News
New Director of Research & Development
Michigan State University’s Axia Institute Lead Researcher, Bahar Aliakbarian, Ph.D., has been promoted to Director of Research & Development.
Comments on the FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act, an important area of focus for our Institute
Read more about our proposed collaborative approach for helping secure the supply chain for prescription drugs using interoperable GS1 standards.
Meet Our 2021 Intern Class
Join us in welcoming the Axia Institute’s 2021 Intern class! We cannot wait to see what they accomplish throughout the course of this internship. Learn more about Satwik, Drew, Sadana and Nate in our most recent blog post.
New Axia Executive Director Named
John Hatfield has been appointed the new Executive Director of The Axia Institute, replacing Dr. Charles Hasemann, who has served as Interim Executive Director since January 2021.
Exploring Supply Chain Management Strategies – Event Recap
On May 19, the Axia Institute hosted its third Revolutionizing Patient Safety webinar titled Exploring Supply Chain Management Strategies with a Patient-Centric Approach.
Patient Safety: Exploring Supply Chain Management Strategies – Webinar
May 19, 2021
About: During the 3rd installment of our Revolutionizing Patient Safety Webinar series, we will discuss different supply chain management strategies…
Revolutionizing Patient Safety Webinar Series: Event Recap
Revolutionizing Patient Safety Webinar Series: Event Recap
On April 14, the Axia Institute hosted its second Revolutionizing Patient Safety webinar titled The Patient-Centric Supply Chain for Prescription Drugs.
Joining Axia for this webinar were Ghasda Ashkar, Pharm. D., Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, UCLA Health, and Jillian Foster, Pharm. D., Pharmacy Service Line Administrator, Baptist Memorial Health Care.
Axia Institute Research Leader Dr. Bahar Aliakbarian moderated the session along with Mark Karhoff, Principal at Ten Count Consulting. During the webinar our pharmacy participants shared their perspectives on the patient-centric supply chain while sharing their challenges and opportunities for improvement.
Slides from this session are available for download, as is the Zoom replay.
Patient-Centric Supply Chain Webinar
April 14, 2021
About: The Axia Institute is hosting a webinar on the transformation to the Patient-Centric Supply Chain for Prescription Drugs….
Bahar Aliakbarian Presents at the Midland Business Alliance
March 16, 2020
Dr. Bahar Aliakbarian of the Axia Institute recently presented at the Midland Business Alliance’s February Issues and Answers session. The event, Employers’ Update on the Opioid Crisis featured a panel of professionals from the medical field, health agencies and academia. The panel addressed workplace challenges caused by the opioid crisis and outlined strategies for managing these risks.
The Axia Institute Hosts Global Logistics Forum
March 26, 2020
The Axia Institute recently hosted Bridging the Gap: Establishing a Global Logistics Community to Jointly Address Common Challenges. The goal of the event was to help Axia and its partners begin thinking about ways to address shipping challenges across the global supply chain.
Industry Leaders Featured at Revolutionizing Patient Safety: Securing the Medication Supply Chain Virtual Conference
October 2020
On October 6, 2020, the Axia Institute hosted a virtual industry-focused event on the critical value chain to secure the supply chain for prescription medication. Revolutionizing Patient Safety: Securing the Medication Supply Chain provided a relevant forum for the important issue of patient safety and brought together industry professionals to discuss this important challenge. The Axia Institute would like to thank its sponsors including the Council of Pharmacy Executives and Suppliers (CPES), the Council of Supply Chain Executives (CSCE), eAgile, Fresenius Kabi, GS1, and IntelliGuard for helping underwrite this important event.
Ten Count Consulting Joins the Axia Institute
November 2, 2020
Michigan State University’s Axia Institute is pleased to announce that Chicago-based Ten Count Consulting, LLC has joined the Axia Institute as a General Member.