- RFID Solutions for PHARMA & BIOTECHNOLOGY Industry
When considering the drug lifecycle from the fundamental research till the administration to the patient, the Pharmaceutical Industry can be represented as follows:
From a business application point of view, this whole Industry can be separated into to sub-Industry:
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Healthcare Industry
The first one develops and manufactures the drugs while the second one distributes and consumes them. It is definitely a very short way of putting it but it creates a large difference when considering the different business applications.
Below table shows some examples of business issue where RFID could be envisaged.
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| Log Book Dematerialisation |  |
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| Automatic Batch Record | |
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| Automatic reception, no more manual validation | |
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| Cold Chain Traceability | |
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| Asset management(pallets, tanks, scanners, etc..) | |
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| Warehouse / stock Management | |
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| Patient identification | |
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| e-Pedigree | |
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| Biobank management | |
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| Dematerialisation of validation procedures | |
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| PAT – Process Analytical Technology | |
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| Automatic release in place | |
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| Security/Access Management (people, cars, etc.) | |
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