TraceLink Inc.has unveiled FutureLink—a new annual gathering of commercial and operational executives from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries who are dedicated to achieving regulatory compliance and shaping the future of digital drug supply with information sharing networks.

As the only conference of its kind, FutureLink Munich will occur in June 2018, with FutureLink Chicago taking place in November 2018.  Both events will provide a forum for a range of business leaders to foster innovative thinking, discuss actionable insights, and develop strategies that address rapidly approaching compliance deadlines—and the analog-to-digital information-sharing transformation taking place in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.

Taking place on June 5 – 7, 2018, roughly eight months prior to the February 2019 EU FMD compliance deadline, FutureLink Munich will offer tailored conference experiences for:

Supply chain, compliance, and serialization leaders—who want to participate in focused workshops and develop specific action plans for achieving EU FMD compliance on time; and Sales, marketing, financial, brand, and other commercial executives—seeking to delve into the most beneficial ways to leverage the use of unique serial number identifiers that accompany each prescription drug that moves through the supply chain for the purposes of extracting long-term business value, achieving new operational efficiencies, and improving the quality of medicines delivered to patients.

“The pharmaceutical and healthcare industries are in the midst of a massive transition. New regulations require complex digital connectivity and data exchange between trading partners, and primitive business processes and architectures are barriers to efficiently manage product recalls, returns, inventory, and more,” said Shabbir Dahod, president and CEO of TraceLink. “By connecting more than 700 pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, hospitals and pharmacies to over 260,000 trading partners on our network, we’ve digitized the world’s prescription drug supply chain, providing companies with the best platform for achieving compliance and transformational business value. At FutureLink, industry decision makers will come together to discuss compliance best practices and strategize about how to take advantage of real-time, collaborative information sharing that enables them to operate more cost effectively and deliver better patient outcomes.”

FutureLink Munich

Designed for both commercial and operational executives from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, FutureLink will deliver content relating to regulatory compliance and commercial initiatives.  

Compliance-specific sessions will center on:Implementation best practices, customer case studies, creating step-by-step execution plans to ensure compliance, practical user group training on TraceLink software applications, and requirements for rapid partner onboarding.  Commercial and value-oriented tracks will explore:Brand protection, patient safety and financial reconciliation opportunities related to eliminating drug shortages, initiating instant and accurate product recalls, engaging healthcare providers and patients at the point-of-dispense, and more.Both groups will have the opportunity to experience visionary keynotes, hands-on knowledge sessions, special interest group discussions, and networking with TraceLink partners, but with content that caters to their specific interests.

Registration for FutureLink Munich is now open. For more information and to reserve a seat, please visit FutureLink Munich.