Eurofins Scientific
Encyclopedia
Eurofins is an international group of laboratories
providing testing and support services to the pharmaceutical, food
, environmental
and consumer products industries and to governments. Eurofins employs about 10,000 employees across 150 sites in 30 countries and has about US$ 1.1 billion annual revenues (2010).
The Eurofins Group offers a portfolio
of over 100,000 reliable analytical methods for characterising the safety, identity, purity, composition, authenticity and origin of products and biological substances. Through research and development, in-licensing and acquisitions, the Group draws on the latest developments in the field of biotechnology
and analytical science
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Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
providing testing and support services to the pharmaceutical, food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
, environmental
Environmental management
Environmental resource management is “a purposeful activity with the goal to maintain and improve the state of an environmental resource affected by human activities” . It is not, as the phrase suggests, the management of the environment as such, but rather the management of the interaction and...
and consumer products industries and to governments. Eurofins employs about 10,000 employees across 150 sites in 30 countries and has about US$ 1.1 billion annual revenues (2010).
The Eurofins Group offers a portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolio literally means "a case for carrying loose papers," ....
of over 100,000 reliable analytical methods for characterising the safety, identity, purity, composition, authenticity and origin of products and biological substances. Through research and development, in-licensing and acquisitions, the Group draws on the latest developments in the field of biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
and analytical science
Analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry is the study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials. Qualitative analysis gives an indication of the identity of the chemical species in the sample and quantitative analysis determines the amount of...
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