Life Sciences

Merit Solutions helps life science companies create and manage documents with Microsoft Azure

by | May 19, 2022 | , , ,

New document management and control solution enables internal and external collaboration while meeting the most rigorous standards in a trusted Microsoft secure cloud environment We're pleased to share that Merit GxP Documents is now available. This monthly subscription-based Software as a Service (SaaS) document management and control solution helps life science organizations follow GxP guidelines, ISO standards, and maintain FDA compliance. It can be used stand-alone or as part of the broader Merit for Life Science and Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP solution.  Merit GxP Docs offers biopharma and medical device companies a solution that is easily adopted by early-stage companies and scales to meet the needs of enterprises.Bill Burke, CEO of Merit Solutions “Working with an app that helps...

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Merit Solutions helps growing life science companies make the Right Start 

by | May 2, 2022 | , , , ,

Pre-configured ERP offering provides customers an affordable point of entry without compromising on the long-term requirements of cloud, security, compliance, scalability, and industry-leading functionality.   “Ensuring customers can start with their last ERP solution first, means not having to handcuff growth because their system doesn’t keep up with their scientific success.”  Tanja Pajic, VP of Services, Merit Solutions Merit Solutions Right Start is Microsoft Dynamics 365, Merit for Life Science, and Microsoft Azure in a single deployment, natively integrated within a secure cloud platform. Merit Solutions announced today the availability of Merit for Life Science Right Start. Designed as an embed solution to Microsoft Dynamics 365, the solution includes the financial...

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Merit Solutions expands life science quality and inventory controls with latest release of Merit for Life Science

by | Apr 21, 2022 | , , ,

Cloud-first ERP advances Microsoft Dynamics 365 to digitally enable biotech, pharma and med device operations. “We’ve received incredible feedback about the value this release brings life science customers. Because Merit for Life Science is built to reside with Microsoft Dynamics 365, customers don’t have to hassle with managing multiple updates in a validated cloud environment – it all works together, seamlessly."Paul Challinor, VP of Product, Paul Challinor. WHEATON, IL — Merit Solutions today announced the general availability of Merit for Life Science spring release which includes enhancements to quality incidents, quality audits, and materials batch management for Microsoft Dynamics 365. This release helps customers manage quality processes, streamline FDA compliance, and expand...

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Inceptor Bio selects Merit for Life Science with Microsoft Dynamics 365

by | Mar 23, 2022 | , , ,

Next-generation cell therapy developer digitally enables its operations in a cloud-first ERP solution designed specifically for Life Science. “We chose Merit because of the value their software and services will provide. Their biotech-specific software and their multi-phased implementation approach to helping new and growing organizations like us are game-changers.” Jason Lawrence, Senior Director, Finance at Inceptor Bio WHEATON, IL. MARCH 23, 2022 Merit Solutions today announced that Inceptor Bio, a company developing next-generation cell therapies for difficult-to-treat cancers, has selected Merit for Life Science with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to enable its operations digitally. This solution is deployed leveraging the security and scalability of the Microsoft Cloud to protect the...

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Five Top Reasons Digital Infrastructure Drives Biopharma Company Value

by | Nov 16, 2021 | , ,

Merit customers continually tell us that digital infrastructure is one of their major determinants of company value when they raise capital or get acquired. One Merit customer, a late clinical-stage biotech with an injectable aesthetics therapy, intimated that having Merit and Microsoft's digital infrastructure in place increased their acquisition price by $500M.  In contrast, last month, another late-stage, biotech that did not invest in necessary digital infrastructure lost $635M in enterprise value, dropping 39% in their stock price in one day. This drop came from FDA audit observations indicating a lack of control and data completeness, which caused their product not to get approved for commercial offering. (Incidentally, this was not a Merit Solutions customer.) How do you...

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Change Management and Merit Solutions: Perspectives and Practices

by | Aug 30, 2021 | , ,

You’ve been called to a meeting to kick off an ERP implementation. Executives are present, along with divisional leaders and a handful of the company’s brightest employees. The discussion kicks off with an executive who states: “Over the next 6 to 12 to 18 months, we’re going to change our current software. We’ll automate paper processes, build in protection to ensure passing FDA audits, and much more. All it will take is...” At this moment, you're not thinking about the SOPs or the warehouse handhelds. Like any great leader, you’re thinking about the impact on your people. How do you ensure that your team not only survives but thrives through the implementation of an ERP solution? Success hinges on change management as part of a well-managed project. Effective Change Management Change...

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