Almac House
20 Seagoe Industrial Estate
Craigavon
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
BT63 5QD
T+44283839 5815
F +44283 833 2299
[email protected]
www.almacgroup.com
ALMAC GROUP LAUNCHES US SERIALISATION SOLUTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPTEL
VISION
Craigavon, N.I., UK, – 25 April 2016 – Almac Group, the global contract development and
manufacturing organisation, is pleased to announce an expansion to its serialisation capabilities to
include its US commercial packaging facility in Audubon, PA.
Building upon Almac’s in-house expertise and proprietary serialisation / track and trace solution
developed at its UK headquarters, this technology expansion will address FDA regulations meeting
the requirements outlined in the Drug Quality and Security Act together with meeting client
demand for a local US, flexible, contract packaging serialisation provider.
Having assessed multiple vendors, Almac partnered with Optel Vision to provide a versatile line
level solution (hardware and software) that integrated with Almac’s in-house proprietary level 3,
site level software. This new serialisation solution is a high-spec standalone line that prints, verifies
and aggregates saleable packs through to the pallet with reporting functionality to ensure the client
can meet the traceability requirements of the various markets.
Grainne Hughes, Operations Manager at Almac explains “Having built our own serialisation line for
the UK operations some years ago we developed a strong knowledge base. To expand the solution
into our US operations we decided that we needed an experienced partner that could integrate with
our innovative product serialisation site level software. The partnership with Optel Vision has
provided our US commercial packaging facility with a truly flexible and adaptable solution to
readily meet specific country, market and client requirements whilst ensuring serialisation to GS1
Standards.”
“We knew Almac had its own in-house solution for the UK and for the first Almac serialisation
project in the US, we combined the knowledge of both companies to design a solution that meets
Almac quality standards as well as the demand from global markets using the Optel Vision
hardware and software solutions. The system is now operational and can be easily scalable for
future needs.” says Yvon Lemay, Optel Vision Project Manager.
Almac US can now offer the flexibility to our Clients to serialise as part of the pack process, as part
of a repackaging exercise, or as a stand-alone serialisation application to already packed product.
About Almac Group
‘Partnering to Advance Human Health’
The Almac Group is an established contract development and manufacturing organisation that
provides an extensive range of integrated services to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors
globally. The services range from R&D, biomarker discovery and development, API manufacture,
formulation development, clinical trial supply, IXRS® technology (IVRS/IWRS) through to
Almac House
20 Seagoe Industrial Estate
Craigavon
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
BT63 5QD
T+44283839 5815
F +44283 833 2299
[email protected]
www.almacgroup.com
commercial-scale manufacture.
The international company is a privately owned organisation that has organically grown over 40
years and now employs in excess of 4,000 highly skilled personnel. Almac is headquartered in
Craigavon, Northern Ireland with operations in the UK, across the US (Pennsylvania, North Carolina
and California) and in Asia (Singapore and Tokyo).
Almac’s serialisation experts will be attending Interphex New York (26 – 27 April) and Making
Pharmaceuticals Birmingham (26 April).
About Optel Vision
Optel Vision is the leader in providing the most technically advanced systems for Vision Inspection
and Track & Trace Solutions. Optel Vision’s systems ensure the safety of manufactured goods by
inspecting package integrity and applying anti-counterfeiting measures.
For more information visit www.optelvision.com.