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10/04/2008	Eurofins Medinet Shanghai Central Laboratory ready for operation
05/03/2008	Eurofins meets its profit targets in 2007 and raises its objectives for 2008
13/02/2008	Eurofins’ revenues grew by 34% in 2007 to EUR 492m
18/01/2008	Eurofins brings its annual revenue objective of EUR 600 million forward by 2 years to 2008 and aims to top USD 1 billion revenues next year
17/01/2008	Eurofins Analytik GmbH in Germany appointed as GAFTA referee laboratory
02/01/2008	Eurofins makes key appointments in its top leadership team

22/11/2007	Eurofins expands its genomic activities
07/11/2007	Eurofins celebrates 10 years of value creation and announces 2 new outsourcing deals
07/11/2007	Eurofins on track in Q3 2007
07/11/2007	Eurofins announces new UK food and environmental testing laboratory
26/10/2007	Eurofins completes Analycen acquisition and raises revenue objectives
03/10/2007	Eurofins agrees acquisition terms for Analycen AB and establishes its no. 1 position in the Scandinavian food, feed and environmental testing market
31/08/2007	Eurofins makes good progress in H1/ 2007
30/07/2007	Eurofins H1/07 revenue increases by 44% to €216.6m
07/06/2007	Eurofins secures €28m environmental services contract
31/05/2007	Eurofins growth continues as planned in Q1 2007
15/05/2007	Eurofins reports EUR 103m sales in Q1 2007
11/05/2007	Eurofins issues €100m hybrid bond to boost IFRS equity
09/05/2007	Eurofins launches cutting-edge biomarker discovery and bioanalytical services laboratory in Aurora, Colorado
04/05/2007	Eurofins goes fully operational with new Central Laboratory in Singapore
24/04/2007	Eurofins offers Melamine testing
28/02/2007	Eurofins reports 40% net profit growth with its Annual Results 2006
14/02/2007	Eurofins Scientific announces 58% revenue growth for 2006

15/11/2006	Eurofins’ sales increased by over 50% to € 246 million during the first nine months of 2006
06/11/2006	Eurofins expands its laboratory network further
06/11/2006	Eurofins strengthens its top leadership team
10/10/2006	Eurofins selected by Standard & Poor’s among the world’s 300 fastest growing mid-size companies
29/08/2006	Eurofins raises its sales objectives from € 300 M to € 340 M for 2006 and to € 400 M for 2007 – Operating profit up 20% in HY1/ 2006
03/08/2006	Eurofins’ sales up almost 50% in the first half year of 2006
11/07/2006	Eurofins expands its analytical portfolio with the detection of Noroviruses
07/07/2006	Eurofins enters Japanese Genomics market by taking a stake in Fasmac
03/07/2006	Eurofins now clear no. 1 in the Scandinavian food testing market with the acquisition of Steins Laboratorium A/S
16/06/2006	Eurofins strengthens its position in the global clinical trials market with the acquisition of Focus Bio-Inova
15/05/2006	Sales up 56% and Operating Profit up 87% in Q1/ 2006
10/03/2006	Eurofins operating income doubles in 2005 – Objectives exceeded across the board –
02/03/2006	Eurofins becomes one of Europe’s largest CROsserving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and crop protection industries
10/02/2006	Eurofins sets up medium-term financing for its growth program with a € 120 million OBSAR bonds issue
09/02/2006	New technical developments at Eurofins make dioxin analyses fast and affordable
19/01/2006	Eurofins sets new mEurofins sets new mid-term objectives – reach € 600 million annual sales by 2010

12/12/2005	Eurofins launches first test for bird flu virus in food
14/11/2005	Sales increase by 45% and net profit doubles in Q3/ 2005
08/11/2005	Eurofins To Expand Portfolio to Include Antiviral Drug Resistance Assays
02/11/2005	Eurofins expands its services offering to the pharmaceutical industry in the USA by acquiring AvTech Laboratories
05/09/2005	GeneScan's New Orleans Laboratory continues service after relocation
30/08/2005	Eurofins’ operating margin well over expectations in Q2/ 2005
05/08/2005	Eurofins’ sales increase by 35% in the Second Quarter of 2005
29/07/2005	Eurofins acquires LEM laboratories in France
06/07/2005	Eurofins signs letter of intent regarding the conditional acquisition of the LEM laboratories in France
22/06/2005	Breed-specific genetic marker test will authenticate Aberdeen-Angus beef
06/06/2005	Eurofins reinforces its leadership in the European environmental laboratory testing sector by acquiring one of the largest environmental laboratories in Scandinavia
01/06/2005	Eurofins builds the largest and most modern independent food testing laboratory in Europe
13/05/2005	Eurofins enters into a new phase of growth
07/04/2005	UK food supply chain to benefit from major development in laboratory testing
07/03/2005	Eurofins reinforces its leading position in laboratory testing in the Benelux by winning the outsourcing of SITA's laboratory Envirolab
14/02/2005	2004 Operating Margin Exceeds Target Set for 2005
19/01/2005	Eurofins becomes the largest dioxin-testing laboratory worldwide
12/01/2005	Eurofins Pharma adds pre-clinical laboratory to network

