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1. Report Overview
1.1 Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Highlights
1.2 World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Breakdowns by Technology
and Region
1.3 Why You Should Read This Report
1.4 How This Report Delivers
1.5 Key Questions Answered by This Analytical Report
1.6 Who is This Report For?
1.7 Methodology
1.8 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1.9 Associated Visiongain Reports
1.10 About Visiongain
2. Introduction to Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting
2.1 Drug Counterfeiting: A Thorn in the Side of the Pharma Industry
2.1.1 Regional Differences Hindering Information Exchange
2.1.2 Rising Worldwide Counterfeiting Incidents
2.1.3 Highest Counterfeiting Incidents in Asia and Europe in 2013
2.2 What are the Most Commonly Counterfeited Drugs?
2.3 Types of Counterfeit Drugs
2.3.1 Substandard Pharmaceutical Products as Counterfeits
2.3.2 Global Outsourcing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
2.3.2.1 Heparin Contamination
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2.3.2.2 Stricter Enforcement needed for API Control
2.4 Why are Drugs Counterfeited?
2.5 Methods of Producing Pharmaceutical Counterfeits
2.5.1 Moving Counterfeits into the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
2.5.2 Corruption Within the Pharmaceutical Distribution System
2.6 The Internet and Its Role in Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting
2.6.1 Online Pharmacies: A Cheap Distribution System for Pharma Counterfeits
2.6.2 Legal Online Pharmacies: A Convenient and Quick Way of Dispensing Medication
2.6.3 Verifying the Authenticity of Online Pharmacies
2.7 Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting: The Global Costs
2.7.1 The Impact of Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting on Consumers
2.7.2 The Impact of Counterfeiting on Healthcare Providers
2.7.3 The Impact of Counterfeiting on Pharma Manufacturers
2.7.4 The Impact of Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting on Governments
2.7.5 The Impact of Counterfeiting on the Global Pharmaceutical Industry
2.8 Operation Pangea: Europol’s Fight Against Counterfeiting
2.8.1 Legislative Deficiencies Aiding Counterfeiting Operations
2.9 Factors Fuelling Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting
2.9.1 An Erratic Supply or Shortage of Drugs Promotes Counterfeiting
2.9.2 Price Differentials and High Price Medicines Drive People to Cheaper Counterfeit
Alternatives
2.9.3 Drug Misuse Creates a Market for Counterfeiting
2.9.4 Trade through Free-Trade Zones/Free Ports Is an Important Route for Counterfeiters
2.9.5 The Trade of Pharmaceuticals through Several Intermediaries Helps Hide Counterfeit
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2.9.6 Counterfeiters Target Developed Markets
2.9.7 Parallel Trade – a Counterfeiting Route in Europe
2.10 Leading Anti-counterfeiting Technologies and Applications
2.10.1 Passive Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
2.10.1.1 Holograms
2.10.1.2 Security Inks
2.10.1.3 Overt and Hidden Imaging
2.10.1.4 Visual Inspection as the First Line of Defence Against Drug Counterfeiting
2.10.2 Active Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
2.10.2.1 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
2.10.2.1 Taggants
2.10.3 Mass Encoding Technologies
2.10.3.1 Digital Mass Serialisation Technology (DMS)
2.10.3.2 Digital Mass Encryption (DME)
2.10.3.3 Barcodes
3. Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies: World Market
2015-2025
3.1 World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
3.1.1 Breakdown of the World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market by
Technology in 2013 and 2014
3.2 World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Sales Forecast 2015-2025
3.2.1 World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Sales Forecast 2013-
3. Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies: World Market
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3.2.2 World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Sales Forecast 2019-
