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Everything starts small
Company milestones
Dr. Brill + Partner was founded more than 25 years ago by Dr. Holger Brill and has since developed into a leading company in the industry. With a lot of passion and commitment, the team of Dr. Brill + Partner has mastered numerous challenges and developed continuously. Today, we are proud to offer a wide range of services to help our clients achieve their goals. Join us as we look back at the exciting milestones that have shaped our company’s history.
Dr. Brill + Partner - Family and History
In this video we tell you all about the beginnings and history of the company
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Foundation of Dr. Brill Regulatory Services GmbH
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Acquisition of Hydrotox GmbH by the Dr Brill Institutes Group
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Foundation of Dr. Brill + Prof. Bockmühl GmbH Institute for Applied Hygiene
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Accreditation as the first institute for antifouling testing
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GLP certification
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25th anniversary of the Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology
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Continuation of the laboratory of Dr. Reinhold Hilpert and acquisition of the associated know how of the test method "microbiological challenging test for air conditioning evaporator".
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Merger with Dr. T. Watermann / LimnoMar, Norderney - New Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion
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Expansion of laboratory capacities at the location in Hamburg by additional 250 m². Employees: 58.
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Acquisition of the biofilm and biocorrosive laboratory of the Biofilmcenter of the University of Duisburg-Essen.
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Second re-accreditation by the DAkkS according to DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025 as well as first extension of the recognition as a medical product testing laboratory at ZLG. Combination of the accreditation in Hamburg and Bremen as well as the flexibilization of the entire possible test spectrum. Our certificates: https://www.brillhygiene.com/en/company/certificates.
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Expansion of the office and laboratory capacities at the location in Bremen by additional 340 m².
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Expansion of office and laboratory capacities at the location in Hamburg by additional 240 m². Employees: 39.
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Foundation of our first subsidiary abroad in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The subsidiary Dr. Brill & Partners Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology FZ LLC received its trade license.
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Merger of Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH with MikroLab GmbH. The continuance of the respective core competencies in Bremen and Hamburg is ensured under its managing director Dr. Florian H. H. Brill.
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Move to Hamburg-Hummelsbüttel and extension of business premises to 500 m². Employees: 10.
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Handover of the family business to the new generation to Dr. rer. nat. Florian H. H. Brill.
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Reaccreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 including extension of its scope for examination of medical devices as well as recognition by the ZLG.
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Initial accreditation of MikroLab GmbH according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
Extension of the accreditation for microbiological examination of drinking water and acceptance as laboratory for the analysis of drinking water by Hamburg local health authority.
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Initial accreditation of Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
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Foundation of MikroLab GmbH Labor für Angewandte Mikrobiologie in Bremen, Germany, by Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Biol. Jochen Steinmann.
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Move to Hamburg-Groß Borstel and extension of business premises.
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Foundation of the company by Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Biol. Holger Brill.