Frank Zenie
CEO, Entrepreneur, Foundation Trustee -
Frank shares his thoughts and ideas about real world entreprenuership through public speaking and his book, StreetSmart Entrepreneuring.
Frank shares his thoughts and ideas about real world entreprenuership through public speaking and his book, StreetSmart Entrepreneuring.
Profile
I have 25 years as an entrepreneur and Chief Executive, building innovative, market leading and profitable companies. Since semi-retiring as a full time CEO, I became an entrepreneurial advisor, coach and teacher for the past 15 years. I've served as President/CEO of Waters Associates (now Waters Corporation) from 1969-1980 and then co-founded Zymark Corporation in 1981, serving as President/CEO through 1996. I'm currently an entrepreneurial coach, investor and director for a number of early-stage, technology-based companies - many healthcare related.
I began my formal teaching as an MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer leading "Starting and Running a Successful Technology-based Company" and I'm currently lecturing at several universities in addition to my corporate coach and Director roles.
I have a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from the University of Rhode Island. I've also published extensively in trade magazines.
Boards of Directors
I have served on over 15 Boards of Directors ranging from early-stage start-ups to Fortune 500 public companies. The most recent include:
Advion Inc. - 2006 to Present. - www.advion.com
Advion's contract laboratory services division acquired by Quintiles 11/2011.
Process Packaging and Control - 1997 to Present - www.ppcpackage.com
Sensors for Medicine and Science - 1999 to Present - www.s4ms.com
SmartPak LLC - 2002 to Present - www.smartpak.com
VelQuest Corporation - 1999 to 2012 -
Acquired by Accelrys (Nasdaq ACCL) January 2012.
I have 25 years as an entrepreneur and Chief Executive, building innovative, market leading and profitable companies. Since semi-retiring as a full time CEO, I became an entrepreneurial advisor, coach and teacher for the past 15 years. I've served as President/CEO of Waters Associates (now Waters Corporation) from 1969-1980 and then co-founded Zymark Corporation in 1981, serving as President/CEO through 1996. I'm currently an entrepreneurial coach, investor and director for a number of early-stage, technology-based companies - many healthcare related.
I began my formal teaching as an MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer leading "Starting and Running a Successful Technology-based Company" and I'm currently lecturing at several universities in addition to my corporate coach and Director roles.
I have a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from the University of Rhode Island. I've also published extensively in trade magazines.
Boards of Directors
I have served on over 15 Boards of Directors ranging from early-stage start-ups to Fortune 500 public companies. The most recent include:
Advion Inc. - 2006 to Present. - www.advion.com
Advion's contract laboratory services division acquired by Quintiles 11/2011.
Process Packaging and Control - 1997 to Present - www.ppcpackage.com
Sensors for Medicine and Science - 1999 to Present - www.s4ms.com
SmartPak LLC - 2002 to Present - www.smartpak.com
VelQuest Corporation - 1999 to 2012 -
Acquired by Accelrys (Nasdaq ACCL) January 2012.
Launching Zymark
Introducing robotic automation to chemistry and biology laboratories. Although scientific instruments were advancing in capability and throughput, virtually all other laboratory work was manual, time consuming and prone to human error. Zymark's innovations stimulated a revolution in laboratory technology and processes.
A much younger Frank. - Circa 1982.
A much younger Frank. - Circa 1982.
Waters - HPLC Innovation
The iconic M6000 HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) pump, introduced about 1970, was the first HPLC product developed and optimized for HPLC. Prior to that, most HPLC instruments were assembled from components made for other applications and modified for HPLC.
Many HPLC pumps today have evolved from the innovative design of the M6000.
At its introduction, we estimated that we could sell a few thousand of these pumps over its lifetime. When I left Waters in 1980, we were selling over 5,000 per year and still growing.
Click HERE to continue to "Lectures and Coaching".
Many HPLC pumps today have evolved from the innovative design of the M6000.
At its introduction, we estimated that we could sell a few thousand of these pumps over its lifetime. When I left Waters in 1980, we were selling over 5,000 per year and still growing.
Click HERE to continue to "Lectures and Coaching".
