Verayo, SkyeTek targets pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting in Africa
Verayo and SkyeTek have partnered with GLOBALPCCA, an investments and health care solutions group, to deliver an RFID authentication solution to target consumer and pharmaceutical product anti-counterfeiting in Africa.
At the request of GLOBALPCCA, SkyeTek has created RFID readers in several form factors: a small pen-sized form factor, called the PENTESTA for consumers to carry in their pocket or handbag to authenticate consumer or pharmaceutical products at the point-of-sale, and a tray-sized form factor, called the TRAYTESTA, for pharmacies to authenticate products before sale to consumers.
When the pen-sized reader is pointed to a tag on a product, or when a tagged product is placed on the tray reader, the reader uses PUF authentication protocol to identify a genuine product from a fake product, and displays a green or red light respectively.
“NAFDAC, Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, has approved GLOBALPCCA’s proposed solutions and signed a contract with GLOBALPCCA to provide a low-cost RFID-based authentication solution for Nigeria,” said Dr. Steve Ams, CEO of GLOBALPCCA.
