Reed Tech
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronic content management, Intellectual property services, Life sciences |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Horsham , United States |
Area served | Corporate, legal, and government sectors |
| Parent | LexisNexis |
Reed Technology and Information Services Inc. delivers electronic content management solutions, focusing on data capture, transformation, preservation, analysis, electronic submission, and publication tailored for corporate, legal, and government sectors. Established in 1961, the company is based in Horsham, Pennsylvania with an additional office located in Alexandria, Virginia.
History
Originally incorporated in 1966 under the name International Computaprint Corporation (ICC), the firm secured a 1969 agreement with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to create a computerized system for patent publication. ReedFax, introduced in 1992, supplies law firms and corporate legal teams with copies of U.S. and international patent and trademark documents.
The company adopted the name Reed Technology and Information Services Inc. in 1995. In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2005 directive concerning prescription drug labeling submissions, Reed Tech developed an SPL XML submission platform that earned a 2010 CIO100 Award. The organization also achieved Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification for its data center in 2006 and received SOC2 SSAE-16 accreditation from the AICPA in 2012.
Products and services
Operating as a subsidiary of LexisNexis, Reed Tech specializes in content management and intellectual property services across sectors including life sciences, patent prosecution, research, and data analysis.
Intellectual property
Reed Tech’s Intellectual Property offerings encompass data capture, conversion, preservation, analysis, electronic submission, and publication services designed for corporate clients, legal professionals, and government agencies. In 2013, Reed Tech collaborated with PatentCore to introduce PatentAdvisor—a tool providing patent attorneys and IP-centric companies with searchable, actionable insights on U.S. patent examiners and art units to improve patent prosecution strategies and portfolio management. Furthermore, its IP Services division (previously known as ReedFax) delivers document retrieval, translation services, and research support related to U.S. and global patent documentation.
Life sciences
The Life Sciences product line at Reed Tech focuses on electronic data conversion and submissions to regulatory bodies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company supports formats including the FDA’s Structured Product Labeling (SPL) and the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) XEVMPD standard. Since SPL was introduced in 2005, Reed Tech has worked closely with pharmaceutical manufacturers and the FDA while actively contributing to the Health Level 7 (HL7) standards development group. Utilizing SPL XML technology, Reed Tech provides label printing and publishing solutions that allow pharmaceutical companies to reuse FDA-approved drug labels for marketing purposes and manufacturing needs.
Access to comprehensive human and veterinary drug product labeling information is available through Reed Tech’s PDR3D digital drug database and LabelDataPlus.com.
In response to the FDA’s 2013 final rule mandating Unique Device Identification (UDI) submissions to the Global UDI Database (GUDID), Reed Tech created a UDI/GUDID service designed to assist medical device manufacturers with managing this intricate submission requirement.