Sartorius AG

History

YearDetail
1870-1926  
1870 Sartorius AG was established.
1898 The company expanded its facility and relocated to a newly built plant outside the city.
1906 The company acquired August Becker (Göttingen) and Ludwig Tesdorpf (Stuttgart) to expand its portfolio to include microtomes, astronomical, geodetic, and physical instruments.
1927-1949  
1927 Richard Zsigmondy founded Membranfiltergesellschaft mbH.
1945 After the Second World War ended, Sartorius AG was allowed to resume operations with an initial staff of 50 members.
1950-1968  
1950 Established technology with an advanced look.
1954 Sartorius AG manufactured the first serially produced electronic balance: the Electrono 1. 
1958 Sartorius AG rapidly expanded its export business.
1960 Sartorius AG developed a drawing machine for the industrial production of membrane filters and ventured into utterly new territory with its development.
1969-1989  
1969 Sartorius Ag employees used the Gravimat, a multi-purpose measuring instrument for measuring the moon rock from the Apollo 11 mission.
1970 Sartorius AG expanded its global presnece in the Western European countries and North America.
1975 The company completed its technical transition from mechanics to electronics in weighing technology.
1976 Sartorius AG launched its first autoclavable and testable filter cartridge with a pleated filter membrane.
1983 Sartorius AG opened its first production facility in Yauco, Puerto Rico. 
1990-2006  
1990 The company went into public.
1994 Introduction of monolithic weighing system.
1999 Sartorius AG acquired GWT Global Weighing Technologies GmbH, Denver Instrument Company,  and Dr. Hans Boekels GmbH & Co. to strengthen its market position in weighing technology across the U.S. and Asia.
2000 Sartorius AG acquired B. Braun Biotech International to broaden its portfolio in the biotechnology market.
2007-Today  
2007 Sartorius AG acquired a majority stake in Stedim S.A., one of the leading providers of disposable bag systems, and merged its activities with its biotechnology division.
2007 The company has significantly expanded its activities in the country.
2013 Sartorius AG acquired British TAP Biosystems Group through its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech.
2016 & 2017 Sartorius AG acquired IntelliCyt and Essen BioScience of the U.S., expanding its bio analytics portfolio.