Counterfeits & Pharmaceuticals

SACG Seminar – Thursday 25 November 2021 at 15:00-16:30 CET – online via Teams

(to join the seminar, please use this link)

Following our seminars on the future digital regimes for the EU and the U.S., we invite to a new seminar dedicated to a current topic: Counterfeits & Pharmaceuticals.

The global pharmaceutical market has grown significantly in recent years and was as of end last year valued at about 1.27 trillion U.S. dollars. At no surprise, it’s a market that also have become an increasingly popular target for counterfeit actors. Not the least in the wake of the global pandemic as well as the general retail digitalisation trend. Historically, counterfeit pharmaceuticals may have been more of a concern in developing countries. Yet, the increased sophistication of modern counterfeiters and the reach of e-commerce have made counterfeit medical products more and more common also in Western markets.

Whether it may be male potency pills, hand sanitizers, or anti-cancer drugs, consumers over the world are at increased risk getting counterfeits in their hands. During the seminar we will hear form three different experts about current trends, real world case examples, how the pharmaceuticals industry fight counterfeits, as well as the role artificial intelligence can play for future anti-counterfeiting.

Our speakers for the seminar are:

·        Pasi Virta – Team Lead Supply Chain Quality, Pfizer

·        Tuomas Kannas – Co-founder & Senior Vice President, TrueMed

·        Vishv Priya Kohli – Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School

Louis Bonnier – Director of Programs, TRACIT.

REGISTRATION:

Registration to SACG via Karin Crafoord at karin.crafoord@groth.eu

Kind regards,

The Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group (SACG) gm/ Klubbmästare Karin Crafoord