Ancillare wins the prestigious Export Achievement
Certificate from U.S. Department of Commerce
North Wales, PA, April 20, 2010 - Joanne Santomauro
said the suggestion by her son Jonathan, then
an undergraduate at Cornell University, to start
a global contract research organization sparked
many late-night discussions. "We both saw
it as an opportunity," said Joanne, the president
and CEO of ISG Office Concepts Inc., an independent
office products/furniture dealer.
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U.S. REP. Allyson Schwartz, center, presents
a
U.S. Department of Commerce Export Achievement
Certificate
to ISG Office Concepts Inc.
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Less than two years later, Ancillare — a division
of ISG that helps pharmaceutical and biotech companies
throughout the world complete clinical trials
— has been honored by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
On Monday, U.S. Rep Allyson Schwartz, D-13th District,
presented Joanne and Jonathan Santomauro — as
well as several other key employees — with the
Export Achievement Certificate, created to recognize
small and medium-sized enterprises and organizations
that have successfully entered the international
marketplace for the first time or that have successfully
entered a new market, according to the agency's
Web site. "You're ahead of the curve,"
Schwartz said during a ceremony at the company's
office at 717 Dickerson Road.
In approximately 18 months, the organization has
handled $3.5 million worth of trial supplies,
according to Jonathan Santomauro. Without divulging
names, he said the company has worked with all
the local pharmaceutical companies. "We're
very excited about earning this award," said
Jonathan Santomauro, the president of Ancillare.
"It's a way of showing how much experience
we've earned in a short time. We've shipped projects
to everywhere imaginable." Ancillare has
contracted with the Mayo and Cleveland clinics,
according to Joanne Santomauro.
The company supplies demand forecasting analysis
as well as all documentation for the global shifting
of all supplies, according to Jonathan Santomauro.
He said the trials can last anywhere from a few
months to two years. "Our goal is to make
sure a clinical trial remains on budget and schedule,"
he said. "What we offer is cost savings efficiencies."
The export activity accounts for 20 percent of
the company's overall business, according to Joanne
Santomauro. "It's growing very rapidly,"
she said. Ancillare fits a priority set by the
Obama administration to expand the economy increasing
exports, according to Schwartz. "Small business
is the engine of growth," she said. "It's
wonderful to recognize companies who help the
economy grow."
