SICPA's Expertise Recognised at the ID Congress 2013

SICPA was recognised for its expertise and global contribution in the area of the fight against fake products affecting public health on the occasion of the ID World International Congress 2013 – “The Prime Event on Identification”.

Pierre Viaud, Senior Director Public Affairs & Government Relations at SICPA, was nominated for the Trail Blazer Award during this congress, held from 5 to 7 November 2013.

The Trail Blazer Award is assigned “to the person who is helping the ID Community envision what will happen in the coming generation”. The nomination was a recognition of “SICPA’s contribution to a multidisciplinary understanding of the global phenomenon of counterfeit medicines, the public health and economic impact and the drive to find the potential solutions through innovative technologies to identify fake and substandard drugs”.

The ID People Awards are “the world’s most highly regarded recognition of the contributions by the thought leaders, innovators and pioneering adopters that drive the modernisation of ID-related technologies, systems and policies”.

The ID World International Congress 2013 is the leading global summit on the evolving world of RFID, biometrics and smart card technologies, with over 400 experts attending from more than 50 countries. It is held under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and endorsed by the European Commission.

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