News Release
Boosting paperless pharma manufacturing in India:
strategic partnership of Werum IT Solutions and Sarla
Technologies
Werum and Sarla to partner for delivering MES projects in India / Multinationals and
local pharma companies will benefit from the number one global pharma MES solution
and smooth integration of the automation level
Lüneburg, Germany, September 15, 2015 – Werum IT Solutions, the world’s leading
supplier of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing IT solutions for the
pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, and Sarla Technologies jointly announced
a memorandum of understanding to partner for delivering MES projects in India. Sarla
Technologies will become an official partner for Werum’s PAS-X MES throughout India
providing project control and integration services.
Werum’s PAS-X MES enables pharmaceutical facilities to run manufacturing processes
completely paperless at the highest level and to be compliant with international GMP
guidelines and FDA regulations. The requirements of the pharma industry are directly
addressed by Werum’s out-of-the-box solution without any need for expensive and timeconsuming customization. Based on standard functionality and best practice content, pharma
manufacturers will be able to have the number one global MES solution up and running in a
very short time.
“We’re very pleased that Sarla Technologies will join us as a partner to expand our presence
in India and to leverage their great experience and track record in the Indian pharma industry
and also in automation and process control for projects requiring complete integration with
machines and equipment”, says Lars Hornung, Senior Director Global Sales, Werum IT
Solutions GmbH. “Together with Sarla Technologies we will be able to offer our best-in-class
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PAS-X MES package together with an optimized deployment model to our customers in
India.”
Mr. Anil Mehta, CEO, Sarla Technologies, adds: “Our partnership with Werum enables
multinationals and leading local pharmaceutical companies in India to gain full advantage of
MES. PAS-X and Werum’s expertise along with Sarla’s Level 2 integration and automation
know-how will tremendously help them to increase productivity and meet global regulatory
requirements.”
Photos:
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Lars Hornung, Senior Director Global Sales, Werum IT Solutions GmbH
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Mr. Anil Mehta, CEO, Sarla Technologies
About Werum IT Solutions
Werum IT Solutions is the world’s leading supplier of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and
manufacturing IT solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Its out-of-the-box
PAS-X software product is run by 17 of the world’s top 30 pharmaceutical and biotech companies but
also by many mid-sized manufacturers. Werum’s manufacturing IT solutions help pharma
manufacturers to increase efficiency, improve productivity, and meet regulatory requirements.
Founded in 1969, the IT company employs about 420 people at its headquarters in Lüneburg,
Germany, and at ten other locations in Europe, America and Asia.
Werum is part of Medipak Systems, the Pharma Systems business area of the international Körber
technology group. Körber unites worldwide nearly 12,000 professionals in industry-leading companies,
achieving annual earnings of more than 2.3 billion Euros. As a Medipak Systems company, Werum
provides integrated IT solutions for all phases of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production –
including process development, commercial production, and packaging as well as track & trace
serialization.
For more information take a look at our website www.werum.com.
Contact:
Dirk Ebbecke
Director Corporate Communications
Werum IT Solutions GmbH
Wulf-Werum-Str. 3
21337 Lüneburg, Germany
Tel. +49 4131 8900-689
Fax +49 4131 8900-20
dirk.ebbecke@werum.com
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About Sarla Technolgies
Sarla Technologies is a CSIA & ISO 9001:2008 certified engineering house with presences at 10+
global locations in India, Europe, USA and the Middle East. With experience of over 15 years and a
team of 250+ automation and plant IT engineers, it is the leading engineering services and software
solutions provider in the field of industrial automation, manufacturing integration and intelligence, plant
data analytics and manufacturing execution systems (MES) for several industries such as oil and gas,
food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, automotive, metals, mining, utilities, etc. It is the recent winner
of Frost & Sullivan’s “Customer Service Leadership” Award 2014 in the MES market (system
integrator) in India and of SAP’s ACE Award 2014 as an implementation partner (manufacturing
operations – best run).
Contact:
Manish Shah
Sarla Technologies
Board +91 22 6785 2300 / 2500 Ext 502
Direct +91 22 6785 2502
Cell +91 9324294658
mshah@sarlatech.com
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