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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy. According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. In the U.S.,

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Pharma Trend: Companies are Waiving Drug Patents in Developing Countries

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In 2015, the World Trade Organization extended a waiver that will exempt developing countries from drug patent obligations until 2033. Until then,countries under the program will be able to continue purchasing, manufacturing, and importing cheaper generic medicines without breaching the patent rules of the WTO.

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