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Leadership

Meet the Team Behind Aurora TIC

Founder-led, operator-built. Our leadership team brings decades of TIC industry experience, regulatory compliance expertise, and quality system mastery.

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Sam Sammane

Founder & CEO, Aurora TIC | Founder, Qalitex Group

Sam Sammane is a serial entrepreneur and TIC industry veteran with 25+ years building and scaling laboratory networks. As former CEO of Tentamus Labs of America, he led a global organization of 4,000+ employees, overseeing laboratory operations across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Sam founded Qalitex Laboratories, an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing facility that has become a trusted partner for dietary supplement brands, Amazon sellers, and cosmetics companies. Under his leadership, Qalitex pioneered AI-augmented laboratory operations.

Aurora TIC is Sam's thesis on the future of the TIC industry — a conviction built on 25 years of operational experience, a deep network of lab operators, and a clear-eyed view of the consolidation opportunity in the fragmented North American TIC market.

Career Highlights

2023–
Founder & CEO
Aurora TIC
2021–
Founder & CEO
Qalitex Laboratories
2018–2021
CEO
Tentamus Labs of America (4,000+ employees)
2015–2018
VP Operations
Tentamus Group

Credentials

PhD — Université Joseph-Fourier-Grenoble I (Formal Verification & Hardware/AMS)
Forbes Technology Council
Former CEO Tentamus Labs of America
TEDx Speaker x4

Areas of Expertise

TIC Industry StrategyMulti-Lab Network ManagementUSA Regulatory ComplianceISO 17025 OperationsLaboratory ConsultingQuality System DesignAI-Augmented LaboratoriesLab Selection & Qualification
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Nour Abochama

VP Operations, Qalitex | Quality & Compliance Advisor, Aurora TIC

Chemical engineer with 17+ years of experience in laboratory operations, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. VP of Operations at Qalitex (ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory).

Expert in FDA compliance, GMP standards, ISO 17025 quality systems, and multi-lab quality management. Former Director of Quality at American Testing Labs and Labofine.

Career Highlights

2021–
VP Operations
Qalitex Laboratories
2021–
Quality & Compliance Advisor
Aurora TIC
2015–2021
Director of Quality
American Testing Labs

Credentials

Chemical Engineering
17+ Years Lab Operations
ISO 17025 Expert
FDA & GMP Compliance

Areas of Expertise

ISO 17025 Quality SystemsFDA Compliance & GMPMulti-Lab Quality ManagementLaboratory AuditingQuality AssuranceSupplement & Cosmetic TestingCertificate of AnalysisRegulatory Compliance USA

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