News Archive

Memory polymer combines cold chain, authenticity check
03-Sep-18 - Chinese drugmaker is awarded a US patent on an anti-counterfeit tech based on shape memory polymers.
Rapid litmus-like test checks antibiotic integrity
03-Sep-18 - A paper-based test can quickly determine whether an antibiotic is authentic and unadulterated.
Canada needs EU style traceability laws to fight fish fraud
31-Aug-18 - A Canadian study has revealed that 44 per cent of seafood samples from food retailers and restaurants were mislabelled.
Viewpoint: The dangers of counterfeiting
30-Aug-18 - When it comes to your brand, imitation is certainly not the most sincere form of flattery, writes Rachel Jones of SnapDragon.
IBM works with DARPA on SHIELD electronics defense
28-Aug-18 - DARPA is working with IBM to integrate its SHIELD electronics anti-counterfeit system with the tech giant’s blockchain platform.
Reusable straw trend sparks rise in fake replicas
27-Aug-18 - Counterfeiters are taking advantage of the re-usable straw phenomenon and selling knock-off copies.
Pharma crime: news in brief
27-Aug-18 - Oracle-based drug traceability in India, Chinese vaccine scandal, Cambodian importer under fire and Nigerian app prize.
UK councils warn of “illegal toxic cosmetics”
27-Aug-18 - Potentially harmful counterfeit cosmetics, including MAC, Chanel and Benefit, are being uncovered across the UK.
IMI issues call for healthcare blockchain research projects
24-Aug-18 - The EU’s IMI is funding an €18m project aimed at developing the use of blockchain across the pharma industry.
Viewpoint: China’s move towards healthcare traceability
23-Aug-18 - Shanghai summit hears calls for internationally-integrated track and trace system in China.
Fentanyl-laced ‘oxy’ caused Demi Lovato’s overdose; report
15-Aug-18 - Singer Demi Lovato’s hospitalisation for a drug overdose last month was reportedly caused by counterfeit oxycodone pills.
Handheld scanner tech can detect coconut water fraud
15-Aug-18 - Adulteration of coconut water is on the rise, but Raman spectroscopy could provide a rapid way to detect it.
Israeli startup Security Matters plans IPO on ASX
14-Aug-18 - Israeli anticounterfeit company Security Matters Ltd is gearing up for a public listing in Australia.
Fentanyl overdose rates “rising exponentially” in Indianapolis
13-Aug-18 - A study has shown that fentanyl-linked overdoses rose at a huge rate between 2010 and 2017 in Indianapolis.
EMVO warns drugmakers risk missing FMD deadline
13-Aug-18 - Around 1,500 companies have yet to start the process of linking to the EU hub for medicines verification.