Pharma traceability Vs Medical devices traceability

At the #TraceHub Global Virtual Community Meeting, Mr.Sebastian Neuwirth,Head of Government Solutions at Antares Vision Group | Supply Chain brought a different topic than other sessions else on the agenda.

Not another country update. Not another system deployment.

A fundamental question the industry rarely stops to ask:

Pharma traceability and medical device traceability ... are they really the same thing?

The short answer: they're not even close.

Pharma is about the pack & Medical devices are about the device itself

And the model is fundamentally different too:

Pharma = Event-driven track & trace

Commission → Aggregate → Ship → Receive → Verify → Dispense → Decommission

Medical Devices = Lifecycle-driven traceability

Register → Assign UDI → Import & Distribute → Hospital Use/Implant → Service/Upgrade → Vigilance → Recall

Two different paradigms. Two different architectures. Two different questions being answered.

This is the kind of session #TraceHub was built for ... not just updates on what's happening, but the deeper thinking that helps the industry understand where it's going.

#TraceHub doesn't bring you the news.

#TraceHub brings you the source.