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Welcome to the May 2010 issue of Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management, your information resource about the pharmaceutical supply chain. In this issue, we analyze the strategic positions of innovator-drug companies in generic drugs and assess market opportunities in generic drugs.

Global Feature
The Changing Business Models for Innovator-Drug and Generic-Drug Companies
Patricia Van Arnum, editor, Pharmaceutical Technology and editor of Sourcing and Management
The traditional lines of demarcation between innovator-drug and generic-drug companies are blurring as each sector responds to changing industry fundamentals.
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Global Feature
Seeking Opportunities in Generic Drugs
Patricia Van Arnum, editor, Pharmaceutical Technology and editor of Sourcing and Management
Further consolidation, slowing growth in established markets, and growth in smaller and emerging markets are important factors influencing the direction of the global generic-drug market.
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Outsourcing
The Lilly Way
Jim Miller, president of PharmSource Information Services and contributing editor to Pharmaceutical Technology
Eli Lilly faces up to the new realities of the bio/pharmaceutical industry through outsourcing.
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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

>>May 2010

May 18
Chemistry Playbook Symposium
La Jolla, CA

May 20
Chemistry Playbook Symposium
Foster City, CA

May 21
4th Annual 2010 Women in Science & Technology Workforce Summit
West Windsor, NJ

>>June 2010

June 2–4
CPhI China
Shanghai

June 14–15
5th Annual Global Manufacturing Summit
Boston