Varcode, PL Developments Form Strategic ‘Smart Tag’ Pact

Varcode, maker of digital, time- and temperature-sensitive supply chain solutions, formed a strategic partnership with PL Developments (PLD) to enhance the scale and availability of Varcode’s cold chain monitoring technology. 

PLD will assemble and apply Varcode “Smart Tags” to products onsite and inline as they roll down the assembly line. Varcode’s digital Smart Tags dynamically change based on customized time and temperature parameters, tracking product safety and efficacy throughout the supply chain.

The strategic partnership provides access to PLD’s more than 2,000 employees and more than 1 million sq. ft. of pharmaceutical facilities in the U.S., where PLD manufactures, packages, and distributes more than 300 healthcare products for pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. and around the globe.

The companies have already begun co-development and anticipate having onsite and inline capabilities available soon to support the mass distribution of cold chain required products, including Covid-19 vaccines.

“We believe this represents a significant milestone for cold chain monitoring and protection. This is an industry first, being able to apply digital time and temperature monitoring at the point of manufacturing. The implications for scale and efficiency are enormous,” said Joe Battoe, CEO of Varcode.

“PLD’s mission is to provide our customers and consumers with quality and affordable healthcare products,” said Evan Singer, president of PLD. “Varcode’s innovative and proprietary technology platform allows all stakeholders, at a fraction of the cost of alternative temperature tracking solutions, to confirm that products have been handled within required ranges throughout the supply chain.”