1975
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Fermentas founded
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1978
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First restriction enzyme (BcnI) commercially manufactured
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1979
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First restriction enzyme (CfrI) discovered by Fermentas scientists
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1983
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Large-scale manufacturing and restriction enzyme sales commence
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1985
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First restriction enzyme (Eco47ll) cloned
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1988
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First Fermentas catalog published
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1992
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Fermentas brand name introduced
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1993
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Subsidiary in Germany established
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1996
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Subsidiaries in USA and Canada established
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1996
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Awarded certification under the ISO9002 Quality System
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1996
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PureExtreme® – the highest product quality and performance standards applied
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| 1997 |
Expanded product line to include molecular biology kits, markers and reagents |
2000
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Proprietary plasmid DNA preparation technology developed
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2001
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World's first genetically-engineered restriction enzyme (Eco57MI) created
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2001
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World's first genetically-engineered DNA nicking enzyme (N.Bpu101) created
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2002
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GMP-grade manufacturing of plasmid DNA offered to the pharmaceutical community
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2003
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Fermentas International Inc. established
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2006
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FastDigest® restriction enzymes – new standard in DNA digestion introduced
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2007
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Manufacturing begins in new class D clean-room facilities qualified and certified according to EU directives and ISPE guidelines
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2008
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Subsidiary in China established
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2008
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Fermentas distribution network covers 70 countries
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2009
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176 FastDigest® restriction enzymes produced
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| 2010 |
Became part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
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- Germany
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