PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-06-05-2013

Emerging markets remain strong as established markets fare less well.

Outsourcing is weighing in more as a tactic for cost-cutting, but it is still not the primary weapon.

The upcoming DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2013 conference addresses the challenges and opportunities in pharmaceutical sourcing and procurement.

The CMO Aesica has used a combination of organic growth and acquisitions to build its business and is seeking to expand its geographic footprint.

A roundup of developments in global health and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations.

Highlights from the 66th World Health Assembly and the pharmaceutical industry?s role in addressing noncommunicable diseases, mental and neurological disorders, R&D for diseases of the developing world, counterfeit medicines, the global vaccine action plan, and neglected tropical diseases.