PharmaSecure

PharmaSecure
Company type
Private
Founded2007
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California, United States[1]
Key people
Nakul Pasricha (CEO)[2]
ServicesSerialization; product authentication; track‑and‑trace; consumer engagement
Websitepharmasecure.com

PharmaSecure is a U.S.-based technology company specializing in serialization, product authentication, and mobile-based verification services. The company develops systems that allow consumers, regulators, and manufacturers to verify the authenticity of packaged goods and monitor supply-chain integrity.[3]

According to the company’s official corporate contact information, PharmaSecure is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.[4]

PharmaSecure also maintains operations in India, where it implements authentication and track-and-trace services for pharmaceutical and consumer-goods manufacturers.[5]

History

PharmaSecure was founded by Nathan Sigworth and N. Taylor Thompson in 2007.[6] The company was started to address the problem of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.[7] Two years later, in 2009, it began its operations in India. [8]

In 2010, PharmaSecure obtained contracts covering approximately 70 million serialization codes for Indian pharmaceutical brands.[9]

In 2011, India implemented new serialization requirements for pharmaceutical exports, and PharmaSecure was cited among companies offering compliance technologies supporting the mandate.[10]

In 2013, the company was authorized by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Nigeria to provide Mobile Authentication Service (MAS).[11]

The company joined global public health initiatives, e.g., joined Fight the Fakes Alliance in 2015 to combat counterfeit medicines.[12]

In 2016, PharmaSecure joined a global coalition of over 1,300 partners working to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes.[13] Also in 2016, a U.S. patent for product authentication technology (US9432337B2) was granted to PharmaSecure.[14]

In 2021, market reports recognized PharmaSecure as a globally significant provider of track‑and‑trace solutions, emphasizing its role in the pharmaceutical supply chain.[15]

In 2023, GS1’s global Solution Partner directory reported that PharmaSecure had helped protect close to 4 billion packages worldwide through its serialization and track-and-trace solutions.[16]

In 2024, PharmaSecure was mentioned as one of the top 31 healthtech innovators among the companies working in Africa.[17]

In 2025 PharmaSecure was listed as a Bronze partner in the GS1 Nigeria Partner Finder. According to the directory, the company “has helped protect over 8 billion packages” through its serialization and track-and-trace solutions.[18]

Operations and services

PharmaSecure offers serialization, product authentication, consumer-engagement solutions, and mobile verification services for pharmaceutical and fast-moving consumer goods. According to GS1, PharmaSecure provides hardware and software-based track-and-trace and brand protection solutions and is listed as a GS1 Healthcare Solution Partner. Its coded products are distributed in over 50 countries. [19]

References

  1. ^ "PharmaSecure – Company Profile". PitchBook. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Nakul Pasricha – Chief Executive Officer at PharmaSecure". Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ "PharmaSecure Uses Mobile Device and ID Codes to Take on Counterfeit Drug Problem". Forbes. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. ^ "PharmaSecure – Company Profile". PitchBook. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. ^ "PharmaSecure". GS1 Solution Providers Directory. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ^ Provost, Claire (9 May 2013). "Source code: PharmaSecure goes mobile in battle against fake drugs". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ^ "PharmaSecure Uses Mobile Device and ID Codes to Take on Counterfeit Drug Problem". Forbes. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  8. ^ "PharmaSecure Product Authentication Services India Private Limited – Company Information". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Unichem Laboratories to secure its products against counterfeiting by deploying 70 million serialization codes". FiercePharma. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Meeting India's mandate for serialisation". Manufacturing Chemist. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Anti‑counterfeiting technology: NAFDAC enlists PharmaSecure, UBQT". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  12. ^ "PharmaSecure joins as partner of Fight the Fakes". Fight the Fakes. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  13. ^ "PharmaSecure joins group of 1,300 partners working to transform the fight against tuberculosis". PRWeb. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  14. ^ "System and method for generating and managing product authentication codes – US9432337B2". Google Patents. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Track and Trace Solutions Market 2021". PharmiWeb. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  16. ^ "PharmaSecure – GS1 Solution Partner". GS1. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Leading Innovations Enabling Health Product Access in Africa". Salient Advisory. July 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Partner Finder – GS1 Nigeria". GS1 Nigeria. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  19. ^ "PharmaSecure – GS1 Solution Partner". GS1. Retrieved 3 December 2025.

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