PharmaSecure
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{{Infobox company
| name = PharmaSecure
| logo = PharmaSecure Logo TM.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| type = Private
| founded = 2007
| location = Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.
| industry = anti-counterfeiting
| num_employees = 25-30
| homepage =
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PharmaSecure is a U.S.-based software and technology company that provides global track-and-trace, product authentication and consumer engagement products. The company is headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, with a subsidiary operation in India, and is funded through private investment.{{cite web |title=PharmaSecure completes $4M funding round |url=http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/10/24/daily8-PharmaSecure-completes-4M-funding-round.html |accessdate=2012-11-19}}{{cite web |title=PharmaSecure seals up $2.5M in latest round |url=http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/08/15/daily25-PharmaSecure-seals-up-25M-in-latest-funding-round.html |accessdate=2012-11-19}}
History
PharmaSecure was founded by Nathan Sigworth and N. Taylor Thompson in 2007. The company was started to address the problem of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2012/02/16/pharmasecure-uses-mobile-device-and-id-codes-to-take-on-counterfeit-drug-problem/|title=PharmaSecure Uses Mobile Device And ID Codes To Take On Counterfeit Drug Problem|date=February 16, 2012|website=Forbes|access-date=2019-12-07}} The original technology provided consumers with the opportunity to verify that their medicines are authentic by using a unique identifier on the package and a cell phone.{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-244382168.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409114645/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-244382168.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2016|title=Indian start-up strikes deal to combat counterfeiting of medicine|last=Arnoldy|first=Ben|date=14 December 2010|work=Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=4 November 2012}} As of 2014, the company issued IDs to more than 1 billion medicine packs.{{cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/pharmasecure_has_issued_ids_to_a_billion_medicine_packs/prweb12043897.htm|title=PharmaSecure Has Issued IDs to a Billion Medicine Packs|date=July 26, 2014|website=PRWeb|access-date=2019-12-07}}
In July 2012, PharmaSecure became the first company to partner with the INTERPOL Global Register.{{cite web |url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3658744.ece | title = Real or fake? Just dial an Interpol registry to find out | accessdate = 2012-11-19}}