The EU Bridge WP6 pharma traceability pilot:
dissemination site

Welcome to the information dissemination web site of the Pharma Traceability Pilot,
one of the Work Packages (WP6) of the
EU funded BRIDGE project. This site contains many items of information to help prospective organisations learn more about the project's aims and objectives, its achievments,
who was involved and its findings.

The Pharma Traceability Pilot aimed to demonstrate the implementation of a
full supply chain traceability system of pharmaceutical products in a live, operating environment.  The system deployed mass serialisation techniques to uniquely identify all levels of packaging (pack, case and pallet), encoding product on the manufacturing line using the 4 string data structure (product code, serial number, batch/lot number,
expiry date) symbolised by a hybrid mix
of 2-D Data Matrix and RFID EPC tags. 

Information visibility was managed by multiple instances of EPCIS (EPCglobal standards) to enable tracking information
to be collected along all 'hops' in what was an international supply chain - from the manufacturers, through the distribution chain, on to the wholesaler and finally to the hospital Goods In.  Comprehensive use of
GS1 Standards was made throughout.

The short video above gives an overview of the pilot.
Please view the video page for a more in depth programme (25 minutes).

The pilot successfully demonstrated how a track and trace system
can bring significant benefits to the user community -
for counterfeit combatance, product recall, inventory management,
financial reconciliation and, not least, for automatic medication identification,
all contributing to a safer, more secure, healthcare environment.

Information regarding the various contributors can be found on
the solution providers page.

site & video produced by:
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