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NDC Distributors Earns Gateway Certified™ EPCIS Verify™ Accreditation 

Posted by bryan hanley On April 22, 2025 at 3:28 pm | Comments Closed

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Lexington, MA, April 22, 2025 – Gateway Checker, the industry’s leading independent GS1 Conformance Testing Service, is excited to announce NDC Distributors, an independently owned generic pharmaceutical wholesaler based out of Cranbury, New Jersey, has successfully attained Gateway Certified™ EPCIS Verify™ accreditation. 

EPCIS is a GS1 Standard that enables supply chain partners to capture event information about supply chain events (e.g., shipped, received, etc.), and to share that information with their trading partners securely and in near real-time. EPCIS is the only recognized standard by the pharmaceutical industry and recommended by the FDA to enable DSCSA enhanced traceability compliance. 

Gateway Checker EPCIS Verify™ provides cloud-based, portal access to EPCIS Conformance Testing, where outbound EPCIS files are loaded, files evaluated, evaluation reports generated, and results retained. Gateway’s GS1 DSCSA EPCIS Conformance Testing Service comprehensively tests, evaluates, and validates conformance to standards. EPCIS file form, structure, content, and selected outbound GS1 Pharmaceutical Traceability Scenario (PTS) are unambiguously assessed. 

“Working with Gateway Checker has been a very seamless process,” says Mark Grant, Systems Analyst at NDC Distributors. “Gateway Checker’s internal verification process makes it easy to identify any files with EPCIS exceptions, and their team is always ready to step in and communicate issues with our vendors. We are truly very happy to have Gateway Checker as our EPCIS partner.” 

Transactions that successfully meet Gateway Checker EPCIS Verify™ testing requirements are eligible to become Gateway Certified™. When a transaction is Gateway Certified™, trade partners can be confident their data meets industry and regulatory (DSCSA) standards, helping ensure integrity across the entire supply chain.  

After successfully meeting strict conformance requirements, NDC Distributors achieved certification for a wholesaler to dispenser pharmaceutical traceability scenario, incorporating a single purchase order and aggregation. NDC Distributor’s Gateway Certification demonstrates their commitment to DSCSA conformance, supply chain integrity, and patient safety. 

“The Gateway Certified™ seal exemplifies a steadfast commitment to meeting full DSCSA requirements. In earning the seal, NDC Distributors’ trade partners can be confident the data they receive is both accurate, compliant with DSCSA regulations, and conforms to GS1 application standards,” says Gary Lerner, Founder and President of Gateway Checker. “ 

As the end of the stabilization period approaches quickly, we encourage manufacturers, distributors, and 3PLs to get certified by the only independent, GS1-certified conformance testing service available today.”

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About Gateway Checker:  

Gateway Checker™ is a Software as a Service platform that facilitates product traceability, DSCSA compliance, and unambiguously verifies the interoperability readiness of serialized pharmaceutical transaction records. Drug manufacturers, repackagers, and distributors can quickly and continuously test, validate, and certify adherence to GS1 US Rx EPCIS and VRS product verification application standards. Gateway Checker is certified by the GS1 US RX EPCIS Testing Service Certification Program and is owned and operated by the Gateway Checker Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of BrandSure, LLC. 

Movilitas.Cloud Earns Gateway Certified™ Accreditation for VRS Solution

Posted by bryan hanley On March 14, 2025 at 2:43 pm | Comments Closed

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Movilitas.Cloud: VRS Verify™ Accreditation

Lexington, MA, March 14, 2025 – Gateway Checker, the industry’s leading independent GS1 Conformance Testing Service, today announced Movilitas.Cloud, as part of Engineering Industries eXcellence, has become the first product verification solution provider to successfully attain both Level 1 and Level 2 Gateway Certified™ VRS Verify™ accreditation.

The FDA Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requires Pharmaceutical trade partners to have systems to facilitate saleable returns verification. In response to regulation, the Verification Router Service (VRS) was developed by the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), aiming to automate verification requests and achieve near real-time responses.

With VRS systems, authorized pharmaceutical trading partners can confirm that the unique set of product information (lot number, expiration date, trade identifier, and serial number) assigned to a drug matches the information recorded by the manufacturer.

Successful system-to-system interoperability requires extensive testing and validation, and the cooperation and resource commitment of competitive systems. Up until now, VRS testing results are typically self-executed and reported by the solution provider, a tedious and often inaccurate approach to testing and validation. Gateway Checker developed an independent, unbiased VRS conformance testing platform, VRS Verify™, that quickly, robustly and reliably executes VRS test scenarios.

Demonstrating a commitment to supply chain integrity and DSCSA compliance, Movilitas.Cloud has become the first DSCSA solution provider to be awarded Gateway Certified VRS Verify™ accreditation.

“Gateway Checker has always been heavily involved in the development of the VRS standards and builds tools to measure the health of this multivendor platform,” said Marc Blekkink, Founder and Managing Director of Movilitas.Cloud. “We are very pleased that an independent organization has begun certifying these solutions, allowing the market to select a trusted partner for DSCSA verification requirements.”

Next Steps

  • For more information on VRS Verify™ and to receive a free product verification assessment, please complete the form at this link.
  • To check out Gateway Checker’s other suite of services designed for DSCSA Compliance, click this link.
  • To read the full press release from Movilitas.Cloud, click this link.
  • Media Contact: Gary Lerner – glerner@nullgatewaychecker.com

About Gateway Checker

Gateway Checker™ is a Software as a Service platform that facilitates product traceability, DSCSA compliance, and unambiguously verifies the interoperability readiness of serialized pharmaceutical transaction records. Drug manufacturers, repackagers, and distributors can quickly and continuously test, validate, and certify adherence to GS1 US Rx EPCIS and VRS product verification application standards. Gateway Checker is certified by the GS1 US RX EPCIS Testing Service Certification Program and is owned and operated by the Gateway Checker Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BrandSure, LLC.