| 1968 |
It all began in 1968 with five employees, and developed over 50 years into a large European network with offices and trade partners in 81 cities from 47 countries, employing more than 700 people in Europe. |
| 1968 |
Shimadzu since its market entry in 1968 has of course been very active in Germany as the largest market-place in Europe. |
| 1987 |
an important milestone occurred in 1987 with the move from Düsseldorf to Duisburg, Germany to new premises hosting the European Headquarters, at the time with 38 employees. |
| 1990 |
Shimadzu founded its first subsidiary in Austria, covering the additional sales regions of CSFR, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. |
| 1991 |
Shimadzu Italia commenced business in Milan, Italy's industrial and financial heart. |
| 1992 |
In 1992, another 6,000 sqm were added to expand the analytical and medical operations. Furthermore, the ShimCAT Center for Application and Training has been opened, utilizing application tasks on-site. |
| 1992 |
Shimadzu Benelux was founded. |
| 1996 |
Shimadzu UK was established in 1996, half way between the economic centers of London and Birmingham. |
| 1997 |
Zagreb, the capital of Croatia and an international trade and business center, is Shimadzu’s hub along the Adriatic east coast, starting in 1997. |
| 2001 |
adding Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia in 2001. |
| 2002 |
Shimadzu France, located east of Paris, has been established. |
| 2007 |
Shimadzu Germany was established in 2007 as an own entity. |
| 2013 |
Shimadzu´s Laboratory World was launched in 2013 with over 1500 sqm of floor space |
| 2017 |
German subsidiary in 2017 has moved into an own office space close to the European headquarters. |
| 2017 |
Shimadzu acquired ALSACHIM, a France-based specialist company for stable isotope-labelled compounds, metabolites and pharmaceutical related substances, and analytical purposes. |
| 2017 |
the European Innovation center (EUIC) in 2017 |
| 2018 |
In 2018 Shimadzu celebrated its 50th anniversary of its presence in Europe. |
| 2018-09-11 |
On 11 September 2018, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Shimadzu Europa |