2025
3.3 RFID Lead the World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market
3.4 Market Attractiveness Forecasts of Leading Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
in 2019 and 2025
3.5 How Will Segmental Market Shares Change to 2025?
3.6 World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Drivers and Restraints
2015-2025
4. Leading National Markets 2015-2025
4.1 Geographical Breakdown of the World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
Market in 2013 and 2014
4.2 World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: National Markets Forecast
2015-2025
4.2.1 Market Attractiveness Forecasts of Leading Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting
National Markets in 2019 and 2025
4.2.1.1 Market Attractiveness Forecasts of Developed Countries in 2019 and 2025
4.2.1.2 Market Attractiveness Forecasts of Emerging Countries in 2019 and 2025
4.2.2 How Will National Market Shares Change to 2025?
4.3 US Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.3.1 US Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025
4.3.2 US Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Trends and
Developments
4. Leading National Markets 2015-2025
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4.3.2.1 Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013
4.4 EU5 Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.4.1 EU5 Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025
4.4.2 EU5 Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Trends and
Developments
4.4.2.1 EU Enforcement of Drug Serialisation by 2016
4.5 Japanese Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.5.1 Japanese Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025
4.5.2 Japanese Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Trends and
Developments
4.5.2.1 Japan’s Uptake of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
4.6 Chinese Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.6.1 Chinese Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025
4.6.2.1 Chinese Anti-Counterfeiting Measures From Past to Present
4.7 Indian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.7.1 Indian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025
4.7.2 Indian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Trends and
Developments
4.7.2.1 Collaboration with the WHO will Help Regain Consumer Confidence in Pharma
Products
4.8 Brazilian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.8.1 Brazilian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025
4.8.2 Brazilian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Trends and
Development
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4.8.2.1 Brazilian Anti-Counterfeiting Measures From Past to Present
4.9 Russian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.9.1 Russian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-2025
4.9.2 Russian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Trends and
Developments
4.9.2.1 Russian Anti-Counterfeiting Measures From Past to Present
4.10 Mexican Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in 2013 and 2014
4.10.1 Mexican Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast 2015-
2025
4.10.2 Mexican Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Trends and
Developments
4.10.2.1 Mexico Signs the ACTA
5. Pharmaceutical Barcodes Market 2015-2025
5.1 Barcodes as Anti-counterfeiting Technology
5.2 Pharmaceutical Barcodes Market in 2013 and 2014
5.3 Pharmaceutical Barcodes Market: Sales Forecast 2015-2025
5.4 Pharmaceutical Barcodes Market: Drivers and Restraints 2015-2025
6. Pharmaceutical RFID Market 2015-2025
6.1 RFID as Anti-counterfeiting Technology
6.2 Pharmaceutical RFID Market in 2013 and 2014
6.3 Pharmaceutical RFID Market: Sales Forecast 2015-2025
5. Pharmaceutical Barcodes Market 2015-2025
6. Pharmaceutical RFID Market 2015-2025
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6.4 Pharmaceutical RFID Market: Drivers and Restraints 2015-2025
6.4.1 Driver: Benefits of RFID Track-and-Trace in the Pharma Industry
6.4.2 Driver: Brand Protection and Prevention of Revenue Loss
6.4.3 Restraint: Threat of Information Leakage with Passive RFID Tags
6.4.4 Restraint: High Initial Outlay of RFID Systems
7. Pharmaceutical Taggants Market 2015-2025
7.1 Taggants as Anti-counterfeiting Technology
7.1.1 Types of Taggants and Their Authentication Methods
7.2 Pharmaceutical Taggants Market in 2013 and 2014
7.3 Pharmaceutical Taggants Market: Sales Forecast 2015-2025
7.4 Pharmaceutical Taggants Market: Drivers and Restraints 2015-2025
8. Pharmaceutical Holograms/OVD Market 2015-2025
8.1 Holograms/OVD as Anti-counterfeiting Technology
8.2 Pharmaceutical Holograms/OVD Market in 2013 and 2014
8.3 Pharmaceutical Holograms/OVD Market: Sales Forecast 2015-2025