23/12/2004	GeneScan Europe AG has entered into an agreement to acquire shares and convertible bonds of MWG-Biotech AG
15/11/2004	Eurofins' EBIT*-Margin Close to 11% of Sales in the Third Quarter of 2004
05/10/2004	Eurofins Receives the “Grand Prix de l’Entreprise Européenne”
27/08/2004	Eurofins' Operating Margin Reaches almost 10% in the Second Quarter of 2004
12/08/2004	Eurofins’ EBIT Up 70% in the Second Quarter of 2004
21/07/2004	Medigenomix Receives Award for the Establishment of Relevant SNPs According to Gene Diagnostic and Pharmacogenetic
08/06/2004	Medigenomix Acquires an Exclusive License for another Genetic Polymorphisms in G-Proteins for Applications in Pharmacogenetics
14/05/2004	Eurofins’ EBIT Up 150% in Q1/ 2004
05/05/2004	Eurofins/ GeneScan Develop Quantitative Test for Insect-Resistant Corn to Help the Food and Feed Industry Comply with the New EU-Legislation on GMO
22/04/2004	Eurofins’ IFRS Net Income Increases to € 1.6 Million in 2003
20/02/2004	Eurofins and GeneScan Conclude Cooperation Agreement
16/02/2004	Satisfactory Performance in Q4 - Sales up 8% at Constant Exchange Rates in 2003 - Operational Margin Improves by 3 %-points
18/12/2003	GeneScan Develops Herculex™ I Insect Protection DNA Test Kit in Collaboration with Pioneer, Dow AgroSciences
01/12/2003	Eurofins Receives Award as Third-Fastest Growing Company in Europe
12/11/2003	Eurofins' Sales Up by 8% at Constant Exchange Rates to € 120.2 Mio in the First Nine Months of 2003 - Efficiency Programme Well on Track
27/10/2003	Eurofins now Offers the Full Spectrum of the European Testing Methods for Detecting Irradiated Food
06/10/2003	Eurofins Launches First Multi-Allergen PCR Screening Test
18/09/2003	Medigenomix Acquires an Exclusive License for the use of Genetic Polymorphisms in G-Proteins for Applications in Pharmacogenetics
27/08/2003	Eurofins’ Sales Up by 8% to EUR 78 Mio at Constant Exchange Rates in HY1/ 2003 – Costs Reduction Programme Initiated
04/07/2003	Eurofins achieves breakthrough in sensitivity for detecting brominated and mixed halogenated dioxins and acquires Germany’s 3rd largest dioxin laboratory
12/06/2003	GeneScan laboratory in Brazil accredited by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture - Eurofins take-over bid ended successfully
14/05/2003	Eurofins Increased EBIT*-Margin by 2%-Points in Q1/ 2003
24/04/2003	Eurofins besitzt über 50% der GeneScan-Aktien
26/02/2003	Eurofins’ EBIT* Reached € 8.2 Million in 2002
17/02/2003	Eurofins Scientific Purchases 27% of GeneScan Europe AG and Plans to Publish Take-over Bid for EUR 1.10 per Share
14/02/2003	Eurofins Consolidated Sales Increased by 27% to € 161.6 Million in 2002
24/01/2003	Eurofins EBIT* Doubled once again in 2002
14/01/2003	CRL.Medinet Expands Global Central Laboratory Services to Japan
14/05/2002	Eurofins Launches New Service for the Analysis of Acrylamide in Food
02/05/2002	Eurofins Appointed National Reference Laboratory in Denmark
10/12/2001	LARGEST EVER CONDUCTED CATTLE DNA TRACEABILITY STUDY COMPLETED.