Item level RFID at Pfizer - Combating Counterfeits and Black Marketing with RFID

Alastair McArthur, 45, is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at TAGSYS.

 

Alastair has been working in the business of RFID for more than 8 years. In early 1996, Alastair began this involvement in the role of Managing Director and part owner of an Australian entrepreneurial RFID design company called Integrated Silicon Design (ISD). Formed in 1984, ISD was one of the earliest companies to design and manufacture passive RFID solutions at both the 13.56MHz and UHF frequencies, and created the first RFID enabled library automation solution. In 1999 ISD was acquired by Gemplus, a leading smart card manufacturer, and consolidated with Gemplus' own RFID division. In August 2001, Alastair and four other Gemplus managers led a management buy-out to create TAGSYS, which today is a privately owned company.

 

Alastair has an Honors Degree in Engineering, a Masters Degree in Business Administration, and a Diploma in Company Directorship.

TAGSYS is the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure. TAGSYS provides RFID systems and tags for end-to-end item-level tracking that automates labor-intensive processes, authenticates and safeguards goods, and enables real-time inventory and asset visibility. With a proven track record of delivering Reliable, Accurate and Secure (R.A.S.) RFID systems and tags, TAGSYS has deployed over 50 million tags and 50,000 reader systems to over 500 customers in more than 40 countries.

 

Today, the company has distinguished itself as the leading innovator for pharmaceutical supply chain RFID security and inventory processes. With partners and customers that include monolithic brands such as Pfizer and West Pharmaceutical Services, taken together with a host of projects in various phases with a dozen more marquee brands in drug manufacturing, packaging and distribution, TAGSYS has taken a quantum leap forward in addressing the FDA's call to action in developing the epedigree.

 

TAGSYS RFID solutions are currently being deployed in a range of highly specialized vertical markets that include pharmaceutical, fashion apparel, libraries, and textile rental. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA (USA) with offices in Doylestown, PA, France's Smart Valley and Asia (Hong Kong). More information on TAGSYS can be found at http://www.tagsysrfid.com