JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The "10th Anniversary Pharmaceutical Outsourcing of Discovery Chemistry, Advanced Intermediates, and API's" conference and exposition is scheduled to take place this July in Jersey City, New Jersey, reports Strategic Research Institute. The annual gathering features in-depth session coverage on the global web of buyers and suppliers of chemical services plus an exposition set up to provide networking in an intimate setting.

A large supplier network will also be on hand to meet with the executive pharmaceutical attendees who utilize their services in an increasingly complex network of contractors and sub-contractors.

    Exhibiting suppliers currently include:

    Accelapure

    Albermarle

    Amcis

    BeijingHonghui Meditech

    Calyx

    Carbogen

    Cardinal Health

    Chembiotek

    ChemDiv

    deCODE Chemistry

    Drug Discovery Alliances

    Eaglepicher Pharmaceutical Services

    Enamine

    Evotec

    Helsinn

    InterChem Corporation

    IRIX

    J-Star Research

    Johnson Matthey Pharma Servces

    KNC Laboratories

    Key Organics

    PDMS

    PharmaCore

    Ricerca

    Tyger Scientific


    The 2006 keynotes are:

    --  Globalization and The War at Home: How US Chemical Suppliers Can
        Defend Their Turf

        Stefan Loren, Ph.D., Vice President, MTB Investment Advisors

    --  Adapting Strategic Outsourcing Operating Principals to the Asian
        Supplier Landscape

        Charles Calvert, Senior Director, Procurement, Pfizer, Inc.

    --  Why Small Companies Will Continue to Outsource to US and European
        Suppliers

        Deborah Minor, Ph.D., President, Drug Discovery Alliances, Inc.

    --  Emerging Markets:  You Get What You Pay For

        Joseph Pizza, President, InterChem Corporation

    --  India and China:  New Waves and Undertows

        Thomas Saunders, Partner, Brown Rudnick LLP, John Serio, Partner,
        Brown Rudnick LLP

The dual-tracked conference also covers a range of topics including Virtual Company Outsourcing, Production of Cytotoxic APIs, Discovery Chemistry Outsourcing, Formulation Development, plus dedicated sessions on the Chinese, Indian, and European markets for these services.

Competition among the globalized chemistry marketplace has reached a new crescendo in 2006 as many companies across the world compete on quality, price, and turnaround time. The 2006 meeting permits attendees to explore the different viewpoints among Pharma and suppliers.

Presenting companies include Abbott Labs, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Schering AG, Omnichem Ajinomoto, ChemDiv, Bristol Myers Squibb, Key Organics, Goodwin Biotechnology, Purdue Pharma, Beijing Honghui Meditech, PharmaCore, DOV Pharmaceutical, Hoffmann La-Roche, Wyeth, J & J, Genzyme, Helsinn, Chembiotek, Targegen, Inspire Pharmaceuticals, InterChem, Bionumerik, Rondaxe Pharma, and many others. 50 speakers are featured during the 2-day meeting.

To request the agenda, register for the exhibition, make a speaker proposal, request 2005 attendee or exhibitor lists, contact Mark Alexay, the organizer and Executive Vice President, Life Sciences, Strategic Research Institute, at or call , extension 251. The conference website is http://www.srinstitute.com/cs368 .

SOURCE Strategic Research Institute