An app to check the authenticity of medicines - Geeko

The number of children who die as a result of taking falsified medicine is estimated between 72,000 and 169,000 per year according to the WHO. Falsified medicines represent up to 10% of the medicines sold in certain markets. Meditect hopes to halt the growth in the traffic of these falsified medicines, "by strengthening the legal circuit and the role of pharmacists".

An application for pharmacists, laboratories and patients

Meditect's solution, which takes the form of an application, is based on "serialization applied to exported drugs". The serialization of drugs is a “box traceability” system. A unique code is indicated on each box of medication, so that you can verify its authenticity. The application is intended for patients, pharmacists and pharmaceutical laboratories.

There is Meditect Pro, which is for pharmacists in the Meditect network. They scan the boxes of drugs from their stock using the QR code on the box to verify the authenticity of the products. With Meditect Patient, consumers who visit a partner pharmacy can scan their products to verify that they are not tampered with. If the drug is certified, the patient can also find the instructions for use in the application to take his treatment correctly. Finally, Meditect Lab takes the form of a dashboard for pharmaceutical laboratories. With "unpublished data" intended to identify illegal activities.

1.5 million euros in fundraising

"For now we are in Ivory Coast, it is really the first country on which we act", explains Meditect. The organization has 15 employees spread across France and Côte d'Ivoire. Meditect wants to offer its service in Senegal and Cameroon. Service is expected to arrive in these two countries shortly. "As soon as we hope," adds the organization.

The French start-up based in Bordeaux closes a fundraiser from LBO France and its Digital Health 2 fund. “After a first round in 2019 with business angels, the BPI Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region ", Emphasizes Meditect. In total, the startup collected nearly 1.5 million euros. A sum that will help recruit new people and ensure deployment in Senegal and Cameroon.

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  • Start-up
  • Ivory Coast
  • Application
  • Counterfeiting
  • Drug
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • High-Tech
  • Health
  • Pharmacy