A Brazilian pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines focused primarily in cardiology, rheumatology, orthopedics, general practice, pediatrics, endocrinology, geriatrics, and dermatology implemented AX for Pharma. The solution supports supply chain, quality control, quality assurance, production and inventory processes. It also provides container and sample management support.

With a rich, seven-decade history, an Ecuadorian life sciences company today provides a wide variety of pharmaceutical products, including about 75 products in different formats (e.g. tablets, injectable solutions, etc.) that are produced in specialized areas, compliant with international standards. By implementing AX for Pharma, the company successfully addressed quality assurance concerns while ensuring compliance with international standards of good manufacturing. The solution supports all supply chain, quality control, quality assurance, production, and inventory processes. The solution also includes container and sample management and modules for dispensing, plant maintenance, and activity-based costing.

A Contract Pharmaceutical Development Organization, which provides a complete spectrum of cGMP solutions for pharmaceutical dosage form, installed AX for Pharma to support critical processes. Those processes include supply chain, quality control, quality assurance, production, and inventory. Container and sample management are also included in the solution as well integration of quality management with projects.

A leader in its field, this Bulgarian pharmaceutical company, which produces 110 medicines, spanning most phar-maceutical groups, installed AX for Pharma as its ERP solution. With more than 160 users, the solution supports all supply chain, quality control, quality assurance, production, and inventory processes. Container and sample management are also included in the solution as well as potency management.

A Romanian pharmaceutical company, specializing in the development and manufacture of small and large volume parenteral infusions in bags and glass bottles, selected AX for Pharma as its ERP solution. The solution supports all supply chain, quality control, quality assurance, production, and inventory processes. It also includes container and sample management.

The company covers a broad spectrum of competences in initial R&D, continuous R&D, clinical trials, analytics, production, regulatory affairs, and marketing, supporting a pipeline of in-house formulations in the field of oral and pulmonary drug delivery systems. The company selected AX for Pharma to support all of its production, logistics, and quality processes. The solution supports manufacturing, product information management, trade and logis-tics, quality control, quality assurance, and dispensing. The AX for Pharma Dispensing Module fully integrates with scales and balances to manage the weighing and dispensing manufacturing process.

Providing innovative, effective therapies for unmet medical needs, including cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal disorders, this leading multinational pharmaceutical company implemented AX for Pharma to address a wide variety of compliance-related processes. The solution covered requirements related to quality control, quality assurance, production, inventory and warehouse management, production control, and execution to support compliance with GMP guidelines and FDA regulations (including 21 CFR Part 11). The solution also included the Activity-based Product Costing module, replacing manual processes and spreadsheets.

Based in Italy, this medical biotechnology company develops superior therapies for treating cancer. The company runs an in-house GMP facility that meets both EMA and FDA requirements for the production of clinical-grade bulk drug substances. Currently, the company’s GMP activities include:

• Production of its own cell-based therapeutics
• Clinical-grade cell manipulation services
• Development and manufacturing services for investigational gene therapies for rare diseases

The company selected AX for Pharma to address requirements related to quality control, quality assurance, and inventory and warehouse management.

The company, focused on the R&D and manufacturing of hyaluronic acid-based products in several therapeutic areas, including the regeneration of connective and structural tissues, has been using Microsoft Dynamics AX for Pharma since January 2011. Microsoft Dynamics AX for Process Industries and the vertical solution AX for Pharma are part of the company’s strategy of integrating business processes into one system that addresses the needs of the life sciences industry and supports a multinational approach. AX for Pharma currently supports finance, sales, purchase, inventory and warehouse management processes, and basic quality control. In addition, the solution is interfaced with a Warehouse Management System (WMS) for material physical handling.

This multinational specialty chemicals company, with approximately 1100 employees in 20 countries, operates in three distinct business areas: Fuel Specialities, Active Chemicals, and Octane Additives. The company implement-ed AX for Pharma 2012 to support supply chain, regulatory compliance, production, quality control, and quality assurance in a multi-company and multi-site environment.