How to automate Batch Record reviews?

Smart document automation accelerates your release cycles and enhances quality outcomes, without changing your whole process:

  • Decrease human review time by at least 60% 
  • Detect issues faster and more reliably 
  • Facilitate further actions (deviation investigations, etc.) 
  • Ultimately, reduce deviations and improve yield
  • Whilst using GxP compliant systems

Why Pharmaceutical companies deploy smart automation on Batch Records?

Besides tangible ROI and productivity gains, smart automation dramatically frees up time of your professional teams and keeps their eyes on things that really matters. 
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Accelerate detection of issues and save time

Automated reviews rapidly identify unconformities, missing or handwritten values, and other deviations delivering 60-80% reduction in review time while increasing detection speed and reliability.

Speed up release cycles
Speed up release cycles
and deviation handling

Team collaboration is fostered by the ability to comment, tag and highlight deviations directly in the document so that deviation investigation time can be cut significantly.

Improving yield
Reduce deviations and improve yield

Turning PDF documents into machine-readable data enables organizations run analytics and implement targeted corrective actions, resulting in improved batch yield and overall product quality.

How you can achieve massive productivity gains with limited setup:

Smart automation of batch records can be implemented on your current processes, tackling many small and repetitive tasks. Beyond a clear productivity ROI, smart automation frees up time for the Quality team and enables analytical breakthrough.
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Feed batch record documents into a flexible workflow

Let the algorithms run compliance checks such as signature, values and process steps

Set up instant alerts with your own trigger 

Review all non-conformities in the documents and tag colleagues

Get draft deviation forms and summaries ready to share 

Get the whole content in structured data form for further analysis and LLM processing

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Let the machines do the basic checks

The trained algorithms understand the instructions and check all the values and steps. Values out of range, missing steps or handwritten annotations are flagged in an issue list, ready for processing. 

Add your own customizable checks
Besides standard checks, create business rules and alerts specific to your requirement and internal language. 

Simplify actions to finalise the review

Trigger collaboration with colleagues directly in the document in 2 clicks. In case of deviations, get a draft deviation form. To run the investigation, use smart search to locate information in the current and previous batches.

And when the review is ready, get a summary of the information to share to stakeholders. A standardised output that feed into your PQRs.

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Reduce deviations and improve the yield

Each time your batch record documents are processed, a digital twin in structured xml format is created including all the table values, with their context and metadata. This enables further analyses to spot correlations and create new insights leading to less deviations and improved yields.  

Based on Machine Learning Models Tailored to Quality & Regulatory Needs

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GxP compliance by design, providing full traceabiity, auditability and replicability

Highest accuracy for complex documents, through document & table specific models

Models are fine-tuned on your data for precision and privacy. Your models, your data.

Human-in-the-loop interfaces to ensure validity and compliance of data and models

Traceability back to the source, for auditing and versioning, and avoiding the risk of hallucination

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Phased implementation is the key for a quick ROI and long-term scability

4 step process

Breaking down complexity in steps:

1/ Initial feasibility and scoping: 3 weeks

  • Running test documents
  • Aligning on objectives and implementation

2/ Implement the first solution: 1 month

  • Implement solution of a first product
  • Configurate rules and actions 

3/ Improve the solution: 2 months

  • Take user feedback to improve the solution and configuration
  • Define path and integration for scaling-up

4/ Roll out across products: 6 months

  • Build integrations and train users
  • Roll-out across products and teams
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Download our client implementation case study

Download the PDF case study to see how we implemented smart automation on the Batch Records of a large Pharmaceutical company

Typical industry challenges

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EBR is a huge investment and may not even be possible in certain facilities

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Given GMP requirements, full automation systems are not allowed

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Standard solutions don't work in our processes

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Our data and processes are too sensitive to be shared. 

How we solve it

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Smart automation is based on your current documents

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Tasks are automated but humans keep full control of the final outputs

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Models train on your data for accuracy and apply your own instructions

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Models dedicated to you run in your own instance. Nothing is shared.

What Do our Customers Say about Acodis?

 The user friendly interface was simple to operate and did not require data engineering expertise.
Shannon M.
Digital Project Manager, Pharma
Very easy and fast implementation with different connection possibilities. 
Excellent Customer Service, a fast response time and solution
Vinyo D.
Project Manager IT
Really a great product, very versatile and easy to use. The technical assistance responded quickly and competently to all our questions. Absolutely recommended.
George B.
Quality Manager, Pharma
Document processing solution to extract data from static documents for non-expert users
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Business Architect, Agrochemical

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between smart document automation and EBR?

Whilst EBR involves end-to-end digitalisation and sensor integration across the production line, smart automation applies to existing documents. Hence it can be deployed on current processes and provide a quick ROI.

In addition, smart automation can be deployed on historical data and documents, thereby creating one large corpus of data. That enables firstly to quickly identify similar deviations across time, retrieve associated CAPAs and investigations. Secondly, it enables to conduct trend and correlations analyses, leading to reduced deviations and improved yields.

How can an automated system provide GxP compliance in relation to Batch Records?

Smart automation is different from full automation. It's more like an assistant who prepares the review for the Quality experts. For instance, it can automatically check for signatures, batch numbers and certain values. But handwritten annotations will need to be reviewed by humans. The goal is not to remove human oversight, but to enable the Quality experts to review the batch documents in 2 hours instead of 5. And to digitalise the data, which enables further productivity and analytical benefits. 

Does Acodis support GxP compliance and validation requirements?

Yes. Acodis is built to support GxP-regulated environments and aligns with GMP-compliant documentation requirements. The platform ensures traceability, complete audit trails, version control, and robust data integrity — all critical for regulated processes.

What types of documents and formats can Acodis handle, including handwritten or scanned files?

Acodis can handle a broad range of document types, including PDFs, Word files, Excel sheets, PowerPoint decks, scanned documents, images, & even handwritten text. Whether your documents are structured, semi-structured, or entirely unstructured, Acodis extracts the relevant data accurately. Even from complex formats like tables, multi-page reports, or low-quality scans.

Can Acodis integrate with our current systems (like LIMS, QMS, ERP)?

Yes. Acodis integrates seamlessly with existing enterprise systems such as LIMS, QMS, ERP, and other document or data platforms. As a SaaS solution, it supports flexible integration options including REST APIs, FTP, and other standard protocols, whether you're working in a cloud, hybrid, or on-premise environment.