RFIDNews | SecureRF to tackle drug counterfeiting with RFID

Thursday, August 27, 2009

SecureRF Corporation just announced that they have been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a secure passive RFID tag for the U.S. Pharmaceutical supply chain.

Under Phase II, Secure RF will receive a $500,000 grant to develop and demonstrate an RFID tag designed to verify the authenticity and integrity of the drugs as they move through a supply chain.

The NSF’s goal in this project is to combat the sale of counterfeit drugs, a worldwide racket that costs the pharmaceutical industry $40 billion in sales each year.

SecureRF plans for the new RFID tag to provide the pharmaceutical industry with on board authentication and data protection to ensure the integrity and authenticity of the product. The potential customers of this technology include pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and pharmacies.

New-borns stay under close watch using RFID technology

The Basque National Health System has launched a neonatal security system designed to monitor and protect new-born infants using RFID technology.

When a pregnant woman is admitted to hospital, she is provided a tag with a unique identification which can be read in all the maternity zones. When the baby is born, an RFID tag specially designed for the new born is fitted to its ankle. The device monitors the infant 24 hours a day, detecting unauthorized movements, registering entries and exits to and from and enabling immediate location information.

Biometric technology is proving beneficial to the developing world

Biometric projects and related systems are giving the lower economic class of citizens in developing countries a better chance to take part in the economic and social growth in countries such as India, according to a Slate article.

Leo InnoTech, UPM large-scale item-level implementation at China apparel co.

Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

Biometric vaccination program receives grant

A project conceived of by researchers from RMIT University that intends to link infant footprint records to vaccination records has received a grant from the Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, a part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to an Asian Scientist article.

HID Global expands its portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions

HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

Biolog-id inks a deal to expand blood track and trace in U.S., EU

Fenwal Inc. inked a five-year agreement with Biolog-id to exclusively market, sell and distribute the Biolog-id RFID blood tracking and traceability system in Europe and the United States.

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