8.4 Pharmaceutical Holograms/OVD Market: Drivers and Restraints 2015-2025
8.5 Other Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market: Sales Forecast 2015-2025
8. Pharmaceutical Holograms/OVD Market 2015-2025
7. Pharmaceutical Taggants Market 2015-2025
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9. Leading Companies in the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting
Technologies Market
9.1 Leading Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technology Manufacturers by Segment in 2014
9.2 3M At a Glance
9.2.1 3M: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.3 Alien Technology At a Glance
9.3.1 Alien Technology: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.3.2 Alien Technology: Recent Developments
9.3.2.1 New Partnership and Securing Investments
9.3.2.2 New Products Launch
9.4 AlpVision At a Glance
9.4.1 AlpVision: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.4.3 AlpVision: Recent Developments
9.4.3.1 Integration of Phone Applications Important for Future Growth
9.5 Angstrom Technologies At a Glance
9.5.1 Angstrom Technologies: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.6 Authentix At a Glance
9.6.1 Authentix: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.6.1.1 Product-specific Track-and-Trace Solutions
9.6.1.2 Packaging Solutions
9.7 Avery Dennison At a Glance
9.7.1 Avery Dennison: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.7.2 Avery Dennison: Financial Overview
9. Leading Companies in the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting
Technologies Market
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9.8 Colorcon At a Glance
9.8.1 Colorcon: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.8.1.1 Colorcon’s Taggants: On-Dose ID
9.8.2 Colorcon: Recent Developments
9.8.2.1 Investing For the Future in South Asia
9.9 Covectra At a Glance
9.9.1 Covectra: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.9.1.1 Covectra’s Authenti-Track System for Product Tracing
9.9.1.2 Covectra’s ControlTrack System for Combating Opioid Drug Diversion
9.9.2 Covectra: Recent Developments
9.9.2.1 Establishing European Presence
9.10 Everest Holovisions At a Glance
9.11 InkSure Technologies At a Glance
9.11.1 InkSure Technologies: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.11.2 InkSure Technologies: Financial Overview
9.11.3 InkSure Technologies: Recent Developments
9.11.3.1 InkSure Completes Purchase Agreement to Sell Assets
9.12 Intermec At a Glance
9.12.1 Intermec: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.12.2 Intermec: Financial Overview
9.12.3 Intermec: Recent Developments
9.12.3.1 Acquisition of Intermec by Honeywell
9.13 Multi Packaging Solutions At a Glance
9.13.1 MPS: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
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9.13.2 MPS: Recent Developments
9.13.2.1 MPS’s Mergers and Acquisitions
9.14 ThermoFisher Scientific At a Glance
9.14.1 ThermoFisher Scientific: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.14.1.1 ThermoFisher Scientific’s TruScan Technology
9.14.2 ThermoFisher Scientific: Financial Overview
9.14.3 ThermoFisher Scientific: Recent Developments
9.14.3.1 ThermoFisher Scientific’s Mergers and Acquisitions
9.15 TruTag Technologies At a Glance
9.15.1 TruTag Technologies: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.15.1.1 TruTag’s Silica Microtag Technology
9.15.2 TruTag Technologies: Recent Developments
9.15.2.1 Investment from WuXi PharmaTech
9.16 UPM Raflatac At a Glance
9.16.1 UPM Raflatac: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.16.2 UPM Raflatac: Recent Developments
9.16.2.1 Smartrac Takeover of UPM Raflatac’s RFID Business
9.17 Zebra Technologies At a Glance
9.17.1 Zebra Technologies: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology Portfolio
9.17.2 Zebra Technologies: Financial Overview
9.17.3 Zebra Technologies: Recent Developments
9.17.3.1 Zebra Acquire Enterprise Business from Motorola Solutions
9.17.3.2 Zebra Acquire Hart Systems
9.17.3.3 Zebra Launch of Zatar
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10. Qualitative Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting
Technologies Market 2015-2025
10.1 SWOT Analysis of World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market 2015-
2025
10.2 Strengths
10.2.1 Growing Interest from Pharmaceutical Companies in Tackling Counterfeiting
10.2.1.1 AstraZeneca
10.2.1.2 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
10.2.1.3 Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
10.2.1.4 Novartis
10.2.1.5 Pfizer
10.2.1.6 Sanofi
10.2.2 Organisations Promoting Awareness and Implementation of Anti-counterfeiting
Solutions
10.2.2.1 Anti-counterfeiting and Product Protection Programme (A-CAPPP)
10.2.2.2 Anti-counterfeiting Group (ACG)
10.2.2.3 Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA)
