{"id":7800,"date":"2021-08-19T14:26:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T04:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2024-01-17T16:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T06:29:58","slug":"test-match-bruce-chen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/test-match-bruce-chen\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Match: Bruce Chen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7800\" class=\"elementor elementor-7800\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867d45e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"867d45e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc59aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc59aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Now more than ever, consumers care about what they put into their bodies. As such, food, water, air and even the soil in which our crops grow are subject to rigorous testing to provide a full account of their contents. Whether by the Environmental Protection Authority, the Department of Agriculture or other relevant regulators and bodies, this testing allows Australians to make safe, informed decisions about the things they consume.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0261d8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0261d8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d284e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d284e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bruce-chen1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7792\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bruce-chen1.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bruce-chen1-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb30da7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb30da7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7797309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7797309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The trust the public places in such organisations to deliver this crucial data is, in turn, passed on to the unsung heroes behind the scenes. Laboratories often work unacknowledged, performing stringent testing procedures and adhering to the highest international standards. One such facility is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.symbiolabs.com.au\/\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Symbio Laboratories<\/a>. With a broad range of testing services and locations all around the country, Symbio has become one of the leading test laboratories in Australia since its inception in 1997.<\/p><p>\u201cWe have been through an interesting journey,\u201d says Symbio\u2019s Managing Director Bruce Chen. That\u2019s one way to describe the 24 years of growth that took Symbio from a A$1 million company to revenue of around A$37 million. As the need for transparency \u2013 and the increased testing that makes it possible \u2013 has increased, so have Symbio\u2019s operations.<\/p><p>Testing has become a full-time undertaking to meet demand, with Symbio\u2019s 240-strong team of highly qualified researchers working seven days a week to deliver. Price and turnaround time are key to stand out from the competition.<\/p><p>But it\u2019s the next 10 years that\u2019s got Bruce thinking. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to take the business further \u2013 on a global scale,\u201d he says.\u201d It\u2019s only recently that Bruce has begun to realise that vision. In 2019, he drafted a business plan that he hopes will carry Symbio worldwide \u2013 and to a value of half a billion dollars \u2013 by 2030.<\/p><p>\u201cSince then, I\u2019ve had plenty of capital firms knocking on my door,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd I realised that to achieve the scale I\u2019ve envisioned, the admittedly gigantic growth scale, I don\u2019t have what it takes to do that alone.\u201d<\/p><p>What Bruce has done is reshape the direction and culture of Symbio during his time in the Managing Director position. When the original founders stepped away from the business, Bruce was able to rewrite Symbio\u2019s story and change its trajectory from domestic success to the world stage. \u201cHaving a strategy is so important,\u201d he says.<\/p><p>\u201cWhen I arrived, I had to ask what our values were, what our mission was, what our corporate culture looked like. 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1100px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1100\/733;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen2.jpeg 1100w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen2-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c372d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con 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If you don\u2019t, you just won\u2019t. It\u2019s that simple.\u201d<\/p><p>Now, Bruce hopes Symbio Laboratories\u2019 renowned efficiency will carry the company beyond Australia\u2019s borders in the next decade. Food and environmental testing have long been Symbio\u2019s bread and butter in terms of workload, and are expected to remain so. Bruce estimates turnover in each of the two fields will extend beyond A$40 million by 2025. As the need for testing and analysis continues to grow, so too will Symbio\u2019s worth.<\/p><p>\u201cWhen I developed this growth plan in 2019, I aimed to triple our earnings and break a A$100 million turnover in the Australian market in three to five years,\u201d Bruce says. \u201cObviously COVID didn\u2019t help, but as the world opens up again, we can see a positive future ahead.\u201d<\/p><p>Beyond Australia, Bruce believes Symbio can make a splash in the US and Asia\u2013Pacific through the acquisition of other laboratories that fit the Symbio culture. During Bruce\u2019s tenure, Symbio has strategically acquired laboratories in close proximity to some of Australia\u2019s most important food production and environmental industry hubs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b5d14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43b5d14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d93e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1d93e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" data-src=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7841 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/1050;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruce-chen3-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae31ddc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae31ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf5c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edf5c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s hoped the strategy, with capital support, will be equally as effective in North America. \u201cNow that I\u2019m selecting capital partners to support our growth, it\u2019s done with the same strategy in mind.\u201d<\/p><p>Symbio\u2019s broad range of high-quality analytical solutions have become vital for industries that require transparency and compliance. As that demand becomes a long-term factor, Bruce believes that any investment in Symbio must also be long-term.<\/p><p>\u201cMany would-be investors are looking for a quick exit, but if you\u2019re going to be a part of Symbio, you need to stick with it,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019ve built Symbio around efficiency, innovation and dedication, things that pay off in the long run.\u201d It\u2019s an endurance race Bruce intends to win.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1128803 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1128803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d039e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43d039e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Proudly supported by:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c23a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9c23a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"753\" data-src=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7854 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP-1024x643.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP-768x482.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/753;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7854\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP-1024x643.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/symbiolabs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3M-Australia_HP-768x482.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now more than ever, consumers care about what they put into their bodies. 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