1946: Company founded by Dr. Körl 1960: Dr. Specht joins the company 1964: Procurement of the first gas chromatograph (ECD+FPD) for examining plant protection residues. 1979: The multimethod is revealed for the first time, also known as the “Specht" method. 1982: The multimethod is adopted in the DFG collection of methods as collective method S19 (“DFG S 19“) 1990: Authorization to perform residue examinations for plant protection agents in line with the basic principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) 1998: Accreditation in accordance with EN 45001 (now: ISO 17025) 2000: Procurement of the first LC-MS/MS system 2000: Eurofins Scientific acquires a majority share in Dr. Specht Laboratorien 2001: New premises with state-of-the-art laboratory facilities in Hamburg-Harburg, after 55 years in the center of Hamburg; accompanied by integration of the Pesticide Department of the partner laboratory Wiertz-Eggert-Jörissen 2002: Accreditation in accordance with EN ISO / IEC 17025 2003: Study directorship for GLP field trials 2004: Utilization and extension of further laboratory capacities 2007: Reaccreditation in accordance with EN ISO / IEC 17025 : 2005