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18th February 2020
UDI & Product Traceability for Medical Devices: White Paper
The obligation for UDI assignment applies from the date of application of the two new EU Medical Device Regulations: 26 May 2020 for medical devices and 26 May 2022 for In Vitro diagnostic medical…
Type: Medical Device
18th February 2020
Chain Reaction: Conquering Labeling Challenges in the Chemical Industry
The frequency with which new international, regional or country-specific requirements are introduced, and the sheer volume of obligatory text and graphics that must now be featured on individual…
Type: Chemical
18th February 2020
Establishing End-To-End Control Of Product Labeling White Paper
In heavily regulated industries including medical device manufacture, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and cosmetics, demand is intensifying for accurate, compliant and contextually-relevant labeling and…
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5th February 2020
An Intelligent Approach to Labeling & Artwork
Many organizations today are experiencing unprecedented demands from regulatory authorities and consumers alike for product labeling to be made clearer and more informative. As companies seek to…
Type: None
15th November 2019
Why Labeling Automation Is The Only Way to Handle The Regulation Tsunami
We recently caught up with a prominent executive from the chemicals sector to find out what they think are the important trends in their industry in 2020 and beyond. What we found: a real need to…
Type: Chemical
20th November 2018
Playing By the Rules: Avoiding Process Roadblocks
Keeping up with changing regulations Notwithstanding the upcoming implementation of the new EU MDR in May 2020, many organizations in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, chemicals and cosmetics…
Type: None
5th April 2018
Digital Labeling – A Business Rules Approach
Forthcoming regulations (including the new EU MDR regulations coming into force May 2020) require labeling content to be published electronically in addition to print. As companies seek to…
Type: Medical Device
15th June 2017
Labeling and the Art of Data Quality for UDI
In our previous UDI blog, we talked about the dynamic nature of labelling and artwork content. We also suggested that there could be a difference between what is classed as ‘master data’ and what…
Type: Medical Device
1st June 2017
Moving Towards a More Compliant Supply Chain
In our last blog, we discussed the need for transparency and visibility throughout the labelling process. Reducing the risk of product recalls and non-compliance being the goal. Most would agree that…
Type: None
25th May 2017
UDI is hotting up across Europe
Last week’s UDIs and Traceability Conference in Brussels brought with it some excellent weather and it was a delight to experience this vibrant city in such fine conditions. However, it wasn’t just…
Type: Medical Device
4th May 2017
Does Your Product and Package Labeling Keep You Awake at Night?
Transparency and visibility – most would agree that both are essential for accurate insight of any enterprise-wide process. Labelling and artwork management is no different. More often than not, it’s…
Type: None
30th March 2015
Integration Can Be Challenging, But We Need To Do It
In this guest blog, a key Kallik partner at professional services firm Kalypso shares their perspective on the importance of integration in the modern enterprise. Why does integration matter? If…
Type: None
15th May 2014
Using Compliance As a ‘Mother of Invention’ Can Be A Smart Way to Operate
We’ve been having a discussion about compliance: why it matters and how you can see it as not just a necessity but as a ‘mother of invention,’ – a way to sharpen up your business processes, and as a…
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14th April 2014
Delivering ROI from UDI
Medical device manufacturers can turn new product identifier requirements to their competitive advantage if they treat them as an excuse to make bigger changes to the way they manage label creation.…
Type: Medical Device