Mexico: Official Launch of the RFID blood bags

Bernay, October 23, 2014
Press Release
Mexico: Official Launch of the RFID blood bags
traceability solution designed by Biolog-id and Dometic.
On September 29th 2014, the state of Veracruz (Mexico), officially inaugurated the deployment of
the RFID blood bags traceability solution designed by Biolog-id and Dometic, in the presence of their
local partners: IL Werfen, ICTZE Group and Hemasoft – and the Secretary of Health, M. Juan Antonio
Nemi Dib. The solution provides comprehensive traceability for blood products all along the
transfusion chain, from donor to patient, by allowing data to be read and written at any step all along
the process. It also offers a real-time management of the blood products stored in refrigerated
“Smart Storage” units, as well as a complete monitoring and control of a bag’s temperature,
recorded during its lifecycle and especially during the transport and storage phases.
“I think this monitoring tool must really be welcome as, in addition to prevent the waste of blood
products, it will have a financial impact by allowing the optimization of blood bank installations and a
better use of public resources”, said the Mexican Secretary of Health, M. Juan Antonio Nemi Dib.
Then he added “that the European system for blood quality control is a cutting-edge technology for
blood storage, blood transport and for blood transfusions in general”. The Blood Transfusion Center
(CTS) director, Elidé Bravo Sarmiento, reminded that before the Biolog-id’s solution was adopted,
“11% of the blood units were lost, due to poor storage and transports conditions” and she estimated
that “this technology will allow us to save up to 7 millions of pesos per year”. In addition to the CTS, 7
regional hospitals have also been equipped with the solution in the state of Veracruz.
In France, the ‘Laboratoire français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies’ (LFB) and the
‘Etablissement français du sang’ (EFS) have already chosen the Biolog-id solution to guarantee the
RFID traceability of plasma bags for fractioning and labile blood products.
Other countries have already started, or are engaged into negotiations, to deploy the solution:
Switzerland, Italy, in Eastern Europe, Asia, USA, as well as other Mexican states and some SouthAmerican countries, amongst which Brazil.
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During this event, Jean-Claude Mongrenier wished to thank his collaborators as well as all the
partners who have contributed to this innovative solution. “This inauguration in Mexico is the launch
pad for our technology on the Latin-American market” declared the president of Biolog-id, “Our
Company now enters a new phase in its international development”.
Inauguration of the installation of
the Biolog-id solution in Veracruz
Blood Transfusion Center: refrigerated
“Smart Storage” units, equipped with RFID
About Biolog-iD:
Biolog-id is a French company pioneering in the development of global traceability solutions based
on a powerful and reliable technology: RFID. The Company has received an award in the category
“Innovation and integration maturity of the information system” during the HIT Paris 2012 event, for
their innovative traceability solution for blood products. The previous year, Biolog-id was nominated
and finalist for the award during the “IEEE International Conference on RFID” in Orlando, for their
management and traceability solution of plasma bags. Through its expertise and its numerous
international patents, Biolog-id is establishing itself as one of the leaders in the future of RFID
traceability in the health sector.
More information on: http://www.biolog-id.com
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Web : www.biolog-id.com - Email : commercial@biolog-id.com
Siège social : 27/29 rue Raffet - 75016 PARIS - FRANCE - S.A.S. au capital de 2 928 500 € - R.C.S. PARIS B 481 216 430 00019
NAF 2733Z - N° T.V.A. FR 48 481 216 430 - N°EORI FR48121643000019