George Ambartsoumian, CEO and founder of GA International, has won the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2019.

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award has been given out each of the last 26 years to companies who display a high level of excellence for developing products and services that advance local and global economies.

Dr. George Ambartsoumian, who runs GA International, a label manufacturing company that designs identification solutions for research laboratories, medical and bio-pharmaceutical facilities, and other industries, was chosen as a winner for the Health/Life Science category in the Quebec region. The award was given to Dr. Ambartsoumian on November 7 at the EY Awards Gala in Montreal, Quebec.

“This award means a lot to me and my company because I believe my story can inspire many others and help them succeed,” said Dr. Ambartsoumian. “The company began with the purchase of a toy label maker and a big desire to succeed. I showed that a person can grow a company with few resources to start with.”

Since its inception in 1999 as a one-person company, GA has grown considerably, with 65 employees to go along with strong R&D capabilities and a dozen of patent-pending products, including tags for the identification and storage of hard-to-label tubes and containers, as well as labeling accessories that make identifying samples more efficient and less time consuming. GA is undergoing further expansion, moving to a new locale with larger production facilities at the beginning of 2020, providing the company with more space to operate and develop novel identification solutions. Dr. Ambartsoumian expects the company to keep growing for years to come and increase its global footprint. “The journey of building an innovative company was amazing. We refuse to impose any limitations on ourselves, and we constantly aim towards the innovation and expansion of our capabilities.”

GA International is currently one of the worldwide leaders in manufacturing solvent-resistant and cryogenic labels. Its brand LabTAG™, offers a wide range of high-performance identification solutions tailored to biomedical laboratories, with customization services that make it possible to manufacture labels of various sizes, colors, and shapes with image and data printing, while maintaining stringent quality control requirements under ISO 9001:2015. GA also provides tracking and identification equipment, such as barcode printers, scanners, data printing, and data collection hardware and software. GA’s team of motivated scientists and professionals have in-depth knowledge and experience working in biomedical laboratory environments and strive to ensure that their identifications solutions are tailored to the needs of each individual customer.

For more information about LabTAG™  visit www.labtag.com