A leading provider of impartial information security consulting services, Gemini Security Solutions, today announced that it has joined the SAFE™ Signatures and Authentication for Everyone) BioPharma Association Vendor Partner Program.

    The non-profit SAFE-BioPharma Association was founded by many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies to develop the SAFE digital identity and signature standard. Users are provided with a secure, enforceable, and regulatory compliant way, by the SAFE standard, to verify identities of parties involved in electronic transactions and to apply their digital signatures to electronic documents. Companies are able to dispense with paper originals and other cumbersome forms of back up, by using SAFE digital signatures.

    Gemini Security Solutions has also been engaged by SAFE to provide technical liaison and project management expertise to the Association.

    Peter Hesse, President and Founder, Gemini Security Solutions said: "We are pleased to be given this opportunity to be directly supporting SAFE's mission of delivering unique electronic identity credentials for legally enforceable and regulatory compliant digital signatures across the global biopharmaceutical environment". "We have focused significant energy toward helping corporations realize the benefits of digital signatures and identity management standards to safeguard critical information. We are excited to be recognized both as a SAFE partner and a trusted technical expert."

    Mollie Shields-Uehling, President and CEO SAFE-BioPharma Association said: "The biopharmaceutical sector faces unique regulatory and security pressures that drive the adoption of simplified, secure and streamlined information exchange". "We are glad to welcome Gemini Security Solutions and its team of professionals to SAFE's Vendor Partner Program."

    Gemini Security, as a SAFE partner, Solutions brings a wealth of expertise in the security consulting, system administration, and software development fields for a variety of large corporations focused on life sciences. Gemini brings a unique understanding of the business processes and regulatory requirements inherent in this unique industry, through proven experience with FDA-validated systems and compliance assessment programs.