# Ankhero > Independent pharmaceutical serialisation and compliance consulting. 25+ years advising manufacturers, marketing authorisation holders and CMOs across EU FMD, DSCSA and global serialisation mandates — with no platform of our own to sell. Ankhero advises, enables and connects pharmaceutical organisations across the EU, US, Middle East and CIS markets. The company is vendor-neutral: it sells consulting and a set of platform-independent tools, not a serialisation platform, so its recommendations are not shaped by an ecosystem it needs you to adopt. The site is published in English (canonical, no path prefix) plus fr, de, es, it, pl, pt, nl, ro, cs and ar under a locale prefix. The English URLs below are canonical. ## Pages - [Ankhero — Independent pharmaceutical serialisation & compliance consulting](https://ankhero.com): Who Ankhero is: 25+ years advising pharmaceutical manufacturers, MAHs and CMOs on EU FMD, DSCSA and global serialisation mandates, independently of any platform vendor. - [Serialisation consulting](https://ankhero.com/serialisation): Roadmap development, compliance assessment, risk analysis and serialisation operations across EU FMD, US DSCSA, MEA and CIS markets. - [Serialisation software](https://ankhero.com/software): Vendor-neutral tools: EU FMD Alert Manager (EMVS alert triage), DASH (DSCSA Level 4 operations), EXODUS (platform migration), TraceHub (global track & trace) and Verified by GS1. - [Partner ecosystem](https://ankhero.com/community): The partner network Ankhero connects clients into, and how the ecosystem is assembled. - [Points of View](https://ankhero.com/points-of-view): Articles and podcast episodes on serialisation practice, vendor lock-in and compliance programmes. - [Contact](https://ankhero.com/contact): Request a free serialisation compliance assessment. ## Points of View - [Is TraceLink a Sinking Ship?](https://ankhero.com/llms/points-of-view/tracelink-sinking-ship.md) (POINTS OF VIEW, 2025-04-10): A candid look at platform lock-in, pricing, and what mid-market pharma should weigh before committing. HTML version: https://ankhero.com/points-of-view/tracelink-sinking-ship - [Saying the Quiet Things Out Loud](https://ankhero.com/llms/points-of-view/saying-quiet-things-out-loud.md) (POINTS OF VIEW, 2025-02-18): The uncomfortable truths about serialisation programmes that vendors would rather you didn't hear. HTML version: https://ankhero.com/points-of-view/saying-quiet-things-out-loud - [Decommissioned — The Serialisation Podcast](https://ankhero.com/llms/points-of-view/decommissioned-podcast.md) (PODCAST, 2024-11-01): Honest conversations with the people who actually run serialisation operations day to day. HTML version: https://ankhero.com/points-of-view/decommissioned-podcast ## Frequently asked questions ### What does Ankhero do? Ankhero is an independent pharmaceutical serialisation and compliance consultancy. With 25+ years of experience, it helps pharmaceutical manufacturers, marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) and contract manufacturers (CMOs) navigate EU FMD, DSCSA and global serialisation mandates — advising on roadmap development, compliance assessment, risk analysis and day-to-day serialisation operations. ### Which serialisation regulations and markets does Ankhero cover? Four regulatory blocks. EU FMD: system selection, NMVO onboarding and alert management across the European Medicines Verification System. US DSCSA: T3 data management, trading-partner integration and interoperability guidance for manufacturers and distributors. MEA: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE and beyond. CIS: national system compliance across Russia, Kazakhstan and the wider CIS region. ### Is Ankhero tied to a particular serialisation platform or vendor? No. Ankhero is vendor-neutral and is not tied to a single system or provider. Most advisers in this space also have serialisation software to sell, which shapes their recommendations. Ankhero's role is to help clients choose the right solutions for their situation and integrate cleanly across their existing ecosystem, avoiding unnecessary complexity and vendor lock-in. ### What is included in Ankhero's free serialisation assessment? Ankhero maps your compliance gap, recommends the right approach for your situation, and gives you a clear path forward. There is no obligation and no sales cycle — the conversation is with a serialisation expert, not a junior consultant. ### Who is Ankhero's serialisation consulting for? Pharmaceutical manufacturers, marketing authorisation holders and contract manufacturing organisations that carry serialisation obligations across the EU, US, Middle East and other regulated markets — particularly organisations juggling multiple regulatory frameworks, disconnected systems and partners, and ongoing compliance risk. ### What serialisation software does Ankhero provide? Five tools: EU FMD Alert Manager for triaging and resolving EMVS alerts; DASH for Level 4 DSCSA operations; EXODUS for migrating serialisation data between platforms; TraceHub, a global track & trace network built on GS1/EPCIS; and Verified by GS1 for product verification at the source. ### Do Ankhero's tools require replacing our existing serialisation platform? No. The tools work independently of your serialisation platform — no lock-in and no ecosystem dependency. They are built by practitioners to solve the problems platform vendors' own software leaves behind: alert overload, platform migrations and Tier 2 data chaos. ### What does the EU FMD Alert Manager do? It automatically triages, categorises and resolves FMD/EMVS alerts at scale, turning alert fatigue into a controlled, auditable workflow. It offers full EMVS alert integration, automated triage and prioritisation, resolution tracking, compliance reporting and an audit trail. ### What is DASH? DASH is an operational cockpit for Level 4 serialisation operations — master data, batch oversight and exception handling in one place. It covers DSCSA 2023 requirements for US wholesalers including verification, traceability and interoperability, authorised trading partner (ATP) management, Tier 2 connections and reporting. ### How do you migrate serialisation data off an existing platform? EXODUS migrates historical serialisation data and operations to a new system without the cost, risk and downtime of a rip-and-replace. It is technology-agnostic, supports standard DSCSA events, GS1 EPCIS and all major platform formats, and produces audit-ready output with zero data loss. ### What is TraceHub? TraceHub is a global track & trace network providing traceable connections to manufacturers, trading partners, CMOs and CROs across geographies, starting from GS1/EPCIS standards. ## Machine-readable endpoints - [sitemap.xml](https://ankhero.com/sitemap.xml): every page in every locale, with hreflang annotations. - [rss.xml](https://ankhero.com/rss.xml): Points of View feed. - [robots.txt](https://ankhero.com/robots.txt): crawl policy. All major AI crawlers are explicitly allowed. ## Contact Email karolina@ankhero.com, or use https://ankhero.com/contact to request a free serialisation compliance assessment.