New York, NY – July 28, 2009 – Dean Hart, Executive Vice President of NanoGuardian, a division of NanoInk, Inc. and a 25-year veteran in the Pharmaceutical industry joins LogiPharma as a featured speaker on September 21, 2009. His session is: When You Absolutely, Positively, Need It Today – A Case For Dose Brand Protection

NanoGuardian has established itself as a pioneer in brand protection with the introduction of its NanoEncryption™ technology, the only on-dose, brand protection technology that enables manufacturers to trace and authenticate each and every dose from plant to patient.

NanoGuardian’s NanoEncryption technology applies overt, covert, and forensic-level security features directly to tablets, capsules and vial caps. NanoGuardian provides manufacturers a dual-protective benefit with a single technology - the overt and covert security features enable authentication at any point in the supply chain, while the forensic NanoCodes provide comprehensive tracing information on every single dose. Since NanoGuardian’s on-dose protection always remains with the specific dose even after numerous repackaging efforts, NanoGuardian provides brand integrity, protection, and confidence that standard, on-package, e-pedigree technologies cannot alone provide.

NanoGuardian’s NanoCodes can be associated with an unlimited amount of data including but not limited to product information (strength, expiration date), manufacturing information (location, date, batch, lot number), and distribution information (country, distributor, wholesaler, chain). This on-dose information is critical for manufacturers to effectively fight illegal diversion in a world of repackaging.

NanoGuardian’s Closed-Loop Protection™ is a market-monitoring program that works hand-in-hand with NanoEncryption technology to provide manufacturers an "Early Warning System" in the detection of counterfeit and diverted product. Through random audits at retail pharmacies, NanoGuardian’s Closed-Loop Protection can proactively detect counterfeit and diverted product providing manufactures with early detection of problems and mitigating risk to brands, companies, and patients.

NanoGuardian also assists in authenticating Returned Goods. As returned products are received, they can be quickly authenticated via the overt and covert security features. Random sampling of returned product and decryption of the forensic NanoCodes can provide quick detection of diverted product that is being "laundered" through the Returned Goods process and thereby help manufacturers bring a stop to this costly problem.

NanoGuardian’s NanoEncryption technology does not rely on investment by downstream partners so NanoGuardian can provide immediate benefits in the fight against counterfeiting and illegal diversion. In 2008, a NanoGuardian client received approval of their SNDA for implementing NanoEncryption technology as a brand protection tactic for their blockbuster brand. NanoGuardian’s NanoEncryption technology can be implemented immediately to assist manufacturers in the fight against counterfeiting and diversion. To learn more, please visit us at www.NanoGuardian.net.

LogiPharma + Secure Pharma In One Event!
Get All Your Supply Chain And Logistics Updates From Your Peers And Key Industry Leaders

LogiPharma is a yearly gathering of life sciences supply chain and logistics executives and their industry partners to talk about the issues in end-to-end supply chain management. With budgets even tighter, profit margins smaller, and the competition tighter, managing this complex supply chain efficiently cannot be overlooked. Logistics and supply chain executives are more active in the strategy and execution of supply chain operations, understanding the pressure and urgency to maintain tight controls and supervision over the management and handling of products.

At LogiPharma, new solutions and innovative practices are recommended through peer-to-peer discussions in the round table sessions, case studies and panel presentations.  As LogiPharma is not a huge trade show, it allows participants to meet everyone in attendance, network on a more personal level and be candid in their conversations, raising burning questions and issues on how supply chain management can be done better.

Three days out of the office is a worthwhile investment – where else can you meet your peers and competitors, sharing best practices, solving industry-wide issues than at LogiPharma?

This year's conference offers compelling insights and case studies from top supply chain and logistics leaders including:

Paul Clayton, Vice President Global Logistics, GlaxoSmithKline
Brad Elrod, Senior Manager, Global Logistics Security, Pfizer
David Ulrich, QA Director – Distribution Global Pharmaceutical Operations, Strategic Quality Initiatives, Abbott Laboratories
Andrew Van Ostrand, Vice President, Policy and Research, Health Industry Distributors Association
Joseph Shedlawski, Director of Operations, Sultan Healthcare
John Tatum, Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Myriad Pharmaceuticals
William McLaury, Executive Director, Supply Chain Management, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Geoffrey Glauser, Director, Package Engineering, Wyeth Biotech

Key topics on this year's agenda include:

•    Leveraging Sales & Operations Planning To Master A Volatile Environment
•    Managing People In The Supply Chain
•    Compliance Prompting Packaging As Part Of A Safe And Secure Supply Chain
•    Developing Virtual Supply Chains In Emerging Companies
•    Best Practices For Supply Chain Risk Management
•    Contracted Relationship Management – A New Advancement In The Supply Chain
•    Improvements In Temperature-Sensitive Shipping – Not Only Increasing Efficiency But Decreasing Cost
•    Twittering Supply Chains: The Potential Of Social Networking Technology For Improving Communications In The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
•    Developing Bar Code RFID Standards For Track And Trace

For more information about LogiPharma 2009 and to register and receive a 25% discount with booking code 10352004XA081PR, please visit www.logipharma.com.

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