Close
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Latest News

      Companies Adopt New Biopharma Digital Identity Standards

      By
      Stacy Lawrence
      -
      April 19, 2006
      Share
      Facebook
      Twitter
      Linkedin

        eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More.

        With massive quantities of highly sensitive information making its way through a number of different companies, business units and regulatory agencies, biopharmaceutical companies need a very high bar for the digital identification of individuals and the verification of signatures.

        Recently, the SAFE-BioPharma Association, an industry initiative launched in 2005 and sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association, announced that it has delivered digital identity and signature standards that have already been adopted by two companies.

        Johnson & Johnson can now provide SAFE-compliant digital identity credentials for use in authentication and digital signature services across its companies.

        Similarly, Cybertrusts customers who are members of SAFE-BioPharma Association can use the SAFE-compliant digital identity in a range of business-to-business and business-to-regulator transactions over the Internet.

        “Johnson & Johnson understands the growing business need to exchange sensitive information over the Internet between many disparate entities and information systems,” says Gary Secrest, director of Johnson & Johnson information security and chairman of the SAFE-BioPharma Association.

        “We have cross certified with SAFE in order to take full advantage of a standards-based digital credential capability and to enhance our ability to move to more paperless business processes,” Secrest said.

        The signatures are designed to be legally binding and regulatory compliant, meeting 21 CFR Part 11 requirements for electronic signatures and signed electronic records.

        The FDA accepts SAFE-enabled digital signatures for legally binding documents and regulatory submissions. Each time a SAFE signature is used, it uniquely identifies the signer and creates a permanent date and time record of its use.

        /zimages/1/28571.gifHealth IT gets a hand from the government. Click here to read more.

        Identity credentialing and managing, retrieving and storing paper documents add significant cost to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.

        SAFE-Biopharma estimates that more than $1 billion is spent annually for identity credentialing in both industries.

        In addition, SAFE-Biopharma notes that paper documentation contributes to as much as 40 percent ($9 billion in the United States alone) of all pharmaceutical research and development cost and to as much as 30 percent of all healthcare delivery cost.

        The SAFE-BioPharma Association said it provides a mechanism to reduce these costs and realize efficiencies through the migration from paper to electronic documents.

        /zimages/1/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, views and analysis of technologys impact on health care.

        Stacy Lawrence
        Stacy Lawrence is co-editor of CIOInsight.com's Health Care Center. Lawrence has covered IT and the life sciences for various publications, including Business 2.0, Red Herring, The Industry Standard and Nature Biotechnology. Before becoming a journalist, Lawrence attended New York University and continued on in the sociology doctoral program at UC Berkeley.
        Get the Free Newsletter!
        Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis
        This email address is invalid.
        Get the Free Newsletter!
        Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis
        This email address is invalid.

        MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

        Latest News

        Zeus Kerravala on Networking: Multicloud, 5G, and...

        James Maguire - December 16, 2022 0
        I spoke with Zeus Kerravala, industry analyst at ZK Research, about the rapid changes in enterprise networking, as tech advances and digital transformation prompt...
        Read more
        Applications

        Datadog President Amit Agarwal on Trends in...

        James Maguire - November 11, 2022 0
        I spoke with Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog, about infrastructure observability, from current trends to key challenges to the future of this rapidly growing...
        Read more
        Cloud

        IGEL CEO Jed Ayres on Edge and...

        James Maguire - June 14, 2022 0
        I spoke with Jed Ayres, CEO of IGEL, about the endpoint sector, and an open source OS for the cloud; we also spoke about...
        Read more
        Applications

        Kyndryl’s Nicolas Sekkaki on Handling AI and...

        James Maguire - November 9, 2022 0
        I spoke with Nicolas Sekkaki, Group Practice Leader for Applications, Data and AI at Kyndryl, about how companies can boost both their AI and...
        Read more
        IT Management

        Intuit’s Nhung Ho on AI for the...

        James Maguire - May 13, 2022 0
        I spoke with Nhung Ho, Vice President of AI at Intuit, about adoption of AI in the small and medium-sized business market, and how...
        Read more
        Logo

        eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

        Facebook
        Linkedin
        RSS
        Twitter
        Youtube

        Advertisers

        Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

        Advertise with Us

        Menu

        • About eWeek
        • Subscribe to our Newsletter
        • Latest News

        Our Brands

        • Privacy Policy
        • Terms
        • About
        • Contact
        • Advertise
        • Sitemap
        • California – Do Not Sell My Information

        Property of TechnologyAdvice.
        © 2022 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

        Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

        ×