Tentamus Group
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| Industry | Biotechnology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Key people | Jochen P. Zoller (CEO), Abgar Barseyten (CEO) |
Number of employees | 2.500 |
| Website | www.tentamus.com |
Tentamus Group Ltd is an international group of laboratories. Headquartered in Berlin and Munich, the focus of the laboratories lies in the TIC industry, where tests, consultations, and help in labelling is offered to the food & feed, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, nutraceutical & supplement, agriculture & environmental, and medical device industries. [1] [2]
About the Group
As of 2019, there are over 65 laboratories in the Tentamus group providing analytical services. Tests that are performed on samples include:
- Instrumental Analytics
- Physical Chemistry
- Mechanicals and simulations
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Sensory testing [3]
The abovementioned analysis methods makes the Tentamus Group a part of the food supply chain, providing services ranging from testing a product’s makeup and contents, as well as identifying potential safety hazards such as allergens or pathogens [4].
History
The Tentamus Group started when bilacon GmbH became the first member in 2011. The first international expansions occurred in Spain and the USA in 2014. In 2015, Tentamus Shanghai was founded, thus marking the first steps on the Asian market. As of December 2019, there are over 65 laboratories within the Tentamus group. These labs are as follows:
| Laboratory | Joined in | Country | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| bilacon | 2011 | Germany | Food & Feed |
| Quality Services International | 2012 | Germany | Food & Feed |
| Lifeprint | 2013 | Germany | Food & Feed |
| Laboratorio Analítico Bioclínico (LAB) | 2014 | Spain | Food & Feed |
| Columbia Food Laboratories | 2014 | USA | Food & Feed |
| BAV Institut für Hygiene und Qualitätssicherung | 2014 | Germany | Food & Feed, Cosmetics |
| Analytical Resource Laboratory (prev. ICL) | 2015 | USA | Nutraceuticals & Supplements |
| Quality Turnaround Service | 2015 | United Kingdom | Food & Feed |
| Tentamus Shanghai | 2015 | China | Food & Feed, Pharmaceuticals |
| Pixis Lab | 2015 | USA | Food & Feed |
| Agriparadigma [5] | 2015 | Italy | Food & Feed |
| Control Microbiologico S.L. | 2015 | Spain | Food & Feed |
| Analyst Research Laboratories [6] | 2015 | Israel | Pharmaceuticals |
| Food and Drug Analytical Services | 2016 | United Kingdom | Pharmaceuticals |
| Helvic | 2016 | United Kingdom | Pharmaceuticals |
| Tentamus North America | 2016 | USA | Food & Feed |
| BLS-Analytik | 2016 | Germany | Pharmaceuticals |
| Vela Labs | 2016 | Austria | Pharmaceuticals |
| aromaLAB | 2016 | Germany | Food & Feed |
| Kudam | 2016 | Spain | Food & Feed |
| Miomedical Device Consultants and Laboratories | 2016 | Germany | Medical Devices |
| Symbiotic Research [7] [8] | 2017 | USA | Agrosciences |
| Minerva Scientific | 2017 | United Kingdom | Food & Feed, Pharmaceuticals |
| bilacon Rotterdam | 2017 | Netherlands | Food & Feed |
| Tello | 2017 | Spain | Food & Feed |
| TÜV Rheinland Food China [9] | 2017 | China | Food & Feed |
| TÜV Rheinland Food Taiwan | 2017 | Taiwan | Food & Feed |
| Tentacontrol (prev. Luxcontrol) | 2017 | Germany | Inspection & Certification |
| Eurocontrol | 2017 | Germany | Inspection & Certification |
| Quant QS | 2017 | Germany | Consulting |
| Adamson Analytical Laboratories | 2018 | USA | Food & Feed |
| almolab [10] | 2018 | Italy | Food & Feed |
| Tentamedix (prev. Micromol) | 2018 | Germany | Pharma & Medical Devices |
| EPL Bio Analytical Services | 2018 | USA | Agroscience |
| RenoLab | 2018 | Italy | Agroscience |
| Laemme [11] | 2018 | Italy | Food & Feed |
| Tentamus Helvetia | 2018 | Switzerland | Food & Feed |
| Southern Microbiological Services [12] | 2019 | United Kingdom | Food & Feed |
| Tentamus Japan | 2019 | Japan | Food & Feed |
| Isotope | 2019 | Japan | Food & Feed |
| One Scientific | 2019 | United Kingdom | Food & Feed |
| American Testing Lab | 2019 | USA | Nutraceuticals & Supplements |
| Labofine | 2019 | Canada | Nutraceuticals & Supplements |
| Nova | 2019 | USA | Food & Feed |
| Creamedix | 2019 | Germany | Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices |
| DSI-Pharm (prev. Diapharm Analytics) [13] | 2019 | Germany | Pharmaceuticals |
| Laboratorium für Betriebshygiene GmbH [14] | 2019 | Austria | Pharmaceuticals |
| Megsan Diagnostic [15] | 2019 | India | Pharmaceuticals |
| bilacon Rheda-Wiedenbrück | 2019 | Germany | Food & Feed |
| Agrolab RDS [16] | 2019 | Greece | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Envirolab | 2019 | Greece | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Agrolab Cyprus [17] | 2019 | Cyprus | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Agrolab Bulgaria | 2019 | Bulgaria | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Agrolab Turkey | 2019 | Turkey | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
Recent operations
The acting CEOs of the Tentamus Group are Dr. Jochen Zoller and Abgar Barseyten. In 2017, Forbes mentioned Abgar Barseyten as an innovative founder to watch and learn from [18].
As of 2019, Tentamus has 2,500 full-time employees globally, whom test 1,500,000 samples per year in 65 labs worldwide. 15,000 on-site inspections are also performed each year.
Tentamus laboratory QSI Bremen appeared in Netflix series Rotten, season 1 episode 1: Lawyers, Weapons, and Honey. The theme of this episode was the dilution of honey using cheap syrups. The documentary stated that QSI Bremen had been combating food fraud in honey since the 1950’s. In the documentary, Gudrun Beckh stated “as long as there are profits to be made, the fraud shall continue” [19] [20].
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- ^ Dlapiper. (2019, July 2). DLA Piper advises Tentamus Group on acquisition of Megsan Labs. Retrieved from: https://www.dlapiper.com/en/germany/news/2019/07/dla-piper-advises-tentamus-group-on-acquisition-of-megsan-labs/
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