PRESS RELEASE
FrontWell Solutions and handshake
announce
Strategic Partnership to Advance Digital Compliance
in Regulated
Industries
Combined expertise to accelerate paperless transformation and GxP-compliant digital documentation for pharma, biotech, and process industries
FrontWell Solutions and handshake, a European-based IT specialist for GxP-compliant digital documentation, today announced a strategic partnership aimed at delivering cutting-edge compliance and data integrity solutions to regulated industries worldwide. The collaboration will combine FrontWell Solutions' expertise with handshake's proven suite of digital tools - including the Smart Document System©, Smart Audit Trail©, and Smart Log Book© - to help organizations in the pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, and cosmetics sectors embrace paperless operations with confidence.
“This partnership marks an exciting step forward for handshake. FrontWell Solutions brings complementary strengths that will allow us to extend our reach and deepen the impact we have for clients navigating the complex intersection of regulatory compliance, data integrity, and digital transformation.”
— Marco Albinus - Head of Sales, Marketing & Partnerships | handshake —
A Partnership built for regulated Environments
With regulatory requirements growing ever more stringent, companies in the life sciences and process industries face mounting pressure to modernize their documentation processes while ensuring full compliance with GxP obligations. The FrontWell Solutions - handshake partnership directly addresses this need by bringing together complementary capabilities across consulting, implementation, and software.
handshake, operating since 1993, has built a reputation for delivering tailored software tools that eliminate paper-based processes and shrink down QC reviews time up to 95% and accelerate audit trail reviews by up to 10-15 times. FrontWell Solutions' involvement will further strengthen the go-to-market capabilities and customer support infrastructure available to joint clients. handshake offers a fast & powerful approach to close the gap between existing paper landscapes and the wish to use powerful AI advantages based on your shop floor data.
Key Benefits for Clients
Through this partnership, customers will benefit from:
- Access to handshake’s AI-ready GxP software suite (Smart Document System©, Smart Audit Trail©, Smart Log Book©)
- End-to-end guidance through the transition from paper-based to data-driven operations
- Reduced implementation risk through combined project management and industry expertise
- Faster compliance reviews and seamless integration with existing IT infrastructure
- A partner network with deep roots in pharma, biotech, chemicals, and cosmetics
"We are thrilled to join forces with handshake. Their long-standing expertise and proven product portfolio make them the ideal partner to help our shared clients achieve true operational excellence in regulated environments."
— Dr. Tilman Hutschenreuter - Director Business Advisory & Innovation Excellence | FrontWell Solutions —
Availability
The joint offering is
available immediately. Organizations interested in learning more about how the
FrontWell Solutions and handshake partnership can support their digital
compliance journey are encouraged to reach out via handshake.at or through FrontWell Solutions’ official
channels.
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About FrontWell Solutions
FrontWell Solutions is an expert in the digital transformation of the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. Our team of experts is engaged in providing digital solutions to 12 of the 20-leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, and medical device companies and suppliers spanning Europe, the United States, and Asia.
Our expertise lies in delivering specialized consulting services, primarily centered around Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), seamlessly integrating these Level 3 systems with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms and driving Manufacturing Intelligence initiatives such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) reporting.
About handshake
handshake is a European-based IT specialist for the pharmaceutical and process industries, dedicated to Data Integrity & Compliance in GxP environments. We support companies worldwide with tailored software tools for compliant digital documentation across laboratory, R&D, and production. Our product suite includes the Smart Document System©, the Smart Audit Trail©, and the Smart Log Book© — solutions that help organizations become paperless, meet their GxP obligations, and accelerate reviews by up to 10x while avoiding significant licensing costs. From project management for implementation to securing created data against any form of manipulation, we have been bringing our industry expertise to the table since 1993.
By combining deep regulatory knowledge, structured methods, and a strong focus on practical implementation, we enable our clients in regulated industries such as pharma and process manufacturing to master technological complexity and organizational change — delivering significant, multidimensional value on their journey to data-driven work.
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Media Contacts:
FrontWell Solutions
Julia Tantzky
Marketing Manager
julia.tantzky@frontwell-solutions.com
+49 170 1789 519
handshake Consulting Gmbh
Marco Albinus
Head of Sales, Marketing & Partnerships
marco.albinus@handshake.at
+43 664 10 77775
FrontWell Solutions and handshake announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Digital Compliance in Regulated Industries