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| Industry | Biotechnology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Key people | Jochen P. Zoller (CEO), Abgar Barseyten (CEO) |
| Number of employees | 4,000 |
| Website | www.tentamus.de, 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.
About the Group
As of 2023, there are over 90 laboratories and companies in the Tentamus Group providing analytical and consulting services. Tests that are performed on samples include:
- Instrumental Analytics
- Physical Chemistry
- Mechanical and simulation
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Sensory testing
The above mentioned 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.
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 in the Asian market. As of June 2023, there are over 90 locations within the Tentamus Group. These are as follows:
| Laboratory | Joined in | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| bilacon | 2011 | Berlin, Germany | Food & Feed |
| Quality Services International | 2012 | Bremen, Germany | Food & Feed |
| Lifeprint | 2013 | Illertissen, Germany | Food & Feed |
| Laboratorio Analítico Bioclínico (LAB) | 2014 | Spain | Food & Feed |
| Columbia Food Laboratories | 2014 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Food & Feed |
| BAV Institut für Hygiene und Qualitätssicherung | 2014 | Offenburg, Germany | Food & Feed, Cosmetics |
| Analytical Resource Laboratory (prev. ICL) | 2015 | United States | Nutraceuticals & Supplements |
| Quality Turnaround Service | 2015 | Sittingbourne, United Kingdom | Food & Feed |
| Tentamus Shanghai | 2015 | Shanghai, China | Food & Feed, Pharmaceuticals |
| Agriparadigma | 2015 | Italy | Food & Feed |
| Control Microbiologico S.L. | 2015 | Spain | Food & Feed |
| Analyst Research Laboratories | 2015 | Ness Ziona, Israel | Pharmaceuticals |
| Food and Drug Analytical Services | 2016 | United Kingdom | Pharmaceuticals |
| Helvic | 2016 | Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom | Pharmaceuticals |
| Tentamus North America | 2016 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Food & Feed |
| BLS-Analytik | 2016 | Bad Kissingen, Germany | Pharmaceuticals |
| Vela Labs | 2016 | Wien, Austria | Pharmaceuticals |
| aromaLAB | 2016 | Planegg, Germany | Food & Feed |
| Kudam | 2016 | Alicante, Spain | Food & Feed |
| Biomedical Device Consultants and Laboratories | 2016 | Germany | Medical Devices |
| Symbiotic Research | 2017 | Mount Olive, New Jersey, United States | Agrosciences |
| Minerva Scientific | 2017 | Spondon, United Kingdom | Food & Feed, Pharmaceuticals |
| bilacon Rotterdam | 2017 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Food & Feed |
| Tello | 2017 | Spain | Food & Feed |
| TÜV Rheinland Food China | 2017 | China | Food & Feed |
| TÜV Rheinland Food Taiwan | 2017 | Taiwan | Food & Feed |
| Tentacontrol (prev. Luxcontrol) | 2017 | Hamburg, Germany | Inspection & Certification |
| Eurocontrol | 2017 | Germany | Inspection & Certification |
| Quant QS | 2017 | Martinsried, Germany | Consulting |
| Adamson Analytical Laboratories | 2018 | Corona, California, United States | Food & Feed |
| almolab | 2018 | Italy | Food & Feed |
| Tentamedix (prev. Micromol) | 2018 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Pharma & Medical Devices |
| EPL Bio Analytical Services | 2018 | Niantic, Illinois, United States | Agroscience |
| Analytical Food Laboratories | 2018 | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | Food, Feed, Nutraceutical, and Cosmetics |
| RenoLab | 2018 | San Giorgio di Piano, Italy | Agroscience |
| Laemme | 2018 | Moncalieri, Italy | Food & Feed |
| Tentamus Helvetia | 2018 | Hochdorf, Switzerland | Food & Feed |
| Southern Microbiological Services | 2019 | Wellington, United Kingdom | Food & Feed |
| Tentamus Japan | 2019 | Yokohama, Japan | Food & Feed |
| Isotope | 2019 | Yokohama, Japan | Food & Feed |
| One Scientific | 2019 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Food & Feed |
| American Testing Lab | 2019 | San Diego, California, United States | Nutraceuticals & Supplements |
| Labofine | 2019 | Pointe-Claire, Canada | Nutraceuticals & Supplements |
| Nova Biologicals | 2019 | Conroe, Texas, United States | Food & Feed |
| Creamedix | 2019 | Germany | Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices |
| DSI-Pharm (prev. Diapharm Analytics) | 2019 | Germany | Pharmaceuticals |
| Laboratorium für Betriebshygiene GmbH | 2019 | Austria | Pharmaceuticals |
| Megsan Labs | 2019 | India | Pharmaceuticals |
| bilacon Rheda-Wiedenbrück | 2019 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany | Food & Feed |
| Agrolab RDS | 2019 | Greece | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Envirolab | 2019 | Volos, Greece | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Agrolab Cyprus | 2019 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Agrolab Bulgaria | 2019 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Agrolab Turkey | 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | Food & Feed, Agroscience |
| Precision Analysis | 2021 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | Food, Feed, and Agriculture |
| Techni'Sens | 2021 | La Rochelle, France | Food, Feed, and Cosmetics |
| BluTest Laboratories | 2021 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Pharmaceutical |
| MicroBios | 2021 | Barcelona, Spain | Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical |
| EuTech Scientific Services, Inc | 2021 | Highland Park, New Jersey, United States | Food, Feed, Agriculture, and Pharmaceutical |
| Chelab | 2021 | Hannover, Germany | Food and Feed |
| Conycal | 2021 | Oviedo, Spain | Food, Agroscience |
| BAV Institut (prev. ifm Ulm) | 2021 | Ulm, Germany | Food, Pharmaceuticals |
| KML Laboratories | 2021 | Bonners Ferry, ID, USA | Dietary Supplement, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics |
| STA Kalite | 2021 | Mersin, Turkey | Food and Feed |
| Lambda Cientifica | 2021 | Mexico City, Mexico | Pharma |
| C.A.I.M. | 2021 | Follonica, Italy | Food, Agriculture |
| Globalab | 2021 | Marinha Grande, Portugal | Food, Environmental |
| MK Analysis Laboratory | 2021 | Citta di Castello, Italy | Food, Agriculture, Environment |
| Axens & Consoreal | 2022 | Lille, Douai, Cergy and Valenciennes, France | Food, Feed, Cosmetics |
| Megsan Labs | 2022 | Hyderabad, India | Food |
| ISEMED | 2022 | Imola, Italy | Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics |
| Conidia Coniphy | 2022 | Quincieux, France | Agrosciences |
| Microlab | 2022 | Rehovot, Israel | Food, Cosmetics, Agriculture |
| Be Safer | 2022 | Heraklion, Crete | Tourism, Food |
| Pegaso Management | 2023 | Ancona, Italy | Food (Consulting) |
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.
As of 2019, Tentamus has 2,500 full-time employees globally, who 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 1950s. In the documentary, Gudrun Beckh stated “as long as there are profits to be made, the fraud shall continue”.
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