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October 2021
Michigan State University’s Axia Institute Announces the Launch of Axia Lab™
The Axia Institute of Michigan State University announced the creation of Axia Lab™, a premier research and consulting service leading the way in radio frequency identification (RFID) tagged item assessments, testing, compliance, and technical implementations.
September 2021
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.
June 2021
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.
May 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.
Joining Axia for this webinar were Namrata Jain, Group Manager, Channel Inventory Management, Genentech USA, Inc, Dr. Vedat Verter, John McConnell Endowed Chair of Business and Chairperson of the Department of Supply Chain Management at the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, and Chris Vieau, Director of Supply Chain Management, MidMichigan Health.
April 2021
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.
December 2020
Getting COVID-19 Vaccines from the Factory to the Pharmacy – A Discussion with Dr. Bahar Aliakbarian
December 2020
Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of Packaging at Michigan State University. Here, she describes the vaccine supply chains of Pfizer and Moderna, which are expected to be the two major early suppliers of the COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. She also talks about challenges in distribution and the work being done to ensure safe and systematic delivery of the vaccines.
New Research Leader Joins the Axia Institute
December 16, 2020
Michigan State University’s Axia Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Carlos A. Marino as Research Leader – Value Chain Digitization …
New Members to Join the Axia Institute Governance Board
December 17, 2020
Gary Burns, CEO of eAgile, Inc., and Gordon Krass, CEO of IntelliGuard® will join the Axia Institute’s Executive Advisory Board (EAB) …
Getting COVID-19 Vaccines from the Factory to the Pharmacy – A Discussion with Dr. Bahar Aliakbarian
December 2020
Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of Packaging at Michigan State University. Here, she describes the vaccine supply chains of Pfizer and Moderna, which are expected to be the two major early suppliers of the COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. She also talks about challenges in distribution and the work being done to ensure safe and systematic delivery of the vaccines.
New Research Leader Joins the Axia Institute
December 16, 2020
Michigan State University’s Axia Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Carlos A. Marino as Research Leader – Value Chain Digitization …
New Members to Join the Axia Institute Governance Board
December 17, 2020
Gary Burns, CEO of eAgile, Inc., and Gordon Krass, CEO of IntelliGuard® will join the Axia Institute’s Executive Advisory Board (EAB) …
November 2020
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.
October 2020
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.
Revolutionizing Patient Safety: Securing the Medical Supply Chain
About: On October 6, the Axia Institute conducted a revolutionary conference with industry professionals and keynote speaker Christopher Jerry who shared his touching story to inspire change. Available on our website are the recap videos and event summary. We look forward to continuing to inspire change and discussing industry challenges and how to overcome them.
Upcoming Events
October 29, 2021
Virtual Healthcare RFID Workshop
Join the Axia Institute and other healthcare leaders to discuss industry interests and needs regarding Electronic Product Code (EPC)-enabled Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
Date: October 29, 2021
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Previous Events
March 2020
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.