SupplyScape

About SupplyScape

Founded in 2003 by Shabbir Dahod, Lucy Deus, and Peter Spellman, SupplyScape emerged as a provider of e-pedigree solutions designed to track and trace products within the pharmaceutical supply chain. The company's primary objective was to enhance supply chain collaboration and combat counterfeiting. Its core offerings included software services and business planning to protect patient safety and improve business performance through access to actionable product data and supply chain transaction insights. SupplyScape's clientele consisted of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, wholesale distributors, medical device companies, and pharmacies.

The company's product portfolio was centered around its Nexus platform, a network-based data sharing and collaboration tool that utilized Web 2.0 technologies for interoperability. This platform supported RFID standards from EPCglobal and offered solutions like E-Pedigree and the RxAuthentication Service. The RxAuthentication Service allowed pharmacies and wholesalers to verify a drug's Electronic Product Code (EPC) via a web-based service, providing a crucial layer of security against counterfeit products. Beyond its software, SupplyScape also provided strategic consulting and professional services to its clients. The business model was based on selling these software solutions and services to various stakeholders in the life sciences value chain.

Shabbir Dahod, a graduate of Boston University with a degree in Computer Science, brought a history of entrepreneurial ventures to SupplyScape, having previously founded iWant, an internet advertising application company. His experience at companies like Microsoft and his focus on the intersection of technology and business were instrumental in shaping SupplyScape's direction. Over its lifetime, the company successfully raised $25 million in funding over three rounds from investors including Pilot House Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, Bethesda Partners, and Pfizer Venture Investments. In September 2009, SupplyScape was acquired by TraceLink, a new entity formed by SupplyScape's original founders, with the goal of refocusing on traceability software and expanding product development.