Using AI in a heavily regulated environment: drug and vaccine inspection - Dataconomy

In August 2021, the news about Japan suspending 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine shocked the world community. It was revealed that the vaccine was contaminated with metal particles due to "human error specific to visually misjudging the required 1mm gap between the star-wheel and the stopper" of the machine that put the tops on vials. This incident put the spotlight on vaccine inspection, and how it could be carried out at scale. Clearly, new systems were needed. This mistake could have posed a threat to the lives of 1.63 million people getting their vaccination.