History
- 1848
Carl Remigius Fresenius founded the Chemische Laboratorium Fresenius Wiesbaden with an associated teaching department 
- 1862
The "Pharmaceutical Teaching Institution" was founded in the Chemische Laboratorium, the "Magazine for Analytical Chemistry" was established - 1884
Affiliation of Germany's first hygiene-bacteriological department to the chemische Laboratorium Fresenius 
- 1908
The first analyst training course for women in the Chemische Laboratorium Fresenius 
- 1945
After World War II: Resumption of water, environmental and food tests - 1962
Separation of Chemieschule Fresenius Wiesbaden (Cfw) and the test laboratory - 1972
The test department is changed into INSTITUT FRESENIUS Chemische und Biologische Laboratorien 
- 1975
INSTITUT FRESENIUS moves to Taunusstein 
- 1985
The traditional areas of work are supplemented by identity, concentration, purity and approval tests for cosmetics and drugs 
- 1990
The new area of work material and surface analytics is established with the acquisition of the laboratory for Applied Solids Analytics in Dresden 
- 1993
First multi-site accreditation according to EN 45001 in Germany - 1998
150 years INSTITUT FRESENIUS – The group celebrates its birthday 
- 2002
Conversion into a stock corporation (AG); INSTITUT FRESENIUS becomes the first independent test laboratory to gain FDA approval in Germany; expansion of the hair laboratory and opening of the hair salon 
- 2003
Commissioning of Germany's first "laboratory factory" for routine analysis in Herten 
- 2003
30 years stamp of quality: INSTITUT FRESENIUS celebrates the oldest and best known stamp of quality with a re-launch 
- 2004
Acquisition by SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance)
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