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Welcome to the July 2009 issue of Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management, your information resource about the pharmaceutical supply chain. In this issue, we provide recent developments in green chemistry with pharmaceutical applications and examine the latest research in drug-delivery, including nanotechnology. Plus analysis of the implications of Big Pharma’s manufacturing rationalization.

APIs
Deploying Green Chemistry in API Synthesis
by Patricia Van Arnum
Advances in micellar catalysis, solid-state chemistry, catalytic asymmetric synthesis, and function-oriented synthesis for natural products represent noteworthy developments in green chemistry that can be applied to the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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Drug Delivery
Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
by Patricia Van Arnum
As the pharmaceutical industry turns its efforts to biologic-based drugs and to more targeted delivery approaches, new tools are needed. Some recent developments are discussed.
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OUTSOURCING
Penny-Wise, Pound Foolish
by Jim Miller
Pharma companies that sell redundant facilities could endanger their supply chains.
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Sourcing and Management’s Community of Experts
The panel consists of leading professionals involved in the synthesis, manufacture, and sourcing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates, and experts in formulation and dosage-form manufacturing. The community of experts lends its expertise to the eNewsletter by providing reviews of technical articles as well as offering perspectives on topics of relevance to pharmaceutical manufacturers and their suppliers.
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INDUSTRY EVENTS

For the full listing of calendar of events, see the Calendar of Events page at:
http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/events

>>July 2009

July 20–21
Green Pharma Summit
Philadelphia, PA

>>August 2009

Aug 11 –12
PharmTech Annual Conference
Philadelphia

Aug 24 –26
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and Drug Product Specification
Costa Mesa, CA