HCL launches ELM app for pharma

MUMBAI: Leading IT services provider HCL Technologies Ltd on Thursday announced the launch of its web-based application 'Equipment Log Manager', designed to cater to the pharmaceutical industry.

In a filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange, the New Delhi based company said it had launched Equipment Log Manager for pharmaceutical manufacturers that are required to comply with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) guidelines mandated by FDA.

To comply with cGMP regulations, manufacturers are required to maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) that detail every step of a drug's manufacturing process.

"Our ELM application will help Indian pharmaceutical companies that are aiming for GMP compliance. The application is part of HCL's evolutionary software development approach, which initially addresses the cGMP subpart dealing with equipment," Company's Head - Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice Pradep Nair said.

The ELM web-based application specifically deals with the requirements related to the Equipment Cleaning and Usage Log for all major equipments. It also helps to assign and operate tasks, manage users products, equipments, SOP activities and batches under production.