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Welcome to the August 2012 issue of Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management, Pharmaceutical Technology’s and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe’s information resource on pharmaceutical ingredients, manufacturing, and the supply chain. In this issue, we examine market projections for global and US spending on pharmaceuticals. Plus recent advances in nanotechnology in drug delivery. And the latest developments from the bio/pharmaceutical industry relating to corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Global Feature
A Tale of Two Markets for Global Pharmaceutical Sales
Patricia Van Arnum, executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe and editor of Sourcing and Management
US spending on prescription drugs will increase through 2016 but at historically low levels as emerging markets are projected for double-digit growth.
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Drug Delivery
Drug Delivery Insights: Nanotechnology and Microspheres
Patricia Van Arnum, executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe and editor of Sourcing and Management
Nanolipogels for anticancer drug delivery, inhalable and thermo-responsive, fat-encased nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, and calcium carbonate microspheres are some recent developments.
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The Future of Drug Delivery: Wireless Microchip-Based Drug Delivery
Robert Farra, president and COO of MicroCHIPS, discusses wirelessly controlled and programmable microchip-based drug delivery as an alternative to subcutaneous injections.
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Outsourcing
Reflecting on 35 Years of Procurement Transformation
Gregg Brandyberry
The past three decades have driven a purchasing evolution to a procurement revolution.
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CSR and Sustainability Forum
CSR and Sustainability in the News
A roundup of developments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability from the bio/pharmaceutical industry, its suppliers, and other public and private organizations. >> Read More

Abbott Pledges Support for Program to Aid Women and Children in Burma
Patricia Van Arnum, executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe and editor of Sourcing and Management .
Abbott forms a partnership with the US Secretary of State's International Fund for Women and Girls to support grassroots organizations that are working to advance health, education, and economic opportunity for women in Burma. >> Read More

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