Formpipe reinforces commitment to Nordic QA Forum

Stockholm, Sweden: – Leading provider of specialized life sciences electronic quality management solutions, Formpipe, will be lead sponsor of this month’s Nordic QA Forum n Copenhagen.

Formpipe, maker of the widely used Platina QMS electronic quality management system, first attended the autumn 2012 QA Forum in Stockholm.

“We were so impressed with the organisation and value of the QA Forum that we have been happy to offer Gold Sponsorship for the autumn events, first in Stockholm and in 2013 and 2014 as the Nordic QA Forum in Copenhagen,” said Nordic Region Business Development Director at Formpipe. GxP, Dr. Marika Lundin.

Platina and SharePoint together

“We are very proud to continue to play that leading role in supporting the forum in Copenhagen,” said Ms. Lundin.

Formpipe will also be a prominent exhibitor with its purple-branded stand taking pride of place in the expo space. The Formpipe team on the stand will showcase Platina QMS, presenting Scandinavian-style lidded coffee mugs to all visitors who attend a demonstration.

“We’ll also be able to show the range of SharePoint solutions based on x-docs opened up by our recent merger with GXP in the UK,” Ms. Lundin said.

Web-based capabilities

“Together, Formpipe Platina QMS and GXP SharePoint mean we have solutions to appeal to companies of all types and sizes,” she added.

Platina QMS will also feature in a presentation by Katarina Holmström of Kemwell, describing practice and experience in working with the system in implementing a document management system.

The web-based Platina software enables easy creation, management, tracking and control of a range of standards-compliant quality related information, documents, events, records, tasks and processes, adding new levels of control and capability to SOP management, training and document control, CAPA and other key elements of quality assurance.

About Formpipe

Swedish-based Formpipe is a leading Information Technology organisation, providing Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions to companies operating within strict regulatory environments including pharmaceutical, medical device and other life science organisations. The company has more than 15 years experience in delivering solutions to more than 300 customers in the EU and North America.

Formpipe offers Platina QMS as an Electronic Quality Management System (EQMS) used to maximise both control and efficiency. The flexible web-based software enables easy creation, management, tracking and control of all quality related information, documents, events, records, tasks and processes. Platina QMS software is user friendly and ensures regulatory compliance across your entire organisation, from research and development to drug manufacturing and distribution.

Formpipe merged with UK-based GXP in May 2014 to bring the GXPi range of SharePoint-based X-docs, X-train and X-forms solutions into the Formpipe product portfolio, alongside Platina QMS, to allow the combined companies to address a much larger range and variety of client organizations in Europe and North America.More than 300 clients already use GXP’s SharePoint based products worldwide, including many leading names in the Life Science sectors.

About Nordic QA Forum 2014

QA Forum is a twice-yearly event for pharmaceutical professionals working with Quality Assurance and related issues. The Autumn 2014 conference, with linked exhibition, will take place at Copenhagen Airport Hilton hotel on November 20.

The event is hosted by Sweden’s Kompetens Institutet in partnership with the Swedish Life Science Industry Organization SwedenBio, LIF and the Medicon Valley Alliance. It is sponsored by six leading life sciences and logistics companies, led by Formpipe as Gold Sponsor for the autumn events.

The agenda for the Copenhagen QA Forum 2014 includes:

• Implementation of EU Good Distribution Practice
• Current GMP & Regulatory updates
• Compliance in transport validation
• Quality risk management

Keynote speaker is Anna Pontén-Engelhardt, Director of Quality Assurance at AstraZeneca, with other speakers including Tor Gråberg (Swedish Medical Products Agency), Annette Byrholt Hansen (Danish Health & Medicines Authority), Claus Mortensen (Norwegian Medicines Agency) Hilde Ringstad (Kemwell), Katarina Holmström (Finnish Medicines Agency) and Tony Forsberg (MHRA).

More information at http://www.nordicqaforum.com