10.2.2.4 Canadian Anti-counterfeiting Network (CACN)
10.2.2.5 Centre for Healthcare Supply Chain Research
10.2.2.6 European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM)
10.2.2.7 European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
10.2.2.8 International Anti-counterfeiting Coalition (IACC)
10.2.2.9 International Authentication Association (IAA)
10. Qualitative Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting
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10.2.2.10 Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI)
10.2.3 Track-and-Trace Solutions Boosting Supply Chain Efficiency
10.2.4 New Technologies Providing More Comprehensive Anti-counterfeiting Protection
10.2.5 Litigation Proceedings over Counterfeit Products Affecting Profitability
10.3 Weaknesses
10.3.1 Lack of Standardisation Across the Industry Will Impede Technology Adoption
10.3.2 Insufficient Quantitative Measurement of the Effectiveness of Anti-counterfeiting
Technologies
10.3.2.1 Complexity of Factors Influencing Drug Revenue Makes Quantifying
Commercial Impact of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Difficult
10.3.3 Technology Reliability and the Ease of Integration into Manufacturing Processes
10.3.4 Lack of Cooperation Between Governmental Organisations Aid Drug Counterfeiters
10.4 Opportunities
10.4.1 Constantly Evolving Technologies Allows for Product Innovation
10.4.2 Anti-counterfeiting Technologies for the Prevention of Online Fraud
10.5 Threats
10.5.1 High Volume of Counterfeiting Activities Could Devalue Anti-counterfeiting Solutions
10.5.2 Developing Countries Lack Infrastructure to Effectively Deal with Counterfeiting
10.5.3 Rate of Innovation May be Outpaced by Counterfeiters
10.6 STEP Analysis of World Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market 2015-
2025
10.7 Social Factors
10.7.1 Weak Enforcement of Legislation
10.7.2 Corruption: A Hindrance to Eradicating Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting
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10.7.3 Changing Public Perception and Consumer Education
10.7.4 Concerns Over Information Privacy
10.8 Technological Factors
10.8.1 Smartphone Read and Verify: A Customer Empowerment Tool
10.8.2 US FDA Counterfeit Detection Device
10.8.3 UV and IR Inks Being Used Covertly for Increased Security
10.8.4 Bokode: A Potential Replacement for Barcodes?
10.8.5 SigNature DNA
10.9 Economic Factors
10.9.1 Implementation Costs of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
10.9.2 Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Require R&D Investment
10.10 Political Factors
10.10.1 WHO: The IMPACT Programme
10.10.2 Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
10.10.3 The Fagan Civil Case: Effects of Litigation on Players in the Drug Supply Chain
10.10.4 Legislations for Supply Chain Security
10.10.5 E-pedigree: Catalyst for Product Serialisation
10.10.5.1 E-pedigree: Challenges Involved in Implementation
10.10.5.2 EU and US: Differing Supply Chain Authentication
10.10.6 UK MHRA: Falsified Medical Products Strategy
10.10.7 EU’s Falsified Medicines Directive
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11. Research Interviews
11.1 Interview with Representatives of Zebra Technologies
11.1.1 Zebra’s Key Technologies and Strategies for Combating Counterfeiters
11.1.2 Country of Largest Counterfeiting Threat
11.1.3 Size and Growth Rate of the Current Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
Market
11.1.4 Drivers of the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Market
11.1.5 Barriers Facing Implementation of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies by Pharma
Companies
11.1.6 Most Promising Upcoming Anti-counterfeiting Technology in the Next Decade
11.1.7 Opportunities for Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Manufacturers
11.2 Interview with Ryon Packer, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Authentix
11.2.1 Authentix’s Key Technologies and Strategies for Combating Counterfeiters
11.2.2 Size and Growth Rate of the Current Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
Market
11.2.3 Which is Dominating: Barcode or RFID?
11.2.4 Drivers of the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Market
11.2.5 Barriers Facing Implementation of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies by Pharma
Companies
11.2.6 Most Promising Upcoming Anti-counterfeiting Technology in the Next Decade
11.2.7 Opportunities for Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Manufacturers
11.3 Interview with Dr Michael Hogan, Vice President of Life Sciences at Applied DNA Sciences
11.3.1 Applied DNA Sciences’ Key Technologies and Strategies for Combating Counterfeiters
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11.3.1.1 DNA Labelling Authentication Solution
