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Lenoir, NC July 5, 2016 – Exela Pharma Sciences today announced that it is the winner of 2016 Supplier Horizon Award in Pharmaceutical Services and Technology by Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC).
At a ceremony hosted by Premier in National Harbor, MD, Exela was recognized for its support of Premier members through exceptional local customer service and engagement, value creation through clinical excellence and commitment to lower costs. Mark Hartman, Exela’s Chief Commercial Officer, accepted the award.
“It is a great honor to receive the Horizon Award from Premier, one of the leading healthcare improvement and transformation companies in our industry. This award recognizes our on-going success in delivering results that our Mission Statement mandates, i.e., to help alleviate pain and suffering by providing access to affordable medicines via the development, manufacturing and marketing of sterile injectable pharmaceutical products,” said Dr. Phanesh Koneru, Founder, CEO and President, Exela. “Partnering with Premier and its members helps us do our part to lower healthcare costs for all Americans as we continue to create and secure high paying US manufacturing jobs in our North Carolina facilities. The Horizon Award is a motivation to strive for Excellence in our endeavors.” ”
“Exela is building a patient and customer focused organization” adds Jonathan Sterling, VP of Quality and Regulatory Affairs. “Our employees are thrilled and motivated to contribute in an agile organization whose leadership demands strategic thinking to find innovative ways to serve patients. Their efforts are reflected in our stellar compliance record, strong commitment to supply chain fulfillment, continuing expansion of our manufacturing infrastructure, and world-class product-focused research and development capabilities.”
“Exela supports Premier members by offering valuable products and services that help to lower supply chain costs and improve operating efficiencies,” said Durral R. Gilbert, president of supply chain services, Premier. “We’re honored to recognize them a Horizon Award recipient.”
About Premier Inc.
Premier Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,600 U.S. hospitals and 120,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate about transforming American healthcare. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com for more information about the company.
About Exela Pharma Sciences
Exela Pharma Sciences, an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing proprietary and generic injectable and sterile ophthalmic products that keep the healthcare provider and patient in mind. Our goal is to deliver high quality, affordable products that make a difference in people’s lives and meet the needs of the healthcare providers that treat them. Built from a strong Research and Development, Regulatory and Quality foundation, Exela is focused on delivering excellence in Quality, Reliability and Affordability. Established in 2005 by a former Pharmacist, and headquartered in Lenoir, N.C., Exela was created to provide early access to affordable medicines.
For more information, contact Mark Hartman at mhartman@exela.us