Patheon Signs Agreement with Zycus for Strategic Sourcing System

Oct. 6, 2009

Patheon Inc., a global provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the international pharmaceutical industry, and Zycus, a provider of spend management software, recently announced they have signed an agreement for Patheon to deploy Zycus

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"The Zycus iSourceTM solution is easy to use and offers many useful capabilities such as drag-and-drop creation of RFx, electronic auction capabilities and interactive graphical bid analysis," said Jonathan Arnold, VP global supply chain at Patheon. "The entire collaborative Zycus iSource platform is exactly what we were looking for to maximize the savings results from our global procurement initiatives."

Zycus iSource will replace Patheons traditional tendering processes.

"Zycus is proud to continue delivering software that helps to simplify complex, lengthy business processes with easy-to-use solutions, thus enabling Patheon to maximize their annual savings" said Anurag Dixit, VP global marketing at Zycus.

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Josh Cable | Former Senior Editor

Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you’ll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.