11.3.1.2 Practicalities of On and In Product DNA Labelling
11.3.2 Applied DNA Sciences Entering the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Scene
11.3.3 Current Dominating Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
11.3.4 Most Promising Upcoming Anti-counterfeiting Technology in the Next Decade
11.4 Interview with Mike Messmer, General Manager of NovaVision
11.4.1 NovaVison’s Key Technologies and Strategies for Combating Counterfeiters
11.4.2 Country of Largest Counterfeiting Threat
11.4.3 Size of the Current Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market
11.4.4 Drivers of the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Market
11.4.5 Barriers Facing Implementation of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies by Pharma
Companies
11.4.6 Most Promising Upcoming Anti-counterfeiting Technology in the Next Decade
11.4.7 Opportunities for Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Manufacturers
11.5 Interview with Dr Fred Jordan, Chief Executive Officer, AlpVision
11.5.1 Current State of Counterfeiting in the Pharmaceutical Industry
11.5.2 AlpVison’s Key Technologies and Strategies for Combating Counterfeiters
11.5.3 Future of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
11.5.4 On Whom do the Responsibilities for Counterfeiting Prevention Lie?
11.5.5 Major Barriers Facing Implementation of Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
11.5.6 Future Drivers of the Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market
11.6 Interview with a Spokesperson from a Leading Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Company
Based in the US
11.6.1 Threats Posed by Counterfeit Products
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11.6.2 Keeping Up with Counterfeiters: An Impossible Task?
11.6.3 Duty of Care
11.6.4 DNA Technology: Innovation Needed to Defeat Counterfeiting?
11.6.5 Future Prospects of the Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Industry
12. Conclusions
12.1 Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies: A Growing Market
12.2 Leading Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Submarkets in 2014
12.3 Leading National Markets in 2014
12.4 The Future of the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market?
12.4.1 Government Mandates Will Fuel Growth in the Market
12.4.2 The US Will Continue to Dominate the Market
12.4.3 New Directives Will Ensure Track-and-Trace Market Leadership
12.4.4 European Preference for Mandated 2D Barcode Technology
12.4.5 Enhanced Regulation of Online Pharmacies Necessary for Anti-counterfeiting
Technologies to be Effective
12.4.6 Market Expansion Will be Dependent on the Development of Industry-wide Standards
12.4.7 What Will Succeed in the Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market?
12. Conclusions
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technologies, the bulk of which will be based on 2D barcodes and RFID tags. Visiongain believes
that the strong pharmaceutical industry growth, pressure from global community, high levels of
counterfeit activity and improvements in regulatory enforcement, will drive growth throughout the
forecast period 2015-2025.
4.7 Indian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market in
2013 and 2014
Visiongain estimates that in 2013, the Indian pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting technologies
market reached $60m, representing 2.2% of the world market. In 2014 the Indian market will
increase to $67m, up 11.8% on 2013 (Table 4.12 and Figure 4.18). India has established
legislation for all products exported from India. There are currently no requirements for government
reporting, but manufacturers have to keep the serialised data to be able to verify single packages
on request.
4.7.1 Indian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market
Forecast 2015-2025
The Indian pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting technologies market is growing very rapidly and will
see significant growth throughout the forecast period. Visiongain predicts that the Indian market will
grow with a CAGR of 12.7% over 2013-2019 to reach $122m in 2019 (Table 4.12 and Figure 4.18).
Growth will be driven by the fact that India has mandated in 2011 that certain pharmaceutical
exports from the country will carry a 2D Data Matrix label. This will act as a deterrent to criminals
who are intent on exporting counterfeit brand medicines manufactured in India.
Table 4.12 and Figure 4.18 show visiongain’s forecast for the Indian pharmaceutical anti-
counterfeiting technologies market over 2013-2025.
Table 4.12 Indian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast: Revenues ($m), AGR (%), CAGR (%), 2013-2025
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025 2025
India ($m) 60 67 75 84 95 107 122 140 161 186 216 253 298
Annual Growth Rate (%) 11.8 12.0 12.5 12.6 13.1 14.4 14.5 15.0 15.5 16.2 17.0 17.7
CAGR (%, 2013-2019 and 2019-2025)
12.7 16.0
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Figure 4.20 Russian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market Forecast: Revenues ($m), AGR (%), 2013-2025
4.9.2 Russian Pharmaceutical Anti-counterfeiting Technologies Market:
Trends and Developments
4.9.2.1 Russian Anti-Counterfeiting Measures From Past to Present
A UN survey in 2005 ranked Russia as the fifth-largest producer of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in
the world, with 70% of these products produced domestically and the rest imported mostly from
China and other Asian markets. A Federal Council meeting in June 2008 discussed the role of the
state in the protection of the Russian market from counterfeit medicines. Subsequently, the
government decided to form a working party to draft proposals to change current legislation.
