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Xellia CEO Questions Key Ingredients Reliance Of US And Europe

As Company Ramps Up US Operations To Strengthen Anti-Infectives Production

 
• By Akriti Seth

In an exclusive interview with Generics Bulletin, the CEO of API and FDF manufacturer Xellia Pharmaceuticals, expresses concern over supply chain resilience of the US and the EU, as he points out the weaknesses exposed by the pandemic. The company has also announced the release of its first anti-infectives manufactured at its newly operational Cleveland site. 

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Xellia’s new manufacturing site in Cleaveland is anticipated to strengthen its market presence in anti-infective production • Source: Alamy

COVID-19 has exposed many weaknesses in pandemic preparedness, not least when it comes to active pharmaceutical ingredients, and Carl-Åke Carlsson CEO of API and FDF manufacturer Xellia Pharmaceuticals Aps is clear about what needs to be done.

“I think both the US and Europe have become very reliant on countries outside the US and the EU,” said Carlsson, as he pointed out that a lot of active pharmaceutical ingredients and critical intermediaries come from China and India

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