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SYSLOGIC INC. AWARDED NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH GRANT FOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
July 11, 2007 - SysLogic, Inc., a privately held corporation based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, was recently awarded a $100,000 phase 1 small business technology transfer grant by the National Institute of Health (NIH) for its work with the BloodCenter of Wisconsin. The grant will fund a study integrating radio frequency identification technology (RFID) into the blood-product supply chain.
RFID is a technology that stores and retrieves data using "tags" that contain small chips and antennas. Multiple tags can be read from or written to simultaneously, which is more efficient than relying on single line-of-sight barcodes at each point in processing and distribution. Passive RFID tags, used in this study, respond to radio frequency queries from RFID transceivers that write data to the tags or send information to existing computer software. RFID technology will enhance identification, tracking and condition-monitoring of blood and blood-products across the entire transfusion medicine supply chain. It will reduce production costs and blood transfusion errors by increasing efficiency and accuracy in the material handling of blood products.
Grant funds will be used to assess integration potential on the hospital-side of the blood product supply chain and identify problem points within the product flow that technology can alleviate. The grant will also finance the development of prototype software to address transfusion service processes, which will complete end-to-end assessment and prototype development for the entire blood product supply chain.
RFID technology is currently being used in many supply chains, but has not yet been widely adopted in the healthcare field. Standardized production procedures and data encoding systems make the blood product supply chain ideal for introducing RFID into the healthcare arena. Completion of this study will provide a strong foundation for the creation of transfusion medicine standards nationally and internationally.
NIH funding for technology research is uncommon and SysLogic is honored to be awarded a grant for this project. The incorporation of RFID technology into the blood product supply chain exemplifies the benefits to be gained from technology's growing influence in the healthcare industry.
SysLogic, Inc. is a leading technology development firm that delivers IT solutions in custom software, business intelligence, product development and IT strategy. SysLogic is a woman, minority-owned and 8(a) corporation that has a broad foundation and depth in the manufacturing, financial and health care industries.
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