TrueMed – Add Nothing, Protect Anything
Counterfeiting is over a trillion-dollar market annually. Earnings are made by criminals instead of brand owners. Counterfeit medicine is responsible for the deaths of over a million people every year. Monetary loss for societies when combined with all the side impacts is calculated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
TrueMed is the first counterfeit detection system in the world that does not add anything to the product or product package. Our solution is for professionals and consumers. It works on a smartphone without any extra hardware.
We are looking for Full Stack Developers to help save lives and fight against this global problem.
With TrueMed, you have an opportunity to make the world safer. Together with brands, governments and consumers we can eliminate illicit goods and counterfeits from the supply chains.
Our customers are the biggest pharmaceutical companies and leading government agencies in the world.
Job brief
TrueMed is growing and needs more smart people to lead the charge in developing our web platform. This position will introduce you to the existing TrueMed stack with a long-term goal of graduating you to the lead developer of the stack.
We require strong proficiency in the following:
- Javascript
- Python
Good grasp of project management and productivity tools:
- Jira
- Git
- Confluence
Experience with the following is a significant plus
- Project management
- Material design
- Vue.js
- Flask
- SQLAlchemy
- AWS (EC2, CodeDeploy, SQS, SNS, Fargate, CDK, CloudFormation)
What we offer you
A competitive salary with benefits and a supportive working community. All our employees are owners of the company. This opportunity is also available to you.
You can work at our offices in Espoo and Palo Alto or remotely if you prefer that.
Employee benefits includes
- Employee stock option plan
- High quality healthcare
- Phone and internet connection
- Flexible and agreeable working location (hybrid)
- Tools preferred and required (computer, mobile phone etc.)
- Relocation assistance
Join us and apply
To apply please send your CV to the email below by March 31st 2023.
For further information, please contact COO Oskari Heikel, +358 50 5916085, oskari.heikel@truemedinc.com.
About TrueMed
TrueMed is the world’s first non-additive product protection solution for instantly detecting counterfeit products, globally. Our mission is to save lives, societies, and revenue. TrueMed is also the first counterfeit detection solution that can identify counterfeit packages, bottles, pills and other objects by using proprietary Artificial Intelligence algorithms through a powerful software-based platform. TrueMed enables every mobile phone to be a powerful counterfeit scanner. TrueMed was founded in 2019 and is based in Espoo, Finland and is also located in Palo Alto, California, US. Read more at truemedinc.com
TrueMed – Add Nothing, Protect Anything
Counterfeiting is over a trillion-dollar market annually. Earnings are made by criminals instead of brand owners. Counterfeit medicine is responsible for the deaths of over a million people every year. Monetary loss for societies when combined with all the side impacts is calculated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
TrueMed is the first counterfeit detection system in the world that does not add anything to the product or product package. Our solution is for professionals and consumers. It works on a smartphone without any extra hardware.
We are looking for Senior Cloud Engineers to help save lives and fight against this global problem.
With TrueMed, you have an opportunity to make the world safer. Together with brands, governments and consumers we can eliminate illicit goods and counterfeits from the supply chains.
Our customers are the biggest pharmaceutical companies and leading government agencies in the world.
Job brief
We are currently hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our engineering team to build and maintain a secure and robust cloud-based infrastructure.
Senior Cloud Engineer responsibilities include:
- Designing, building and managing highly secure, scalable and available architectures
- Configuring cloud infrastructure components
- Creating the applications and databases that perform on the cloud
- Monitoring cloud management and data storage services
- Stay current with latest developments in the field
- Extend and improve existing software and frameworks
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role
- Proficiency with AWS services and infrastructure.
- Experience in Automating Infrastructure deployment
- Experience with DevOps
- Understanding of data structures, data modelling and software architecture
- Programming languages:
Python, JavaScript - Database proficiency:
MySQL, elasticsearch as plus - OS and server management:
Linux, Windows - Cloud:
AWS
Cloud architecture
S3, EC2, ECS, Lambda, EKS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, Billing management and cost optimization, EFS, RDS - Cloud orchestration:
CDK, CloudFormation - CI/CD:
Bitbucket + codepipeline
Jenkins or other tools as a plus - Others:
Data analysis
Data modelling
Data Reconciliation
System security and ability to work with multiple compliancy needs - Ability to work in a team
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
What we offer you
A competitive salary with benefits and a supportive working community. All our employees are owners of the company. This opportunity is also available to you.
You can work at our offices in Espoo and Palo Alto or remotely if you prefer that.
Employee benefits includes
- Employee stock option plan
- High quality healthcare
- Phone and internet connection
- Flexible and agreeable working location (hybrid)
- Tools preferred and required (computer, mobile phone etc.)
- Relocation assistance
Join us and apply
To apply please send your CV to the email below by December 31st 2022.
