Futur Labs
Custom ERP for Pharmaceutical

Custom ERP around controlled pharmaceutical operations.

Materials, batch work, and quality decisions need a clear record and a clear owner. Explore an operational layer that connects those handoffs, with validation and release requirements scoped from the start.

Futur Labs / Pharmaceutical
Your operation, connected

Batch record · Review queue

Materials → Production → Quality
01
Material recordsCapture the receipt → Route for review
02
Batch coordinationRecord the activity → Prepare the review
03
Controlled changePropose the change → Authorise release
Shared record
OwnerStatusHistory
  • Built around your workflow
  • Connected to existing tools
  • Phased rollout
  • Code owned by you
Where work gets stuck

Start where the handoff breaks down. Keep what works. Connect the records, decisions, and people that move the work forward.

The record crosses too many systems.

Material details, batch activity, and supporting documents must be gathered before a reviewer can understand the work.

An exception has no clear next step.

Teams track investigations and follow-up actions separately from the affected material or batch.

System changes create another review gap.

Operational changes move faster than the documentation, testing, and approvals needed to introduce them.

Where to start

Three workflows. One connected operation.

Explore a starting point for pharmaceutical. These are possible workflows to assess against your actual systems, rather than a fixed package of modules.

Make the incoming record reviewable.

When it helps

Supplier and material documentation arrives separately from receiving activity.

Examples
  • Material receipts
  • supplier documents
  • status reviews
A first workflow

Link incoming material to the required documents, surface missing information, and route the record to an authorised reviewer.

In practiceIllustrative
Futur Labs / Pharmaceutical
One connected workflow

Material records

Materials → Production → Quality
  1. 01Capture the receipt
  2. 02Link documentation
  3. 03Route for review
Shared record
OwnerStatusHistory
What to measure

Incomplete receipts, missing documentation, and review lead time.

Scope with your team

Validation scope, electronic records, signatures, data integrity, and quality responsibilities must be defined with qualified specialists. We agree the evidence and approval process before committing to a regulated system build.

Your existing tools

Keep the systems that earn their place.

The ERP can connect the gaps around your current tools. We agree which system owns each record, what can move between them, and who resolves a failed update.

Connections to assess

  • LIMS (LabWare, Thermo SampleManager)
  • MES / equipment data historians
  • QuickBooks Online / Sage Intacct / NetSuite (financials only)
  • Document management & eQMS (MasterControl, Veeva Vault)
  • Barcode / serialization hardware (DSCSA track-and-trace)
  • Avalara (multi-state / multi-jurisdiction tax)

Availability depends on provider access, permissions, data quality, and the workflow we agree.

A connected operation in practice

Reliable Training is a training-business client build. It shows how scheduling, payments, and records can connect around one operation; your industry workflow would be scoped separately.

Built by Futur Labs
Reliable Training Services

A training business.
An entire operation,
connected.

Reliable Training ran on forms, calendars, spreadsheets, and bookings handled by hand. We built a custom ERP connecting the work from registration through certification.

The starting point
Separate tools. Manual bookings. A person keeping everything in sync.
What we built
Scheduling, payments, accounting, and certifications in one connected system.
Explore the Reliable Training build
Migration, rollout & adoption

Your business keeps running while the system changes.

  1. 01

    Agree the first workflow

    Map the handoffs with your team. Material records may be a starting point; agree the owner, scope, and success checks before building.

  2. 02

    Build a usable first release

    Review working software each week. Target the agreed first workflow in 3–4 weeks once scope, access, and data are ready.

  3. 03

    Rehearse the data move

    Map source records, identify cleanup, and test the migration. Your team checks the records and totals against the original systems.

  4. 04

    Test with the people using it

    Run real tasks, exceptions, permissions, and handoffs. Train the team and agree whether parallel operation is needed.

  5. 05

    Make a controlled transition

    Set the cutover window, acceptance checks, and rollback approach. A named decision-maker approves the move into daily use.

  6. 06

    Support, then expand

    Monitor the live workflow, resolve issues, and review the results. Add the next module against an agreed roadmap.

Plan the investment

One model. Sized to your speed.

A senior engineering team on a monthly basis, sized to how fast you want to move. Any tier can work through the same ERP roadmap. A smaller team takes more months; a larger team moves more of it forward at once.

Small team

$7k
a month · steady progress
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Work through the full roadmap in priority order at a steady monthly budget.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritised roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and data migration within the agreed scope
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Growing

$13k
a month · more work moving at once
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Add capacity to move the build, integrations, and rollout forward together.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritised roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and data migration within the agreed scope
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Scale

$18k+
a month · faster delivery in parallel
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Bring more of the same roadmap forward with parallel workstreams and one delivery plan.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritised roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and data migration within the agreed scope
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Three-month minimum, thirty days' notice. You own the code from the first commit.

Ownership & ongoing operation

A system you can keep building on.

Your code and your data

You own the repository from the first commit. We document the system and the decisions behind it so the knowledge stays with the business.

Clear control of the accounts

Agree where the system runs, who holds the credentials, and who manages each integration. Access and a handover plan are part of the setup.

Support after the rollout

Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates are included while we work together. We agree the support responsibilities as the system moves into daily use.

Access that fits the operation

Define who can see, change, and approve information. Plan permissions, audit trails, and recovery around your requirements, with specialist review where the workflow needs it.

Questions & Answers

Clear answers
for complex builds.

Clear answers on timelines, pricing, ownership, and what shipping actually looks like with a senior engineering team.

  • Start with a handoff your team can describe and measure. For example: Link incoming material to the required documents, surface missing information, and route the record to an authorised reviewer. We review the existing tools, exceptions, and data before agreeing the first release.

  • No. We compare keeping, connecting, and replacing each part of the workflow. If a packaged platform already covers the work well, we can build the missing integration or operational layer around it. A custom ERP becomes useful when shared records and business-specific processes need to work together.

  • Validation scope, electronic records, signatures, data integrity, and quality responsibilities must be defined with qualified specialists. We agree the evidence and approval process before committing to a regulated system build.

  • We map the source records, test the move, and ask your team to check the results. The rollout starts with an agreed workflow and group of users, with acceptance checks and a rollback approach. Further modules follow once the first release is working in daily use.

  • The monthly team starts at $7k, with $13k and $18k+ options for more capacity. Any tier can work through the same roadmap; more capacity changes how much can move at once. Total investment depends on the scope, dependencies, and number of months. There is a three-month minimum.

  • You own the code from the first commit. Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates are included while we work together. We document the system, agree account ownership and support responsibilities, and plan a handover if another team takes over.

Talk through your pharmaceutical operation

One call. Bring the workflow.

Show us the handoff, the spreadsheet, or the system your team works around. We’ll discuss what to keep, what to connect, and a useful first release.

Or email hello@buildfutur.com