PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-02-28-2007

Sixty deals were completed in 2006, with a total value of $2 billion.

The latest pacts from the pharmaceutical supply chain.

The latest regulatory and association news for pharmaceutical manufacturers and contract manufacturing organizations.

People on the move in February 2007.

A roundup of manufacturing and service expansions for February 2007.

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

Continuing an ambitious growth strategy, SAFC eyes CGMP manufacturing capacity in India for its custom-synthesis business and seeks to gain large-scale organics manufacturing capacity in China for raw-materials supply. And, its biosciences segment seeks opportunity in single-use disposable manufacturing.

As the supply-chain strategies of the pharmaceutical industry evolve, managing risks in outsourcing takes on greater importance. A recent program by the Drug, Chemical, and Associated Technologies Association examined approaches to mitigating risk and improving the pricing-and-cost model in the outsourced relationship.