Boosting Paperless Pharma Manufacturing in India: Strategic Partnership of Werum IT Solutions

Boosting paperless pharma manufacturing in India: strategic partnership of Werum IT Solutions and Sarla Technologies

Werum and Sarla to partner for delivering MES projects in India / Multinationals and local pharma companies will benefit from the number one global pharma MES solution and smooth integration of the automation level

Lüneburg, Germany, September 15, 2015 – Werum IT Solutions, the world’s leading supplier of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing IT solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, and Sarla Technologies jointly announced a memorandum of understanding to partner for delivering MES projects in India. Sarla Technologies will become an official partner for Werum’s PAS-X MES throughout India providing project control and integration services.

Werum’s PAS-X MES enables pharmaceutical facilities to run manufacturing processes completely paperless at the highest level and to be compliant with international GMP guidelines and FDA regulations. The requirements of the pharma industry are directly addressed by Werum’s out-of-the-box solution without any need for expensive and time-consuming customization. Based on standard functionality and best practice content, pharma manufacturers will be able to have the number one global MES solution up and running in a very short time.

“We’re very pleased that Sarla Technologies will join us as a partner to expand our presence in India and to leverage their great experience and track record in the Indian pharma industry and also in automation and process control for projects requiring complete integration with machines and equipment”, says Lars Hornung, Senior Director Global Sales, Werum IT Solutions GmbH. “Together with Sarla Technologies we will be able to offer our best-in-class PAS-X MES package together with an optimized deployment model to our customers in India.”

Mr. Anil Mehta, CEO, Sarla Technologies, adds: “Our partnership with Werum enables multinationals and leading local pharmaceutical companies in India to gain full advantage of MES. PAS-X and Werum’s expertise along with Sarla’s Level 2 integration and automation know-how will tremendously help them to increase productivity and meet global regulatory requirements.”

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·  Lars Hornung, Senior Director Global Sales, Werum IT Solutions GmbH

·  Mr. Anil Mehta, CEO, Sarla Technologies

About Werum IT Solutions

Werum IT Solutions is the world’s leading supplier of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing IT solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Its out-of-the-box PAS-X software product is run by 17 of the world’s top 30 pharmaceutical and biotech companies but also by many mid-sized manufacturers. Werum’s manufacturing IT solutions help pharma manufacturers to increase efficiency, improve productivity, and meet regulatory requirements. Founded in 1969, the IT company employs about 420 people at its headquarters in Lüneburg, Germany, and at ten other locations in Europe, America and Asia.

Werum is part of Medipak Systems, the Pharma Systems business area of the international Körber technology group. Körber unites worldwide nearly 12,000 professionals in industry-leading companies, achieving annual earnings of more than 2.3 billion Euros. As a Medipak Systems company, Werum provides integrated IT solutions for all phases of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production – including process development, commercial production, and packaging as well as track & trace serialization.

For more information take a look at our website www.werum.com.

Contact:

Dirk Ebbecke

Director Corporate Communications

Werum IT Solutions GmbH

Wulf-Werum-Str. 3

21337 Lüneburg, Germany

Tel. +49 4131 8900-689

Fax +49 4131 8900-20

About Sarla Technolgies

Sarla Technologies is aCSIA & ISO 9001:2008 certified engineering house with presences at 10+ global locations in India, Europe, USA and the Middle East. With experience of over 15 years and a team of 250+ automation and plant IT engineers, it is the leading engineering services and software solutions provider in the field of industrial automation, manufacturing integration and intelligence, plant data analytics and manufacturing execution systems (MES) for several industries such as oil and gas, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, automotive, metals, mining, utilities, etc. It is the recent winner ofFrost & Sullivan’s “Customer Service Leadership” Award 2014 in the MES market (system integrator) in India and of SAP’s ACE Award 2014 as an implementation partner (manufacturing operations – best run).

Contact:

Manish Shah

Sarla Technologies

Board +91 22 6785 2300 / 2500 Ext 502

Direct +91 22 6785 2502

Cell +91 9324294658

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