Pharmaceuticals

• OECD gauges impact of counterfeits on UK economy

  20-Nov-24 - In 2021, the value of fake and pirated goods imported into the UK amounted to £7.1bn, 1.5 per cent of the total.

• Michael Schmid elected new president of Eurojust

  13-Nov-24 - Schmid will take up office on November 15 for a four-year term, replacing current president Ladislav Hamran.

• Brand protection firm Ennoventure raises $8.9m

  12-Nov-24 - Cash injection will help the company expand its AI-powered authentication platform on the international stage.

• Pet supplement brand YuMove warns fakes are on Amazon

  10-Nov-24 - Amazon is now recalling and refunding all purchases of YuMove branded products sold by third-party sellers.

• 3D printing tech 'could undermine fake meds fight'

  06-Nov-24 - Low-cost mills and 3D printing systems could help criminals bypass restrictions on the sale of pill presses, say researchers.

• EU takes action against Temu over illegal products

  01-Nov-24 - Commission is concerned Temu does not have strong enough systems to prevent the sale of non-compliant goods.

• UK, US enforcers bust £1m pharma crime gang

  29-Oct-24 - Three Londoners imported illegal medicines from India, repackaged them, and distributed them internationally.

• Russia 'aiding Houthi Red Sea attacks;' report

  29-Oct-24 - Russia provided targeting data for the Houthis as they attacked ships with missiles and drones, it is claimed.

• Rx-360 gives its take on pharma cargo security

  28-Oct-24 - New guide covers vulnerability assessment, risk management and mitigation, and steps to respond to a theft event.

• EUIPO study reveals €2bn fake good seizures in EU

  25-Oct-24 - Europol-partnered report says that counterfeits are estimated to account for 5.8 per cent of EU trade.
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  SECURtracers: Fighting pharma crime with on-dose authentication

  16-Oct-24 - On-dose authentication solution promises more direct and foolproof methods of assuring medicines authenticity.

• De La Rue agrees authentication unit sale to Crane NXT

  15-Oct-24 - The takeover comes just a few months after Crane NXT completed the acquisition of OpSec for $270m.

• FDA grants exemptions to trading partners under DSCSA

  11-Oct-24 - Move comes amid concerns that some are not ready to meet the Nov 27 deadline, which could lead to medicine shortages.

• Kai Mjaanes named general manager of EMVO

  10-Oct-24 - The head of Norway's medicines verification organisation will take up the new role from January 1, succeeding Andreas Walters.

• Lawmakers ask FDA for caution on DSCSA implementation

  09-Oct-24 - Regulator should consider a phased approach that has been called for by various trade organisations, they say.

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