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Frankfurt to host global roundtable on open architecture for track and trace

Defining global track-and-trace standards for the pharmaceutical industry is a key goal of the Sept. 24, 2014 event in Frankfurt.

Jun 23, 2014

Organized by Optel Vision, the first Roundtable on Open Architecture for T&T will be held Sept. 24, 2014 at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center.

Country regulations on serialization put pharmaceutical companies under immense pressure to equip their lines before the various country deadlines.

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