Δευτέρα 18 Αυγούστου 2014

Device that Detects Counterfeit Drugs Gets Grant

PharmaChk, a new portable anticounterfeiting device, has received a $2 million transition-to-scale grant from Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development. PharmaChk is being developed in conjunction with researchers at Boston University (BU) to detect and quantify active ingredients in medicines. According to the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), the device has the potential to revolutionize how pharmaceutical industry players in the supply chain around the world detect poor-quality drugs. The grant will further the development of the new device and bring it closer to commercial production.