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17 June 2019Americas

FDA selects Merck, IBM, KPMG and Walmart for blockchain pilot

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Merck & Co, IBM, KPMG, and Walmart to form a pilot project aimed at evaluating the use of blockchain to protect pharmaceutical product integrity.

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