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Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:10:00 -0000 The UK government is being urged to deliver benefits to how medicine supply chains are secured, following the country’s departure from the EU. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/pharmaceutical-logistics-distribution-news/uk-government-urged-to-deliver-on-medicines-security-followi/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/pharmaceutical-logistics-distribution-news/uk-government-urged-to-deliver-on-medicines-security-followi/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:10:00 -0000 Medicine Security Gaurav Mohite Gaurav Mohite, global product Manager, Track & Trace at ACG Inspection Systems discusses why aggregation is essential for helping tackle counterfeit medicines. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/pharmaceutical-packaging-news/why-aggregation-is-key-to-tackling-fake-medicines/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/pharmaceutical-packaging-news/why-aggregation-is-key-to-tackling-fake-medicines/ Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:30:54 -0000 Counterfeit Christoph Krähenbühl Christoph Krähenbühl of Excellis Health discusses the steps virtal pharma companies can take to help get their product to market. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/how-can-virtual-pharma-companies-de-risk-new-product-launche/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/how-can-virtual-pharma-companies-de-risk-new-product-launche/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:20:00 -0000 Virtual Here EPM speaks to a number of major pharma players to get their thoughts on what FMD means for the industry. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/getting-on-track-with-fmd/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/getting-on-track-with-fmd/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:22:03 -0000 On track Contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Recipharm has announced that all of its facilities are ready for EU serialisation. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/recipharm-invested-%E2%82%AC35m-to-prepare-for-eu-fmd/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/recipharm-invested-%E2%82%AC35m-to-prepare-for-eu-fmd/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:03:30 -0000 Barcode Process and packaging equipment supplier Romaco has presented its semi-automatic case packer at Pharmapack. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/romaco-presents-new-solution/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/romaco-presents-new-solution/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Fake Drugs Paolo Landriani Paolo Landriani, technical department director at SEA Vision, discusses the importance of the right equipment and software in this approach and how it can save space, improve quality and ultimately save manufacturers time and money. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/keeping-on-track-for-traceability/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/keeping-on-track-for-traceability/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:55:29 -0000 Fast track Staffan Widengren In this interview, we at EPM magazine speak with Staffan Widengren, director of corporate projects at Recipharm on the difficulties CDMOs are facing leading up to the European Falsified Medicines Directive (EU FMD) deadline in February 2019. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/meeting-compliance-challenges-for-cdmos-before-eu-fmd/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/meeting-compliance-challenges-for-cdmos-before-eu-fmd/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:22:00 -0000 serialisation Earlier this month (9 August) we passed the six-month time point before all companies in Europe will be expected to comply with the falsified medicines directive (FMD). https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/the-countdown-is-on-important-considerations-around-eu-fmd/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/the-countdown-is-on-important-considerations-around-eu-fmd/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:31:48 -0000 time Here we count down the top five tweets from @EPM_magazine that have gained the most impressions this week, taken from Twitter analytics. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/the-top-five-tweets-from-packaging-to-serialisation/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/the-top-five-tweets-from-packaging-to-serialisation/ Fri, 11 May 2018 14:10:44 -0000 Top five The industry’s largest survey on serialisation readiness, including data from 660 respondents in the pharma supply chain, has been published by TraceLink. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/serialisation-survey-highlights-large-gap-in-readiness/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/serialisation-survey-highlights-large-gap-in-readiness/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:32:15 -0000 Survey Today (Friday 9 Feburary 2018) marks the precise point that we are a year away until the European Union Falsified Medicines Directive (EU FMD) comes into force. Here, we feature some expert opinions https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/the-final-countdown-is-on-for-eu-fmd-compliance-what-are-the/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/the-final-countdown-is-on-for-eu-fmd-compliance-what-are-the/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:24:23 -0000 Timer Dan Anslow Here, Dan Anslow, UK sales manager, Crest Solutions, shares some key tips and insights, learned through partnering with pharmaceutical manufacturers that have already successfully implemented solutions for serialisation, aggregation and Track & Trace https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/did-you-know-how-to-implement-serialisation/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/did-you-know-how-to-implement-serialisation/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:00:00 -0000 Did you know? Here we count down the top five tweets from @EPM_magazine that have gained the most impressions this week, taken from Twitter analytics. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/the-top-five-tweets-from-the-bia-to-breast-cancer-%E2%80%94-what-did/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/the-top-five-tweets-from-the-bia-to-breast-cancer-%E2%80%94-what-did/ Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:05:11 -0000 Top five Carlos Machado Are you preparing for serialisation? Carlos Machado, SEA Vision US, explores some of the challenges and opportunities companies are facing when preparing for serialisation and outlines some steps to success for those that are yet to make a start. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/the-clock-is-ticking-steps-to-success-for-serialisation/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/the-clock-is-ticking-steps-to-success-for-serialisation/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:35:59 -0000 The clock is ticking SecurMed UK, the non-profit organisation that will manage the UK’s Medicines Verification System, has appointed Arvato Systems to meet its obligations under the falsified medicines directive (FMD) and associated delegated regulation. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/securmed-uk-appoints-arvato-systems-to-implement-medicines-v/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/securmed-uk-appoints-arvato-systems-to-implement-medicines-v/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:28:30 -0000 Letter of intent Serialisation solutions company, Adents, has successfully passed its tests with the European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO) to connect to the European Hub, making it one of the only two companies that is a ‘Certified Gateway Provider’. https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/gateway-to-regulation-adents-has-passed-test-to-be-certified/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharma-manufacturing-news/gateway-to-regulation-adents-has-passed-test-to-be-certified/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:24:36 -0000 Gateway Christoph Krähenbühl Christoph Krähenbühl, senior director at 3C Excellis Europe, talks to EPM about Europe’s readiness for the EU falsified medicines directive (EU FMD). https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/is-europe-ready-for-the-eu-falsified-medicines-directive/ https://www.epmmagazine.com/pharmaceutical-industry-insights/is-europe-ready-for-the-eu-falsified-medicines-directive/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:25:04 -0000 EU FMD