Centrient CEO Sees New Opportunities From Astral Acquisition

Rex Clements Sets Out Expectations For Integration Of Sterile Injectables Specialist

Acquiring Astral SteriTech will open up significant new capabilities in sterile injectables for Centrient while also offering an opportunity to expand the reach of the Indian firm’s products through Centrient’s infrastructure, CEO Rex Clements tells Generics Bulletin in an exclusive interview.

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Combining Centrient and Astral will open up new possibilities • Source: Alamy

Speaking with Generics Bulletin as Centrient announced this month that it had closed its deal to acquire Indian sterile injectables specialist Astral Steritech, Centrient CEO Rex Clements was clear on the transformative potential of the deal for the antibiotics, statins and anti-fungals producer.

“This is pretty fundamental for a few reasons,” Clements said of the acquisition that was announced earlier this year, which...

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