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DRG International Celebrates 43 Years of Innovation!

 

DRG International, founded in 1970, by Dr. Cyril E. Geacintov, has grown to a multinational leader in specialty clinical diagnostics as a medical equipment manufacturer and distributor. The company has opened many markets over its 4-decades, with successful operations in over 110 countries.

1970              DRG International, Inc.  Is founded by Dr. C.E. Geacintov in New Jersey, USA
1970 DRG® enters market in Europe, USSR, Poland and Yugoslavia
1973 Distribution of RIA`s in Germanybegins
1973 DRG Instruments GmbHis founded in Munich, Germany                                                 
1974              DRG Instruments GmbH moves to Marburg, Germany
1981             DRG® enters the Middle East Markets in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran
1981 DRG® introduces the Mechanical Heart Valve on European Cardiac Surgery Market
1982              DRG® expands in Eastern and Western Europe
1985 DRG® begins in-house R&D Operations
1988 DRG AG founded in Zürich,Switzerland
1990 DRG MEDTEK founded in Warsaw, Poland
1990 DRG® begins R&D and ELISA production in Marburg, Germany
1991 DRG Biomed founded in St. Petersburg, Russia
1991              DRG® launches first neonatal entry of DRG®-ELISA:HPL
1992              DRG Sp.O.O. is founded in Brno, Czechoslovakia (Czech Rep.)
1992 DRG® develops and introduces AFP, HCG, FSH, Prolactin and LH                        
1993 DRG Techsystemsis founded in Moscow, Russa
1993 DRG® develops and introduces 17-OH-Progesterone ELISA
1994 DRG® develops and introduces DHEA-S, Progesterone, Testosterone, PMSG, and βGH ELISAs
1994              DRG® opens DRG Diagnostics Branch Office in Berlin, Germany
1995 DRG® develops and Introduces the first worldwide, non-radioactive C-Peptide and Proinsulin Assays
1996 DRG® develops and introduces Free Estriol ELISA
1997 DRG® develops and introduces Leptin, TGFß,and ß-HCG ELISAs
1998 DRG® moves to a new building in Marburg, Germany
1998 DRG Instruments GmbH celebrates 25 years in Marburg, Germany
1999 DRG® develops and introduces Insulin, PAPP-A, and TGFßII ELISAs
2000 DRG® develops and Introduces IGF1, IL-6,Cortisol- Saliva, Androstenedione ELISAs
2000 DRG® received certification for QM-System EN ISO9001:1994 DNVon October 27th
2001 Dade BehringTechnology is transferred to DRG® production of C5a and PAP - ELISAs
2002 DRG® develops and introduces various Saliva -and DHEA –ELISAs
2003 DRG® develops and introduces the first worldwide Assay for the measurement of Hepcidin
2003 DRG® acquires Novum-Diagnostics in Dietzenbach and takes over production of more than 70 ELISAs for Infectious diseases in the DRG-Novum Branch Lab
2004 DRG® develops Tumor Markers, CA 72-4, CA 125, CA 15-3, CA 19-9, Cyfra21-1 and introduces Corticosterone andEstrone ELISAs
2008 United States Patent Office issues two patents to DRG International for development of Hepcidindiagnostic kits
2009 Introduction to market of DRG® Renin, PLGF, Afamin, Anti-Amyloid, Cripto-1, CYR61, L1-Cam, and NOV Elisa kits
2010 United States Patent Office issues two more patents to DRG International for development of Hepcidin diagnostic kits
2010 DRG International unveils the DRG: HYBRiD-XL® fully-automatic, random access analyzer for immunoassays and clinical chemistry to revolutionize laboratory procedures!
   
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