
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

Relocation of our head office in Hamburg-Hummelsbüttel to Grützmühlenweg 44 with expansion of the office and laboratory space to almost 1,000 m².

Foundation of Dr. Brill Regulatory Services GmbH

Acquisition of Hydrotox GmbH by the Dr Brill Institutes Group

Foundation of Dr. Brill + Prof. Bockmühl GmbH Institute for Applied Hygiene

Accreditation as the first institute for antifouling testing

GLP certification

25th anniversary of the Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology

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".

Merger with Dr. T. Watermann / LimnoMar, Norderney - New Institute for Antifouling and Biocorrosion

Expansion of laboratory capacities at the location in Hamburg by additional 250 m². Employees: 58.

Acquisition of the biofilm and biocorrosive laboratory of the Biofilmcenter of the University of Duisburg-Essen.

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.

Expansion of the office and laboratory capacities at the location in Bremen by additional 340 m².

Expansion of office and laboratory capacities at the location in Hamburg by additional 240 m². Employees: 39.

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.

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.

Move to Hamburg-Hummelsbüttel and extension of business premises to 500 m². Employees: 10.

Handover of the family business to the new generation to Dr. rer. nat. Florian H. H. Brill.

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.

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.

Initial accreditation of Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.

Foundation of MikroLab GmbH Labor für Angewandte Mikrobiologie in Bremen, Germany, by Dr. Jochen Steinmann.

Move to Hamburg-Groß Borstel and extension of business premises.

Foundation of the company by Dr. rer. nat. Holger Brill.