Pharmaceutical
RFID News Roundup
Avery Dennison Smartrac intros RFID inlays for pharma; STMicroelectronics releases cellular IoT discovery kit; Mail.Ru selects HID solution for secure Internet smartphone access; Schreiner MediPharm unveils NFC label for Ypsomed drug injector; Elatec adds LEGIC support to multi-standard RFID reader; Intek, Minerva, CipherLab sign RFID strategic partnership; Johnson Controls, Pelion partner on AI, IoT for smart buildings.
How the IoT Can Help to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines
The Internet of Things and sensor technologies can facilitate a challenging supply chain process.
IoT Companies Track Goods Aimed at COVID-19 Treatment, Vaccinations
Mezzanine, Controlant and other firms are leveraging Vodafone's Internet of Things networks to bring visibility to vaccines, gloves, syringes and more as they travel to healthcare workers worldwide.
RFID News Roundup
SUKU, Avery Dennison Smartrac, EM Micro partner on healthcare traceability; Telefónica Tech, Fibocom Wireless, Aitos.io team up for IoT-blockchain offerings; AVSystem connects LPWAN IoT devices to Microsoft, Amazon platforms; World Alliance for Efficient Solutions recognizes Xidas IoT; UrsaLeo, Shiratech collaborate on predictive-maintenance products; RFID firm Know Labs secures new financing; USDA to pursue rulemaking on RFID use in animal disease traceability.
Study Predicts Annual RFID Growth Near 20 Percent for Healthcare
Coherent Market Insights' 2020 report finds that COVID-19 has fueled the use of RFID for improving drug and device inventory management, as well as for medical devices, automated data collection and reducing time-consuming, error-prone tasks.
RFID Manages COVID-19 Vaccine Administration at Pennsylvania Hospital
Reading Hospital is capturing the status of the vaccines it stores and injects into patients' arms, expanding its use of the UHF RFID solution from Kit Check with which it already managed pharmaceuticals.
SensThys RFID Solution Promises to Eliminate Failed Reads
The company's EPIC system includes an encoding method for EPC UHF tags to ensure tag IDs can be read and errors flagged, along with correction algorithms in a SensThys reader, or add-on software for existing readers, to capture tag reads in difficult environments.
Lyngsoe Systems Tech Tracks COVID-19 Vaccines with Passive RFID, Sensors
The company has released a solution to help vaccine manufacturers and governments digitize the tracking of vaccine distribution and administration via passive UHF RFID tags that measure temperature and liquid levels, monitor expiration dates and ensure vials are not reused.
Tech Companies Release Low-Cost Flexible NFC Drug Labels
Pharmaceutical firms have begun applying Schreiner MediPharm labels with built-in Avery Dennison inlays and PragmatIC flexible ICs to medications, enabling users to authenticate drugs, capture product information and ensure proper usage.
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