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Automatic Identification of Medical Devices
by ECRI
White paper
This white paper by ECRI provides an overview of technologies to support automatic identification of medical devices, including bar codes, smart cards, voice recognition, radio frequency (RFID) and others. It also reviews current positions and standards of stakeholders in the medical device industry and user community.
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Improving Public Health Through Human Drugs
by FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
White paper
This 2004 report from the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) discusses how to develop new medicines efficiently without compromising safety and effectiveness, and identifying and managing issues related to the safe use of approved medicines.
REPORTS BY SUBTOPIC
Target Product Profiles: Balancing physicians' expectations with development ...
By Decision Resources Inc.
Product collateral
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Getting past the legal hurdles of a global digital signature standard
By Pfizer Inc.
White paper
This white paper from Pfizer Inc. describes the SAFE-Biopharma Association initiative to create a platform based on digital signatures that would preserve the security of intellectual property, business transactions and records.
Creating a Six Sigma culture
By CLG
White paper
How do you help people embrace Six Sigma? According to this white paper from CLG, the key is to treat your efforts as a cultural change within your organization.
Pressure points: Risk management in the pharmaceuticals industry
By KPMG International
White paper
This white paper from KPMG puts forward ideas on how risk management can be improved in the pharmaceutical industry during a time of change and evolution.
The soft stuff is really the hard stuff: IMA's ERP survival kit
By Implementation Management Associates Inc.
White paper
This white paper from Implementation Management Associates Inc. (IMA) describes its development of AIM, Accelerating Implementation Methodology, a transferable framework to develop an organization's internal capacity to accelerate change implementation.
The law of electronic records retention for life science industries
By Proskauer Rose LLP
White paper
This white paper by Proskauer Rose LLP describes the legal landscape of records retention law applicable to life sciences companies, including what constitutes a record, electronic signatures and intellectual property issues, and other subjects.
Preparing for changes in FDA guidelines
By Clarkston Consulting
White paper
This white paper by Clarkston Consulting addresses how companies can adapt to changes in US Food and Drug Administration compliance rules.
Pharmacor: Analyzing the commercial outlook for drugs in R&D
By Decision Resources Inc.
Product collateral
Pharmacor, Decision Resources’ flagship advisory service, analyzes and forecasts the commercial outlook for drugs in research and development.
Executive briefing toward an approach to intellectual property
By Auto-ID Laboratories
White paper
This white paper by Auto-ID Laboratories discusses intellectual property with respect to free markets, corporate competitive advantage and rights of patent holders.
Optimizing enterprise information security compliance
By VeriSign Inc.
White paper
This white paper by VeriSign explains information-security compliance and auditing among companies that must contend not only with internal, federal and industry-specific regulations and policies, but also with security practices and requirements of their networked partners, suppliers and customers.
AlconCusi S.A. improves manufacturing consistency and control with Aspen ...
By Aspen Technology Inc.
Case study
In this case study, Aspen Technology Inc. provides AlconCusi S.A. with manufacturing and supply chain solutions that improve consistency and control and enhance flow, compliance, planning and scheduling.
RFID for the real world: Challenges and opportunities in the warehouse and ...
By FKI Logistex North America
White paper
In this two-part white paper, FKI Logistex discusses the challenges of radio frequency identification (RFID) adoption in the pharmaceutical industry and a common-sense, measured response to intelligently evaluating and implementing RFID.
Supporting product lifecycles with supply chain management
By Eli Lilly & Co.
White paper
This white paper by Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals describes how Lilly manages supply chain and product lifecycle issues simultaneously.
BD finds flexible order to cash solution fits the bill
By UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Case study
In this case study, UPS Supply Chain Solutions helps BD, a global medical technology firm, implement a flexible order-to-cash solution capable of adapting to varied customer requirements.
Mastering the Challenges of Temperature-Sensitive Distribution in the Supply ...
By ChainLink Research Inc.
White paper
This white paper from ChainLink Research discusses the combination of enhanced policy, process, performance and enablers that provides the key to success for cold chain management.
Why Do you Need to be Concerned About Global Hazard Communications?
By American Industrial Hygiene Assn.
White paper
This white paper from the American Industrial Hygiene Association states that if material data safety sheets (MSDSs) are to remain a valuable tool in the protection of workers and others, all industrialized countries must work together to see that they contain the most reliable and accurate data available.