For further information, please contact COO Oskari Heikel, +358 50 5916085, oskari.heikel@truemedinc.com.
About TrueMed
TrueMed is the world’s first non-additive product protection solution for instantly detecting counterfeit products, globally. Our mission is to save lives, societies, and revenue. TrueMed is also the first counterfeit detection solution that can identify counterfeit packages, bottles, pills and other objects by using proprietary Artificial Intelligence algorithms through a powerful software-based platform. TrueMed enables every mobile phone to be a powerful counterfeit scanner. TrueMed was founded in 2019 and is based in Espoo, Finland and is also located in Palo Alto, California, US. Read more at truemedinc.com
We’re thrilled to announce that Gartner has named TrueMed a “Cool Vendor” in its prestigious report, Cool Vendors in AI Governance and Responsible AI. This recognition highlights our innovative approach to counterfeit detection through AI, reinforcing our commitment to advancing responsible AI practices. As counterfeit goods continue to proliferate globally, TrueMed’s selection underlines the urgent need for reliable, AI-driven solutions to protect industries and consumers alike.
Why TrueMed?
With counterfeit goods making up over 5% of global trade, the impact on consumer safety, brand integrity, and market trust is profound. TrueMed’s AI platform offers a highly accessible, cost-efficient method for detecting and investigating counterfeit products across multiple sectors, including pharmaceuticals, electronics, and cosmetics. What sets TrueMed apart is our mobile-based TrueMed Scanner, turning any smartphone into a powerful counterfeit detection tool without the need for specialized equipment. This accessibility is particularly beneficial for small and midsize businesses that previously lacked the resources for advanced counterfeit detection.
Addressing Counterfeits with AI Innovation
At TrueMed, we believe that effective counterfeit detection must be both proactive and scalable. Our technology not only identifies counterfeit items but also tracks and analyzes patterns to uncover the root causes and sources of these illicit products. This broader analysis empowers manufacturers, distributors, and even law enforcement agencies to respond to the counterfeit threat with actionable insights.
Our inclusion in Gartner’s report reaffirms that AI’s potential to address counterfeit goods is not just a technological feat but a societal responsibility. As we expand our reach, we’re driven by the goal of reducing counterfeit products and fostering a safer marketplace.
The Road Ahead
Gartner’s selection is a significant milestone for TrueMed, as it validates our approach to responsible AI and highlights the importance of governance in the field. We’re dedicated to continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring that our platform evolves with the growing needs of our clients and industry trends.
Thank you to Gartner for recognizing TrueMed, and to our partners and clients who inspire us to keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in AI for good. Together, we’re making strides in the fight against counterfeits and advancing toward a safer, more transparent future.
TrueMed – Add Nothing, Protect Anything
Counterfeiting is over a trillion-dollar market annually. Earnings are made by criminals instead of brand owners. Counterfeit medicine is responsible for the deaths of over a million people every year. Monetary loss for societies when combined with all the side impacts is calculated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
TrueMed is the first counterfeit detection system in the world that does not add anything to the product or product package. Our solution is for professionals and consumers. It works on a smartphone without any extra hardware.
We are looking for mobile software developers to help save lives and fight this global problem.
With TrueMed, you have an opportunity to make the world safer. Together with brands, governments and consumers we can eliminate illicit goods and counterfeits from the supply chains.
Our customers are the biggest pharmaceutical companies and leading government agencies in the world.
Job brief
You will be developing and maintaining one or two native SDK libraries (iOS and Android) depending on your capabilities, as well as one cross-platform core app built using Flutter, which integrates both libraries.
Development is focused on iOS first. Features developed for iOS are carried over to Android when possible.
Requirements and skills
- Experienced in either iOS or Android development, preferably capable of both
- Experience with cross-platform frameworks e.g. Flutter
- iOS
- Swift and UIKit
- Understanding layout constraints and programmatic UI generation
- Understanding delegates and closures
- SwiftUI, reactive programming, state binding
- Native camera frameworks (AVFoundation framework)
- Basic Objective-C
- Android
- Java and XML UI
- Camera2 and CameraX
- Jetpack Compose and Kotlin
- Gradle build scripting
- Building frameworks that can be used internally and/or distributed to clients
- Experience with distribution and analytics platforms
- Firebase
- TestFlight
- App Store Connect
- Google Play
- Experience with image processing solutions, notably OpenCV
- Good English communication skills
- Source control using Git
- C++ is a plus
- Tensorflow is a plus
- Experience with lean development paradigm is a plus
- Experience with build pipelines and automated testing (eg. Unit testing) is a plus
Responsibilities include
- Developing and maintaining a Flutter cross-platform app
- Developing and maintaining an iOS SDK and/or developing and maintaining an Android SDK
- Refactoring software architecture towards a unified approach
- Creating build pipelines
- Creating test cases
What we offer you
A competitive salary with benefits and a supportive working community. All our employees are owners of the company. This opportunity is also available to you.
