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Werum Americ: Astellas decides to implement Werum's PAS-X

Second largest Japanese pharmaceutical group installs PAS-X at its Dutch production site.

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Astellas is implementing PAS-X as an EBR (Electronic Batch Recording) at its Dutch production site in Meppel.

PAS-X will be set up in Astellas' pharmaceutical solids production and packaging departments. The project includes PAS-X Business Functions Master Batch Records, Electronic Batch Recording, Weighing & Dispensing, Material Tracking, plus KPI functions. In addition, PAS-X is integrated in Astellas' overall IT environment.

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