Technology Magazine July 2017 | Page 16

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PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL device manufacturers are facing a variety of challenges , perhaps the greatest of which is compliance .
Since 2013 and the European Commission ’ s introduction of good distribution practice ( GDP ) rules , companies have upped prioritisation of compliance in order to meet increasingly rigorous life sciences and healthcare standards . In particular , companies must now ensure temperature-controlled shipment for a broader range of products than before , including specialty drugs and biotechnological products .
Technology has a vital role to play here . While regulations have a tendency to suppress technology uptake in many life sciences and healthcare activities – for example , it will still take some time before industry rules allow the 3D printing of skin and body parts using biological matter – they are speeding technology adoption in logistics , transportation and the supply chain . Here are three key ways in which regulations are accelerating technology transformation in the industry .