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Welcome to the August 2009 issue of Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management, your information resource about the pharmaceutical supply chain. In this issue, we provide an update on Rx-360, a new industry consortium addressing supply-chain security in the pharmaceutical industry. Plus, best practices on how to manage the supply chain for clinical trial materials.

Supply Chain
Pharma Industry Consortium Rx-360 Tackles Supply-Chain Security
Angie Drakulich, Pharmaceutical Technology
A new industry consortium of pharmaceutical manufacturers and their suppliers addresses supply-chain integrity, including approaches in shared supplier audits.
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Contract Manufacturing for Clinical-Trial-Materials
Managing the Clinical Trial Materials Supply Chain
Patricia Van Arnum, Pharmaceutical Technology
Collaborative planning and execution among clinical research, clinical operations, and supply-chain managers are key in effectively managing an increasingly complex and global supply chain for clinical trial materials.
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OUTSOURCING
East Meets West in Contract Biologics Manufacturing
Patricia Van Arnum, Pharmaceutical Technology
A joint biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in India by Kemwell and Boehringer Ingelheim ushers in a new era.
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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

>>August 2009

Aug 11 –12
PharmTech Annual Conference
Philadelphia

Aug 19–21
IVT presents the 8th Annual Laboratory Compliance Conference
Philadelphia

Aug 24 –27
The Bioprocessing Summit
Cambridge, MA

>>September 2009

Sept 22–25
USP Annual Scientific Meeting 2009
Toronto