Pharmaceutical
FDA to Update Its RFID Vision
At an FDA-organized meeting, drugmakers, pharma distributors and technology providers discussed the challenges ahead in using RFID to make the drug supply chain safer.ABI: Only 10 Drugs Tagged in 2006
ABI Research today announced bearish prognostications for near-term pharma-tagging, estimating that the industry will only start tagging about ten drugs in 2006. This stands in stark contrast to predictions of just last year, when life science tag shipments were predicted to more than triple from 2005 to 2006.Alien Worth $577 Million
Alien Technology, the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of RFID readers and inlays, enjoys a current valuation of more than a half-billion dollars. This sum is based on the value of a recent divestiture by Quan Ventures.
Merck KGaA Funds Printable RFID
The German pharmaceutical and chemical company is partnering with the Technical University of Darmstadt to develop printable RFID chips based on inorganic materials.Updates in Pharma, Retail, and Library Systems
This week has seen a handful of stories about RFID's steady and global march into the pharmaceutical, retail, and library management sectors. This article from recaps the developments.Summary of Baird RFID Monthly for January
Baird has released its January report. The nine-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry's last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report's summary.Pfizer Shipping RFID-tagged Viagra
One of the pharmaceutical industry's most significant announcements with respect to RFID came Friday afternoon as drug giant Pfizer announced that is has begun shipping RFID-tagged bottles, cases, and pallets of Viagra.Pfizer Using RFID to Fight Fake Viagra
The company is attaching a high-frequency tag to each bottle of the drug, which U.S. pharmacists and wholesalers can use to ensure the product is genuine.