You can work at our offices in Espoo and Palo Alto or remotely if you prefer that.
Join us and apply
To apply please send your CV to the email below by April 25th 2022.
For further information, please contact COO Oskari Heikel, +358 50 5916085, oskari.heikel@truemedinc.com.
About TrueMed
TrueMed is the world’s first non-additive product protection solution for instantly detecting counterfeit products, globally. Our mission is to save lives, societies, and revenue. TrueMed is also the first counterfeit detection solution that can identify counterfeit packages, bottles, pills and other objects by using proprietary Artificial Intelligence algorithms through a powerful software-based platform. TrueMed enables every mobile phone to be a powerful counterfeit scanner. TrueMed was founded in 2019 and is based in Espoo, Finland and is also located in Palo Alto, California, US. Read more at truemedinc.com
Espoo, Finland, March 2022 –TrueMed announced it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The goal of the CRADA is to test and evaluate TrueMed’s capability for identifying illicit substances, such as fentanyl.
“This CRADA provides TrueMed with an accelerated path for demonstrating our capabilities in illicit substance detection”, says Jyrki Berg, CEO and Co-founder of TrueMed. “Our collaboration will enable a new method for detecting illicit substances in large volumes in the field, instantly and safely”.
The purpose of this CRADA is to provide a mechanism for TrueMed and DHS to obtain data on a variety of illicit opioid powders as pure forms and in mixtures, as well as precursors and common adulterants, and for DHS to evaluate the potential of the TrueMed system to address Program and Component needs.
“This CRADA enables our teams to get access to samples of illicit substances to train our artificial intelligence, while building a collaborative relationship with laboratory and law enforcement stakeholders”, says Tuomas Kannas, SVP and Co-founder of TrueMed.
About TrueMed
TrueMed is developing an optical detection system for detecting goods in the illicit trade. Our mission is to save lives, societies, and revenues. TrueMed enables every mobile phone to be a powerful scanner for detecting illicit goods.
TrueMed was founded in 2019 and is based in Finland and Palo Alto, California, US. Read more at truemedinc.com
This publication is based upon work conducted under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cooperative Research and Development Agreement No. 21-MCS-031
Disclaimer. “The views and/or conclusions contained in this document are those of the author(s) and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and do not constitute a DHS endorsement of the equipment tested or evaluated.”
TrueMed – Add Nothing, Protect Anything
Counterfeiting is over a trillion-dollar market annually. Earnings are made by criminals instead of brand owners. Counterfeit medicine is responsible for the deaths of over a million people every year. Monetary loss for societies when combined with all the side impacts is calculated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
TrueMed is the first counterfeit detection system in the world that does not add anything to the product or product package. Our solution is for professionals and consumers. It works on a smartphone without any extra hardware.
We are looking for machine learning engineers to help save lives and fight against this global problem.
With TrueMed, you have an opportunity to make the world safer. Together with brands, governments and consumers we can eliminate illicit goods and counterfeits from the supply chains.
Our customers are the biggest pharmaceutical companies and leading government agencies in the world.
Job brief
You will be tasked to develop new and existing machine learning and computer vision solutions. To do this job successfully, you need exceptional skills in mathematics and programming, together with deep rooted curiosity for developing and testing cutting edge AI.
We expect a hands-on approach to bringing systems from bleeding-edge research to operational prototypes and into client-facing production.
Machine Learning Engineer responsibilities include:
- Designing and developing machine learning systems
- Planning and running test cases
- Perform statistical analysis on generated data
- Generating and curating datasets
- Producing and re-training deep learning models
- Preparing developed solutions for deployment
- Study and develop data science prototypes
- Stay current with latest developments in the field
- Extend and improve existing software and frameworks
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or similar role
- Understanding of data structures, data modelling and software architecture
- Deep knowledge of math, geometry, probability, statistics and algorithms
- Ability to write robust code in Python
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks (Tensorflow and/or PyTorch)
- Experience developing algorithms for image and video processing is a plus
- Ability to work in a team
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics or similar field; Master’s degree is a plus
- Knowledge in cloud computing is a plus
- Knowledge of physics is a plus
What we offer you
A competitive salary with benefits and a supportive working community. All our employees are owners of the company. This opportunity is also available to you.
You can work at our offices in Espoo and Palo Alto or remotely if you prefer that.
Join us and apply
To apply please send your CV to the email below by April 25th 2022.
For further information, please contact COO Oskari Heikel, +358 50 5916085, oskari.heikel@truemedinc.com.
