Worldwide Cast of Regulatory Affairs Professionals To Meet in Philadelphia Sept. 13-16

A major conference of regulatory affairs professionals

GS1 Seeking Healthcare Professioinals to Join the Fresh Foods Work Group

The Global Standards Management Process, or GSMP, is the pre-eminent worldwide collaborative forum where GS1 standards are built and maintained.

Emerging Markets Fueling Cummins Power Generation Sales

Not very familiar with Cummins Power Generation? Well, it is the portable electricity unit of Cummins, Inc. which  is a publicly-traded company that generates more than $14B a year in sales worldwide and is known mostly for its diesel engines. In fact, in China any diesel engine of any brand is often simply referred to as a [...]

GS1 Australia and Victoria University Piloting Mobile App for Diet

One of the questions some people have these days when it comes to GS1 — and the lists of attributes you can pull from the GDSN on anything that is GS1 coded — is, “What in the world are we going to do with all the additional data we’re able to get?” Answers to that [...]

GS1 Canada and HP Collaborate on Product Recall Process

The good part about this news that HP and GS1 Canada are working together on a GS1-based product recall application

Emerging Markets a Key to Drug Infusion Pump Manufacturers’ Growth – And More GS1 Labeling

‘Global Drug Infusion Pumps Market 2008-2012′ is a new research study that’s being made available via companiesandmarkets.com.  

Loftware Featured in Success Story on Comparative Cost of Barcodes vs. RFID

For the record, I would be using this story entitled, “Barcodes outpacing RFID technology in manufacturing adoption,”

In Japan, Men with Comb-Over Hairstyles Derided as ‘Barcode Dudes’

When the word ‘barcode’ is used by the next generation to ridicule some within the older generation,

GS1 Healthcare Sets 15th Global Conference for October in Hong Kong

At this direct link to GS1 Healthcare you can register to attend the 15th Global GS1 Healthcare Conference to be held October 6-8, 2009, in Hong Kong. The theme this year: “Raising the bar on patient safety and supply chain efficiency.”

Bedside Barcoding Not Immune to Human Error If Mis-Coded

Many of us see a lot of promise in the future of patient bedside barcoding. There’s no question it will prevent a lot of medication errors

GS1 US Traceability Implementation Guide Now Available

You may see this at first as just a local US story

Emerging Market Demands to Boost Export-led Recovery in Advanced Economies says Report

This news about the recovery, or not, of European companies by Jonathan Buck, who is a news editor for Dow Jones Newswires in London,  has one all-important

Emerging Markets to Lift Air Charter International’s Growth Prospects

It’s not a very long or big story… just another indication of emerging markets represent substantial new growth in the coming two decades. And this means yet more emergent markets labeling, which is almost universally also GS1-compliant.

Porsche Racing Toward 50% Growth Thanks to Emerging Markets

It’s not a very long article in Autocar, but it has some big news from VW Audi chief Dr. Martin Winterkorn who now also runs Porsche. He has some new models coming out and he’s planning to expand production

Beware Black Market GS1 Barcodes

“Pstt, hey buddy, wanna buy a barcode?”

GS1 DataBar Deadline Pushed Back One Year to Jan. 1, 2011

According to Supermarket News:  The final implementation step of the GS1 DataBar on coupons, originally scheduled for January 1, 2010, will be deferred until January 1, 2011,

FDA’s Top Medical Device Regulator Quits; More Turmoil on Horizon?

Medical device manufacturers are already facing some uncertainty about impending rules for device identification. Now, they also face a new regulator.

Webcast on Basics of GS1 Standards in Healthcare Now Available On-Line

The webcast “Improving Patient Safety and Supply Chain Efficiency with Data Standards:

GS1’s 1SYNC Data Pool Selected by The Premier Healthcare Alliance

This news probably isn’t all that unexpected but it isn’t without its major implications. After all, Premier’s healthcare alliance works with 2,200 not-for-profit hospitals. The news

FDA Visits Foreign Manufacturers of Medium Risk Medical Devices Once Every 27 Years

Some days I am very optimistic about the changes afoot to make the Food and Drug Administration a stronger, more powerful place. New