PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-07-07-2010

A roundup of developments on corporate social responsibility from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations.

The US government outlines its strategy against counterfeiting and intellectual-property infringement, including ways to better secure the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Led by sustainability efforts by Walmart, a new tool emerges for quickly evaluating the environmental and human-health profile of formulated products.

Acumen Fund, a nonprofit venture-capital fund, uses patient capital to build economically sustainable businesses involved in poverty alleviation.

The sovereign debt crisis in the EU could greatly change the landscape for contract services.