Vaisala

Continuous Monitoring System

 Vaisala in Brief

 Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and

industrial measurement
 We serve customers in meteorology, weather critical
operations and Life sciences
 The Vaisala Group
 Employs approximately 1.350 professionals
 Has nearly 30 offices worldwide
 Net sales of 253.2 million euros (2010)
 Main markets EMEA (36%), Americas (40%), APAC (24%)
 Products used in over 140 countries

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 Meeting Regulatory compliances
FDA (Food & Drug Administration)
21 CFR Part 11

JCI (Joint Commission International)

-PC.17.10 Parts B and C

CAP(College of American Pathologists)

-CHM.12333 /CHM.12500 /CHM.24700

AABB(American Association of Blood Banks)

-ICH Q8/Q9/Q10

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 Drawing a blank on Critical Temperature
Records?

QUESTIONS ?

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 viewLinc – Continous Monitoring
System

http://www.vaisala.com/en/lifesciencehightech/systems/contin
uousmonitoringsystem/Pages/default.aspx

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Case Study – Eye Donor Center
Clinical research site
• >100 freezers & refrigerators, spread over 5 floors
• >$10 mil. of specimens per freezer
• Freezer compressor ran continuously – lost contents
• Relied on standalone monitoring and alarming
Consequence
• $10+ mil. loss
• Compromised research data
• Delayed research results
• Insurance issues
• Damage control to reputation

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Customers Rely on Vaisala
Nutritional, Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical Device rely on Vaisala
(sample):
 B.Braun Medical  Merck
 Abbott  Capsugel  Medtronic
 Agilent  Cardinal Health  McKesson
 Allergan  Centocor  National Institutes of Health
 Amgen  DPT Labs  Novartis
 Antigenics  Eli Lilly  OraSure
 Aventis Pharma  EPL Archives  Owens and Minor
 Baxter Healthcare  Genzyme  Nutrition Now- NW Natural
 Bayer  Gen Probe Products
 Biologics  GlaxoSmithKline  Pfizer
 Biomet  Johnson & Johnson  Roche Molecular
 Schering-Plough
 Seattle Genetics
 Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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Customers - Hospitals
To name a few..
Boys Town National Research Hospital
Center of Disease Control
GE Healthcare
Legacy Health System
Mass General Hospital
Methodist Hospitals
Providence Hospital
Stanford University Hospital
Retina Care Center
VA Hospitals
University of CO
University of Iowa
University of Kansas Hospital
University of Texas
University of Washington

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 Customer – Blood and Tissue Labs

 Canadian Blood Services

 Community Blood Bank
 Delta Blood Banks
 Dynavax
 Community Blood Bank
 Tissue Banks International
 TriCore Reference Labs
 Northern CA Transplant Bank
 LifeNet
 LifeSharing

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 Any Questions?

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