We explore examples of space-based manufacturing that are currently being considered or pursued, such as ZBLAN optical fibers, biomanufacturing, construction of large structures, space-based farming, drugs, microfabrication, carbon nanotubes, and perfect spheres.
Life Sciences
Life Sciences supply chains, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices
The Coming Wave of Pharma Supply Chain Regulations: Insights from TraceLink NEXUS ’15
New regulations across the globe are coming into effect, requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, and others up and down the chain to build serialization, verification, and traceability into the supply chain. At TraceLink’s NEXUS ’15 conference, we learned a lot about the impact of these new requirements, how companies are responding, and whether there is an ROI beyond compliance.
Hacking Reaches out Beyond Retail
Hacking reaches into every aspect of consumer data&.
Looking Forward to 2015 – RFID Continues Steady Growth
Item level intelligence requirements spur the growth of RFID across sectors such as industrial, manufacturing, retail, transportation, security, healthcare and consumer applications…
Customer Experience Is Not a Technology – Updates on SYSPRO
SYSPRO executives discuss company strategy at Grape Escape.
Can Supply Chain Big Data Solutions Be Leveraged in Healthcare?
The tidal wave of healthcare data is upon us and will only continue to grow rapidly. What can be learned from how Big Data is done in supply chains to get real value?
Trends in Healthcare / Life Sciences and Their Impact on Electronic Commerce
ACA and HIPAA standards mean big changes in electronic commerce in healthcare.
With healthcare costs soaring, administrative costs comprising a whopping 7% of healthcare expenses, and increased concerns about medical errors and counterfeiting, to name a few challenges, various government agencies in the US are taking legislative action.
This report addresses the most recent changes impacting those who trade in the US market–across the whole value chain–and the impact the Affordable Care Act and other recent legislation will have on the deployment of standard electronic commerce communications.
Healthcare Big Data:Connected Healthcare’s Mountains of Data
The tsunamis of data generated by connected care will be nearly useless to caregivers without systems that help digest it all. Can the systems and methods already developed to manage big data in supply chain be useful for healthcare?
Technology Integration Can Transform the Hospital and Patient Care Experience
Better care, patient safety at lower cost. Sounds like a goal we have been hearing for decades. Yet so far the US healthcare industry has been going in the opposite direction. Greater cost, more paperwork, and confusing models for compliance and care for the future. And yet . . .
How the Pharmaceutical Industry Has Dramatically Reduced Thefts
The theft of pharmaceuticals has gone down dramatically in the past few years. Learn how they made such strides.
Cold Chains are Hot! Revised
Tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides — in responding to the needs of the victims of these natural disasters, the effective delivery of food, pharmaceuticals and life saving products are now in the spotlight. Supply challenges related to transportation,infrastructure and other issues require careful planning and coordination.