In 2007, the state Duma (the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia) passed a bill that
amends a clause in the national criminal code, thereby allowing stricter punishments for people
who are involved in drug counterfeiting activities. This could extend the possible sentence to 15
years. In April 2010, the Duma passed new Federal Law “On the Circulation of Pharmaceuticals.”
Among a number of other stipulations, the bill was passed to help streamline the registration
process of the domestic pharmaceutical industry in order to discouraging counterfeit production
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Table 9.6 3M Historical Sales: Revenue ($m), AGR (%), 2009-2013
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013FY Revenue ($m) 23,123 26,662 29,611 29,904 30,871Annual Growth Rate (%) 15.3 11.1 1.0 3.2
9.3 Alien Technology At a Glance
Based in California US, Alien Technologies specialises in the production of UHF RFID products for
various industries including defence, retail, logistics, transportation, consumer goods, and
pharmaceuticals. The company, which was founded in 1994, has its ‘Alien RFID Solutions Centre’
in Ohio in the US, and sales offices across the US, Europe, and Asia.
9.3.1 Alien Technology: Pharma Anti-counterfeiting Technology
Portfolio
The company’s product portfolio includes: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Integrated
Circuits (IC), tags, readers and professional services. Alien Technologies UHF RFID IC major
product line is its Gen 2 family. These products are suitable for a wide range of applications and
are powered by innovative 800-bit Higgs-3 or 512-bit Higgis-4 and antenna designs. The company
states that the Higgs-3 technology is its fifth generation IC and is currently the industries best
performing chip. The company produces Gen 2 RFID readers (Table 9.7), which are compliant with
US, European and Asian regulators. Alien Technology uses Gen 2 products, along with software
solutions from partners to help solve business problems for customers to improve productivity,
processes, security and asset tracking for closed-loop and supply chain systems. Table 9.7 shows
portfolio of Alien Technology’s RFID readers in 2014
Table 9.7 Alien Technologies: Portfolio of RFID Readers, 2014
RFID Reader Type Operating System ALR-9900+ Enterprise LinuxALR-9680 Commercial LinuxALR-9650 Commercial LinuxALH-9000/ALH-9010 Handheld-Wifi only Windows Mobile 6.5ALH-9001/ALH-9011 Handheld-advanced wireless Windows Mobile 6.6
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Ryon Packer: The opportunities are to help Pharmaceutical companies understand the pros and
cons of the various anti-counterfeiting technologies that are available, and how to apply these
technologies to mitigate their highest priority risks or address their business objectives. Because of
the regulations in place, Pharmaceutical companies have a strong motivator for companies work
with manufacturers to develop even more secure technologies. These new technologies can then
be used outside the pharmaceutical space and benefit the entire product protection market. Every
market has a segment where innovation happens to benefit the greater marketplace – for product
protection, Pharmaceutical is that innovation space. So, it is natural that when we develop a
technology for a pharmaceutical product, a derivation of that technology can be used for over-the-
counter drugs, and if it works for over-the-counter drugs, it can work for other consumer products
as well.
11.3 Interview with Dr Michael Hogan, Vice President of Life Sciences at
Applied DNA Sciences
Dr Michael Hogan is the Vice President of Life Sciences at Applied DNA Sciences. Applied DNA
Sciences is a biotechnology firm that provides DNA-based authentication and security solutions
and services. Visiongain spoke to Dr Hogan via telephone in October 2014 and thanks him for his
time and expertise.
11.3.1 Applied DNA Sciences’ Key Technologies and Strategies for
Combating Counterfeiters
Visiongain: Could you give us an insight into Applied DNA Sciences’ key technologies, especially
those geared towards combating pharmaceutical counterfeiting?
Dr Hogan: The company’s core technology is the use of small biosynthetic pieces of DNA that
were originally obtained from a plant, so they are not human DNA and they are so small that they
don’t even have a biological function. They essentially amount to a very large molecular barcode.
They contain information in them and can be used to mark any number of products, which we are
doing in other areas such as electronics and bulk commodities like plastics and textiles. The
pharmaceutical area is our most recent interest and it is a very high priority for us.
The idea is that, because the DNA is so small, we can take the ink that would become the label on
a capsule or a tablet that you would ingest and introduce the DNA mark directly into the
pharmaceutical grade ink as a physical or chemical identifier (PCID). The tablet is now marked
internally at the molecular level with these DNA molecules, which are innocuous and functionless.