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SMARTRAC Enters Strategic Partnership with Hanmi IT

Will jointly develop and market RFID tags, inlays for pharmaceutical and medical businesses worldwide

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

SMARTRAC has announced its cooperation with Korean IT solution provider Hanmi IT, in which the two companies will jointly develop and market RFID tags and inlays for pharmaceutical and medical businesses throughout the world.

“We are very happy about this partnership as it will merge valuable capabilities to better meet the upcoming demand of the markets. Hanmi IT is an experienced IT system integrator with profound background in implementing RFID in drug businesses,” said Samuli Strömberg, vice president Global Segment Development Industry, SMARTRAC.

The cooperation will kick off with the Korean government narcotics’ monitoring project, where customized RFID inlays will be used to track small vials and ampules. Hanmi IT is a subsidiary of Hanmi Pharmaceutical group, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Korea, which has been using RFID since 2010.

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