Ann L. Merchant

President
Schreiner MediPharm

At Schreiner MediPharm, Ann leads the development, marketing and sales of multi-functional specialty labels with value-added benefits for the pharmaceutical and medical device markets. She is accountable for the global strategy, sales organization and business development which build on the headquarters in Munich, Germany, local US production and a worldwide network of sales representatives. With over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, At Schreiner MediPharm, Ann leads the development, marketing and sales of multi-functional specialty labels with value-added benefits for the pharmaceutical and medical device markets. She is accountable for the global strategy, sales organization and business development which build on the headquarters in Munich, Germany, local US production and a worldwide network of sales representatives. With over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Ann brings unique insight into solving customer’s challenges in the arena of product identification and supply chain integrity.

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Wednesday 15th April 2015 - Main Conference Day One

Friday, March 4th, 2016

15:00 Innovative and smart packaging solutions: How to address real challenges in the pharmaceutical supply chain

How innovative packaging solutions can help to meet regulatory requirements
Real life examples of how the packaging features have prevented product diversion
Exploring how temperature control tracking can be integrated with security requirements
What are the main challenges in implementing the packaging solutions and how to overcome them

16:10 DRILL-DOWN ROUND TABLES: Benchmarking and improving practical methods for security track and trace

These informal subject-specific roundtables give you a unique opportunity to drill down into the details of the software and technologies for integrated planning that most interest you. Each roundtable is limited to 10 people for maximum interaction and is designed for you to meet like-minded peers and source practical solutions collaboratively.

Table 1: How to overcome the problem of theft, diversion and anti-counterfeiting -

Which anti-counterfeiting methods are most effective – including ePedigree and eDocuments?

What standards should be implemented for transportation?
What methods work well for reducing the risk of diversion?
What strategies work well for security for controlled substances?

Ann L. Merchant, President, Schreiner MediPharm

Table 2: End to end serialization

Jyrki Syvari, Corporate Director Supply Chain Integrity, Boehringer Ingelheim

Table 3: GS1 advice - How to be ready in advance of the Falsified Medicines Directive serialisation requirement

Tania Snioch, Director Healthcare, GS1

Table 4: Overview of live temperature tracking technologies for improving track & trace

Overview of Tracking Methods - passive & active devices, software

Pros / Cons per technology

Exchange on experiences - ex. Active tracking, passive tracking

Examples on how tracking adds value

Richard Ettl, CEO, SkyCell AG

Table 5: How to meet the European serialisation and traceability guidelines.
Haris Kamal, Vice President of Life Sciences, Frequentz