Data & Technology

A 2017 postponement makes 2018 the key year for serializing US products; authentication makes a comeback, and cargo security goes digital

CRM data will be the first data type to be stored; Veeva CRM Suite also gets updated

Vantage Consulting Group lends support to the Qu4rtet open-source effort

Supply chain security—with DSCSA compliance—could be a near-term use case, says Accenture

Align Clinical CRO will streamline clinical-study data processes

The November 2018 deadlines for all-serialized product is looming

Growing emphasis on machine learning for improving data quality

Machine vision company acquires a geomatics firm to extend traceability to raw materials

New software solutions and an updated Revenue Cloud for Pharma

Acquires a government pricing and contracting data provider

Organizations will collaborate on a proposed GS1 standard

Access to small physician practices is the goal

TraceLink will oppose the motion

Move unites pharma efforts with larger healthcare network

Orchestrated Customer Engagement (OCE) breaks down functional silos in commercial operations

Optel Vision acquires Verify Brand, while rfXcel picks up Frequentz assets

FDA plods along; industry builds out barcode installations, and IT experts pay closer attention to blockchain technology

Patient Experience Manager promises a single view of patient interactions

Ti Force unifies access to a range of sales rep support services

TraceLink charges HDA with antitrust activity over its Origin database

S.A.M. (Sample Accountability Manager) documents physician acknowledgments

Branded as Fusion, a new IT platform is offered to improve patient hub services

Intent is to streamline data communications within an enterprise

‘Relationship Analytics’ uses prescriber data to map affiliations and interests