Head of Irish Government opens Automation Group's US HQ

During his visit to the US last week,  Mr Enda Kenny TD, Taoiseach, (Head of the Irish Government) officially opened the new US headquarters of Zenith Technologies (Zentek Automation US, Inc.), on Friday last (12th October 2012) in Bluebell, Montgomery County (PEN USA) The Taoiseach was on a trade visit to the United States.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny (left) with
Zenith Founder Brendan O'Regan
at official opening of the US
Headquarters

Zenith Technologies, whose global headquarters are at Ringaskiddy, Cork, is a leading Global Automation and MES Engineering company principally servicing the lifescience industry. Zenith currently employs over 370 people in 14 offices worldwide, with 50 people based in US offices at Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and California.

Founded in 1998, Zenith expects to double its workforce over the next two years having hired an additional 65 people in Ireland this year alone.

The company provides System Integration, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Managed Services, Consultancy, and ELearning to a large and diverse client base including Amgen, Baxter, BMS, Dow, Grifols, GSK, Merck, Novartis ,Pfizer, and Sanofi.

It was founded in 1998 by Brendan O’Regan and now the company has worldwide revenue of $50M, and US revenues of over $12M. Mr. O’Regan also announced the launch of two new products in the US market on Friday; the Zenith Managed Services Model (ZTMS) and the cloud based Incident Control Room(ICR) offering.

Speaking at the opening, An Taoiseach said:‘I am delighted to officially open Zenith Technologies US Headquarters. Zenith is a leading Irish high-technology company that is achieving strong growth in the US market. Zenith’s success in this highly competitive market is a clear demonstration of how an ambitious company, with an innovative, specialist offering, can compete at the highest levels internationally.
‘It is companies like Zenith that will drive the export growth that will underpin Ireland’s economic prosperity and support valuable Irish jobs. I congratulate Zenith on their operation here in Pennsylvania that will allow them to grow their business in the US market and indeed worldwide’.

The founder and CEO of Zenith , Brendan O’Regan, said: ‘I am delighted to have the Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny TD here today to open our new US headquarters and mark this very significant milestone in our company’s development.

‘I am also very pleased to be announcing the launch of two new products in the US market, the Zenith Managed Services Model (ZTMS) and the cloud based Incident Control Room(ICR) .

‘The Zenith Managed Services (ZTMS) model has been delivering a valuable product in the European region since 2006. This model was developed in response to the Life Science industry requirements to efficiently manage its automation support and optimise the cost of ownership in IT and automation systems. The Managed Services is a new departure for Zenith in the US and is built upon firm experience and successful delivery of value in the European Pharmaceutical Market.

‘The Incident Control Room (ICR) provides independent processes and methods for handling a variety of site incidents encountered during complex processing of pharmaceutical products’, he said.

The Headquarter's opening was attended by a large number of clients and Zenith staff, and US public representatives including Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz and State Representatives Kate Harper and Brendan Boyle.

The company is supported by Enterprise Ireland, the body responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets.

L to R:  Dermot Moynihan, Director, Zenith Technologies, Jim Lehane, Regional Director USA, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Brendan O'Regan, CEO, Zenith Technologies and Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Collins

On-line liquid analysers marketing agreement.

Micheál Martin (Minister for Foreign Affairs), Hugh Cooney (Chairman Enterprise Ireland), An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, (Head of Irish Government), Nancy Horan (Director – BioTector Analytical Systems Ltd), Joe O'Shea (Director, Corporate Development – Danaher Corporation), Martin Horan (Managing Director - BioTector Analytical Systems Ltd), Richard Leggett (Principal Scientist - Hach Company), Jeff Throckmorton (Vice President Global Innovation Hach-Lange, President Hach Homeland Security Technologies – Hach Company).

BioTector Analytical Systems has recently announced a distribution agreement with Colorado (US)-based Hach Company. Hach and Hach Lange will serve as the exclusive distributor of the BioTector range of on-line liquid analyzers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Europe. The product will be sold in these markets under the name: Hach BioTector TOC analyzer. The agreement does not include the Irish market, as BioTector has a number of Irish Distributors who look after the local market.

The distribution agreement was announced during a Trade and Investment Mission to the U.S. led by the Taoiseach Brian Cowen. The Mission is organized by Enterprise Ireland, the Irish state agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous Irish business sector.

BioTector’s on-line liquid analyzers are used in a variety of industrial applications, including dairy processing, chemical processing, oil refineries, municipal treatment plants, pharmaceutical manufacturing, airport surface water analysis, breweries, and pulp and paper manufacturing. The company’s patented oxidation technology—a two-stage advanced oxidation method—overcomes the limitations of traditional on-line analyzers and offers customers an accurate, reliable and low maintenance solution to their on-line analysis needs.

“We’re very pleased to enter into this partnership with Hach Company,” said Martin Horan, BioTector’s Managing Director. “This distribution agreement with a leading U.S. company like Hach—a significant endorsement of our technology— offers Hach customers a robust on-line liquid analysis technology that overcomes the limitations of most competing systems, which are better suited for lab rather than industrial environments. Hach’s systems, like ours, are designed specifically for quality, accuracy and simplicity, and it is this shared ethos in high standards and customer satisfaction that we believe will drive the success of this partnership.”

“We’re very pleased to be able to offer the BioTector TOC analyzer to Hach customers,” said Terry Stange, Hach Business Unit Director. “These products offer 99.7 percent uptime, +/- 3 percent accuracy, are entirely self-cleaning, and can analyze samples up to a thousand times larger than those of competing products. This will provide our customers with the benefits of reliability, measurement confidence, low maintenance and high capacity.”

Best managed company

QUMAS, leading provider of Compliance Solutions to highly regulated companies, has won the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Award.

At a Gala Awards Symposium held on Friday 5th March at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin and attended by the Taoiseach, Mr Brian Cowen T.D., QUMAS was named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte. The Deloitte Best Managed Companies awards program, in association with Bank of Scotland (Ireland), was developed to recognize Irish companies operating at the highest levels of business performance. The program identifies the best managed companies through an evaluation process that extends far beyond financial results.

“We are delighted to receive this accolade from Deloitte”, said Kevin O’Leary, CEO Qumas. “As a profitable and growing indigenous Irish company, we are very proud of our success and growth, particularly in these challenging times. This achievement recognizes the commitment and dedication of the QUMAS management team to making the company a global success”.

As Qumas continues to confirm its clear dominance in the Regulatory Compliance marketplace, it’s thought leadership and world class solutions continue to attract repeat business from its client base as well as a broad range of new clients from many regulated sectors. An Irish company, it operates at a global level, with over 95% of its revenues coming from outside the domestic market.

Picture shows Taoiseach (Head of Government Ireland) Brian Cowan, left with Kevin O'Leary, Qumas.