include decreased downtime, lower labor costs, increased production, and increased inventory control and management.

Pharmorx Security’s (Southborough, MA) name change to Covectra is part of a larger mission to address new and existing clients’ requirements for secure and comprehensive brand protection solutions. By combining covert and overt security features printed on products and packaging materials with the AuthentiTrack software platform, Covectra provides a complete portfolio of products and services to protect and enhance a product brand.