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Exploring Trust, Technology, and the Future of Connected Products — From Authentication to Smart Labels and Real-Time Consumer Engagement Powered by ForgeStop


June 3, 2026
ForgeStop and Maxim Label and Packaging are co-exhibiting at GS1 Connect 2026 — booth #601, June 9–11 in Las Vegas. One tap to unlock it all.

June 3, 2026
RAIN solves the warehouse. NFC solves the patient. One dual-frequency chip now does both on every pharma pack. 2026 is when it converges.

May 20, 2026
Europol's €240M counterfeit medicines takedown reveals the industrial counterfeit pharma brands are now competing with — not just policing.

May 1, 2026
The DataMatrix on every prescription pack already carries product data. By 2027, the same square inch will deliver four digital payloads in one tap.

April 1, 2026
EMA's March 2026 ePI roadmap sets a Q4 go-live for vaccines and oncology. Here's the compliance checklist pharma manufacturers need to act on now.

March 21, 2026
Semaglutide's patent just expired in India, unleashing 50+ generics into a market where 28% of medicines are fake. Here's why authentication matters now.

March 13, 2026
The $400 Billion Threat: Stopping Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals at Scale: See ForgeStop in action at Pharma Supply Chain & Security World 2026

February 23, 2026
NFC authentication secures the product. Dual-frequency RFID smart labels secure the entire supply chain — from batch production to warehouse to patient.

January 14, 2026
Printed smart labels embed NFC into existing pharma packaging — no new equipment needed. Learn how to deploy compliant, scalable smart labeling in 2026.