About TrueMed
TrueMed is the world’s first non-additive product protection solution for instantly detecting counterfeit products, globally. Our mission is to save lives, societies, and revenue. TrueMed is also the first counterfeit detection solution that can identify counterfeit packages, bottles, pills and other objects by using proprietary Artificial Intelligence algorithms through a powerful software-based platform. TrueMed enables every mobile phone to be a powerful counterfeit scanner. TrueMed was founded in 2019 and is based in Espoo, Finland and is also located in Palo Alto, California, US. Read more at truemedinc.com
TrueMed is proud to announce that we delivered our non-additive authentication technology for PharmaLedger’s Anti-Counterfeiting use case.
PharmaLedger, a public-private project with 29 members under the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), has successfully concluded its second year. The goal of the PharmaLedger is to provide a widely trusted platform that supports the design and adoption of blockchain-enabled healthcare solutions while accelerating delivery of innovation that benefits the entire ecosystem, from manufacturers to patients.
TrueMed is looking forward to continue its ongoing collaboration with PharmaLedger in making the world a safer place in 2022.
Read the full press release here.
BBC interviewed TrueMed CEO Jyrki Berg for their podcast series People Fixing the World. The episode explores how smartphones and emerging technology can be used to spot fake drugs.
Listen to the podcast to learn more.
Will you get vaccinated for COVID-19? Get vaccinated or not, it’s up to you to decide. What is likely not for you to decide is the fact that counterfeiters are going to make a profit benefiting from the COVID-19 pandemic during 2021.
We have already seen counterfeiters make a profit from the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks, test kits, protective gloves, fake vaccines, miracle cures, etc. Why has COVID-19 been so profitable for counterfeiters? Since all COVID-19 related items are facing a huge demand across the world, it’s rather easy to tap into the “game” and deliver counterfeit products with high price tags and convincing appearances.
The same paradigm will continue with COVID-19 vaccines. Unfortunately, demand being so high that supply cannot satisfy the need for quite some time, it might take years for some to get their hands on the vaccine. Some people will purchase vaccines from a source that promises fast delivery, some from a source that promises cheap prices. This opens a profitable and easy way for the counterfeiters to step in. Counterfeiters are getting quicker, smarter, and are challenging the traditional protection mechanisms every day. Hence a new type of protection agility is required in the market to fight back and react faster to market changes. As with traditional medicines, despite all the protection mechanisms, there, unfortunately, are still ways to get into the distribution chain.
To fight back, on top of the traditional protection mechanisms we must adopt new ways of engaging and tracking counterfeits. We offer a solution that can be used to identify counterfeits, globally. We must provide a solution for the consumer to validate what they have purchased. Artificial intelligence provides a next-generation product protection method, a fast (real-time) tool against counterfeits. Using AI not only to detect counterfeits but also to track and trace them is the way of the future. With the latest AI technology, nothing needs to be added to the product or product package, as this is completely non-additive. This offers great savings for the brand and cuts out all the hassle codes and invisible inks introduce.
We have recently seen a lot of online pharmacies taken down due to them selling counterfeit medicines. Unfortunately, it’s relatively fast to set up a new online pharmacy. Getting closer to the source of the problem and removing physical counterfeit goods from the distribution chain is the ultimate cure.
What does the future of product protection technology have to offer? A massive disruption for the way products are going to be protected, that’s what.
I have been following the product protection market for quite some time now, seeing how companies build their brand and product protection strategies. Protecting products against counterfeits has been a priority for brands but it is foreseen that this is raising to be one of the top priorities in the future. But the question is, what is the best way to do it?
Currently product protection is always done in a way that requires something to be added to the product or product package at the factory. This “something” I refer to is usually a hologram, serialization, QR-code, RFID, NFC, invisible ink, glue or varnish, just to name a few.
These methods do work, but they are slow to react to growing and changing market needs. With traditional protection methods, E2E costs rise due to production line modifications needed for adding something to the product or product packaging and continue to rise due to cumbersome and slow analysis processes. Many times, protection is consisting of multiple different protection layers that again are increasing the product costs. These all are elements that new technology is starting to solve.
What would you think if…?
Nothing would need to be added to the product or product package, but you could still protect the product while not having to do any modifications to the production lines?
You could react to market changes in minutes, instead of months or even years?
Data from your original and counterfeit products would be collected automatically, globally? With an ability to see, analyse and version the counterfeits as well?
This all can be done today. AI based protection methods do not require anything to be added to the product or product packaging but can still detect originals from counterfeits. Not only can these methods detect an original from a counterfeit, but they can also read all the existing codes and markings at the same time.
As the market changes and current cost saving programs demand leaner approaches when it comes to product protection, counterfeiters are getting faster, smarter and defeating current protection methods with ease. I see a huge need for challenging the current modus operandi with something that can offer better accuracy, cost savings and most of all, the ability to react to global market changes in an instant.
For a market that is typically slow to change, these kind of technology disruptions offer huge advantages. It will obviously take some time to change current thinking, but perhaps with time the existing methods will start to realize the advantages new disruptive technology has to offer. With time a change is inevitable.