Azzur Group, LLC acquires Azot, LLC and forms Azzur Engineering

The life sciences consulting group will offer a wide range of engineering services.


Willow Grove, PA, March 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Azzur Group, LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of Azot, LLC and the formation of Azzur Engineering, a subsidiary of Azzur Group, LLC. The new venture will provide clientele of both companies access to a wide range of engineering and compliance services within the life sciences industry.

"It has been the mission of Azzur Group, LLC to provide a full-service engineering organization since inception," said Mark O'Donnell, president of Azzur Group. "Engineering capability is a significant component to the 'discovery to delivery' story.  In addition, Azzur's future growth prospects will logically lead into certain life science-based product categories."

With a depth of expertise in all facets of the systems development life cycle, Azzur Engineering is able to assist within any phase to help clients reach their goal of running a lean but efficient operation.

"It's an exciting partnership," said Zino Altman, owner and CEO of Azot, LLC, a leading distributor of complete robotic solutions ranging from custom systems development to installation. "It will allow us to combine our engineering solutions and product technologies to address customer needs faster and more efficiently."

Altman and his company bring over 20 years of experience to Azzur Engineering, including development and integration of a variety of engineering products within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.  He will continue to oversee the group's division of robotic product offerings including an ophthalmic cosmetic inspection system called Inspector II, a data matrix code reader and all custom equipment design and fabrication.

About Azzur Group, LLC

Azzur Engineering is a subsidiary of Azzur Group, LLC. Azzur Group offers consulting services and project resources within the Quality Assurance, Laboratory, Clinical, IT/IM, Business Processes, Manufacturing, Operations and R&D settings. Their knowledge of current regulatory expectations and international standards, combined with their technology expertise enables them to understand the challenges and issues faced by pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies.

The company's experienced staff can help with Requirements Definition, Vendor Selection, Configuration, Implementation, Testing & Validation, Calibration, Certification and Maintenance. Their ability to understand FDA compliance issues associated with systems implementation underscores the value-add that they provide while supporting the systems integration and turnover to production.

For more information about Azzur Engineering visit www.azzurengineering.com ;

Contact Bianca Makris (215) 435-8363