Group Menu -> Home Search Careers Investors Press Contact Us Our Services About Us Investor Relations Media Centre Careers Contact Us Eurofins >> About Us >> Our History Search >> Short History of Eurofins Scientific Eurofins Scientific was founded in 1987 with 4 employees to market the SNIF-NMRâ technology, a patented analytical method used to verify the origin and purity of several types of food and beverages and identify sophisticated fraud not detectable by other methods. Today the Eurofins Group is a leading provider of analytical services with: an international network of 375 laboratories across 41 countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia-Pacific over 30,000 staff a portfolio of over 130,000 validated analytical methods more than 150 million assays performed each year to establish the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability, and purity of biological substances and products, as well as carry out human diagnostic services. Eurofins' history can be divided up into four distinct phases: Start-up Phase Expanding the technology portfolio Establishing the infrastructure Becoming a global reference Homepage | Search | Careers | Press | Contact Us | Investors Sitemap | Web Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Eurofins Global © Eurofins Scientific 2017 Last updated: Monday, July 17, 2017