PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-01-31-2007

A roundup of company moves and positioning from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and contract service providers.

The latest pacts from the pharmaceutical supply chain.

A roundup of manufacturing and service expansions for January 2007.

People on the move in January 2007.

Pfizer's restructuring plan provides yet another example of new supply-chain strategies by the pharmaceutical majors, which involve rationalization of manufacturing facilities and cost improvement. A review of these moves, an outlook for the pharmaceutical market in 2007, and analysis of US pharmaceutical production and trade.

The recent struggles of Cardinal Health's and Patheon's contract dose manufacturing businesses offer a lesson on good business practices.

Following the sales of its global branded pharmaceutical business, 3M stays the course in drug delivery as its Drug Delivery Systems Division advances technology in inhalation and transdermal drug delivery.