Individualized Medicine Platform for Chain of Custody Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing personalized medicine supply chain faces logistical challenges, scheduling inefficiencies, and stakeholder coordination issues, leading to difficulties in maintaining chain of identity and custody of materials and products, which are not adequately addressed by current technologies.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method utilizing an individualized medicine system interfaced with a blockchain to manage and analyze data along the supply chain, including operations for scheduling, tracking, and ensuring chain of identity and custody, facilitated by modules for supply chain optimization, custody & identification, system integrations, and analytics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex chain of processes is used to generate personalized therapeutics, then treatment customization is improved, but logistical coordination and tracking become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The supply chain is divided into distinct modules: sample collection centers, manufacturing facilities, courier services, and infusion centers. Each module operates semi-independently with standardized interfaces, allowing personalized treatment customization while simplifying coordination through modular management.
Solution Approach 2:
A blockchain-based tracking system acts as an intermediary layer that records and verifies chain of custody and chain of identity across all supply chain participants. This mediator enables coordinated operation of complex modules without requiring direct communication between all stakeholders.
2Ease of operation
If multiple stakeholders coordinate activities manually, then flexibility in operations is maintained, but chain of identity and custody tracking becomes inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback loops where each stakeholder's actions are recorded on the blockchain and immediately visible to relevant parties. This provides real-time verification of chain of custody while maintaining operational flexibility through automated notifications and status updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain serves as a neutral intermediary that all stakeholders trust equally, recording chain of identity and custody information immutably. This eliminates disputes about data reliability while allowing each stakeholder to maintain their operational independence and flexibility.
3Productivity
If manufacturing facility capacity is not communicated efficiently, then production capacity utilization is reduced, but scheduling coordination becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The blockchain platform serves multiple functions simultaneously: it tracks chain of custody, manages scheduling appointments, communicates manufacturing capacity, and coordinates courier logistics. This multi-functional system improves productivity across all operations without requiring separate complex coordination mechanisms for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automated capacity matching where the blockchain smart contracts automatically identify suitable manufacturing facilities based on capacity availability and sample requirements. This self-service mechanism improves capacity utilization without requiring manual scheduling coordination between all parties.
Data Source
AI summary
The subject disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for executing operations related to procurement of individualized medicine therapies. Also disclosed are embodiments systems, methods, and devices for accessing a wide range of individualized medicine platform modules. Furthermore, disclosed herein are individualized medicine platform systems, methods and devices communicatively coupled to blockchain computing systems comprising several nodes. The disclosed systems, methods, and devices also generate chain of custody and chain of identity event data.