Product tracking and authentication for end-to-end pharmaceutical supply ...
By Hewlett-Packard Co.
White paper
This white paper from HP discusses several technological concepts that can be used to reduce the threat of counterfeiting and diversion in the pharmaceutical supply chain, and which can also help to improve the efficiency of the industry.
Item-level visibility in the pharmaceutical supply chain
By Texas Instruments RFID Systems
White paper
This white paper by Philips Semiconductors, Tagsys and Texas Instruments describes how each item in every level can be tracked in the pharmaceutical supply chain using UHF, HF and RFID technology.
A basic introduction to RFID technology and its use in the supply chain
By Printronix Inc.
White paper
This white paper by Printronix Inc. is aimed at technical and business professionals who want to understand how radio frequency identification (RFID) technology works and its potential for supply chain management.
Radio frequency identification for the supply chain
By Printronix Inc.
White paper
This white paper by Printronix Inc. describes the basics of radio frequency identification (RFID) for the supply chain and pre- and post-requisites for companies considering adopting RFID.
Analysis of a new solution from TI, 3M and VeriSign to secure the ...
By ABI Research
White paper
In this white paper, ABI Research evaluates an initiative from Texas Instruments Inc., 3M Co. and VeriSign Inc. proposing radio frequency identification (RFID) with public-key infrastructure (PKI) as a solution to drug counterfeiting.
Using RFID to effectively support the pharmaceutical supply chain
By Verifichi
White paper
In this white paper, Verifichi describes the limitations of current RFID technology, offers suggestions for using this technology successfully and recommends enhancements for future RFID technologies.
RFID in health care
By UPS Supply Chain Solutions
White paper
This white paper by UPS Supply Chain Solutions discusses the slow adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) in health care industries and compelling developments in the technology's application to issues such as drug counterfeiting, clinical trials and inventory management.
Global security study: Perspectives for life sciences
By Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
White paper
A recent survey concludes that life sciences companies are increasingly concerned about security for both their facilities and their data. Two key developments: hiring of chief security officers and greater use of RFID for supply chain security.
Framework for developing RFID and auto-ID strategy
By UPS Supply Chain Solutions
White paper
This white paper by UPS Supply Chain Solutions presents some guiding principles to serve as a framework for companies considering an automatic identification (auto-ID) strategy. UPS suggests that companies develop a holistic auto-ID strategy, and not simply a radio frequency identification (RFID) strategy.
Six Sigma and RFID: Enabling process improvement
By UPS Supply Chain Solutions
White paper
This white paper by UPS Supply Chain Solutions focuses on how Six Sigma, where measurement and improvement of metrics are integral to the design, execution and overall success of a project, can combine with radio frequency identification (RFID) to enhance process improvement.
Trace Element Analysis of Organic-Rich Samples Using Axios with Pro-Trace
By PANalytical Inc.
Application note
Axios with Pro-Trace software and standards make up a unique solution for trace analysis in a wide variety of organic-rich materials.
The intelligent product driven supply chain
By Auto-ID Laboratories
White paper
This white paper by Auto-ID Laboratories explains specifications for an intelligent product and supporting technologies—one whose information content is permanently bound to its material content, and the impact of such development on supply chains.
Item-level visibility in the pharmaceutical supply chain
By Texas Instruments RFID Systems
White paper
This white paper by Philips Semiconductors, Tagsys and Texas Instruments describes how each item in every level can be tracked in the pharmaceutical supply chain using UHF, HF and RFID technology.
GMP calibration software implementations: Containing costs and managing risk
By Blue Mountain Quality Resources Inc.
White paper
This white paper by Blue Mountain Quality Resources Inc. explores good manufacturing practice (GMP) calibration software and the potential for outsourcing all or part of the implementation.
Beyond point of care: Unit-of-use bar code traceability benefits in the life ...
By Zebra Technologies Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Zebra Technologies presents an overview of the proposed FDA rule for unit-of-use bar code labeling and describes how variable-information labeling can improve bar coding supply chain operations.
Ubiquitous computing: Why auto-ID is the logical next step in enterprise ...
By Auto-ID Laboratories
White paper
This white paper by Auto-ID Laboratories identifies and analyzes potential business benefits of ubiquitous computing and challenges whether the growing visibility of technologies such as ubiquitous computing, automatic identification and radio frequency identification (RFID) can be justified from a business perspective.
Modeling and simulation: The return on investment in materials science
By IDC
White paper
According to this white paper from IDC, there is significant return on investment (ROI) from the use of modeling and simulation software tools in partnership with traditional experimentation -- its research suggests a cumulative ROI three to nine times greater than the amount invested in these tools and associated expertise.
Increasing productivity with LC-MS
By Agilent Technologies
Application note
In this application note, Agilent Technologies describes the Agilent LC/MS Easy Access software and how it helps synthetic organic chemists be more productive by confirming the identity of their compounds in less time while requiring less analytical expertise.
Cerity ECM: ECM millennium manager
By Agilent Technologies
Application note
In this application note, Agilent Technologies describes the structure and functionality of the Cerity Enterprise Content Manager (ECM) Millennium Manager, a dedicated software interface for the seamless integration of Cerity ECM with Waters Millennium32 or Empower systems.
Simple, efficient computational tools to facilitate drug discovery
By Accelrys, Inc.
Application note
In this application note, Accelrys Inc. describes the capture of individual chemical structures from SciFinder in a file format that is very common in many computationalchemistry software packages.
A Technological Solution for Combating Counterfeit Drugs
By PANalytical Inc.
White paper
This white paper examines the issue of counterfeit drugs, reviewing the various types produced and the nature and range of the damage they cause. The report then focuses on analytical methods for tackling the problem, in particular the use of X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD).
The MET ONE 7000
By Hach Ultra
Product collateral
The MET ONE 7000 remote airborne particle counters provide the most accurate continuous monitoring for the aseptic and sterile pharmaceutical production environments.
Production of Polymer Nanosuspensions
By Microfluidics Corp.
White paper
<P>This article showcases polymer nanosuspensions in the range of 50-500 nm that were prepared with two different polymers, using both techniques. Furthermore, these tests indicate that an API was successfully encapsulated within the nanoparticles.</P>
Achieving Ultra Fast Liquid Chromatography
By Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
White paper
The demand for increased efficiency and speed in pharmaceutical analysis extends through drug discovery and development to clinical screening and trials. The need to meet these throughput requirements without compromising the data has highlighted the important technical challenge of providing faster separation in HPLC.
Best Practices for Raw Material Inspection
By Ahura Scientific, Inc.
White paper
Ahura Scientific collaborated with an independent research organization that specializes in return on investment (ROI) and cost-benefit analysis to perform an objective study of the financial returns generated by the use of TruScan.
Determination of Fe in Milk Powder
By PANalytical Inc.
Application note
Milk is a source of essential nutrients for humans, therefore the elemental analysis of milk powder is very important. Of all the metals, iron is one of the most known as a nutrient. Measurements in this study were performed using the MiniPal 2 benchtop EDXRF spectrometer.
Trace Element Analysis of Organic-Rich Samples Using Axios with Pro-Trace
By PANalytical Inc.
Application note
Axios with Pro-Trace software and standards make up a unique solution for trace analysis in a wide variety of organic-rich materials.
Application Study: The Analysis of Pd in Pharmaceutical Materials Using the ...
By PANalytical Inc.
Application note
The Epsilon 5 is a high performance energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer specifically designed to achieve the lowest possible LLD's for heavy trace elements such as Cd, Pb, As, precious metals and the lanthanides.
Analysis of Air Filters According to EPA Method 10-3.3
By PANalytical Inc.
Application note
<P>This application study demonstrates the performance of the Epsilon 5 EDXRF analyzer according to the EPA method 10-3.3, with the elemental range extended from 44 to 55 elements.</P>
PAT and TOC Analysis With an Onboard Automated Standards Introduction System ...
By Hach Ultra
White paper
<P>This paper describes the use of an on-board automated standards introduction system (OASIS) that is used to run verification standards and system suitability tests in order to ensure the reliability of the TOC results. </P>
Contract management excellence: Building a framework for success
By Clarkston Consulting
White paper
In this white paper, Clarkston Consulting suggests framework for developing and managing a compliant and sustainable contract management strategy that will limit exposure to these issues and their impact on an organization.
