Eurofins Acquires Strasburger & Siegel and Increases Its US Presence in the Food Testing Industry

Press Release Date: June 8, 2009

Eurofins Scientific, Inc., (www.eurofinsus.com) the world leader in analytical support to the global agri-food market, announces the acquisition of Strasburger & Siegel, Inc., a food testing laboratory founded in 1926 and based in Hanover, Maryland. The acquisition strengthens Eurofins’ growing presence in the U.S., especially in the poultry, seafood, juice, spice and cocoa testing markets as well as providing a base of operations on the East Coast.

Dr. Supat Sirivicha, the Director of Strasburger & Siegel, as well as a partner in the business, says that Eurofins’ interest in S&S offers the team at S&S a way to provide their clients with the breadth and depth of service being demanded in today’s marketplace. “We have had discussions with other interested buyers” says Dr. Sirivicha, “but we judged that we could better service our clients through a relationship with Eurofins. Their emphasis on customer service and on quality matches ours.”

The acquisition by Eurofins will allow Dr. Sirivicha and his staff to offer the full range of services available from Eurofins’ collection of more than 150 laboratories around the world. Immediately, the Eurofins expertise in authenticity as well as method competence via GC-MS, LC-MS-MS and ICPMS technologies will expand the range of services available to the Strasburger & Siegel customer base. Eurofins’ capability to offer food safety audits and GFSI certifications, (BRC, IFS and SQF), likewise will be part of the new and comprehensive service package. Behind these expanded services will be a high level of IT capabilities and systems that will allow clients to have convenient access to their data online via secure data portals, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Eurofins Scientific is committed to providing the best laboratory services and client support to its customers and is dedicated to consistently providing the highest level of analytical testing technology available in the industry. “This acquisition is an example of Eurofins’ commitment to be the number one food testing laboratory in the world, capable of supporting our clients at all points along their global supply chains,” says Dr. Michael Russell, CEO of Eurofins Scientific’s US Food Division. “The addition of the Strasburger & Siegel staff with their proven track record of client satisfaction and quality service will help us meet that pledge not only to our existing clients but now,
by extension, to the clients of Strasburger & Siegel”.

For more information, visit us at www.eurofinsus.com or contact:
Eurofins Scientific, Inc.
US Corporate Headquarters
6100 Thornton Avenue, Suite 220
Des Moines, IA 50321
Phone: 515.280.8378

Notes for the Editor:
Eurofins – a global leader in bio-analysis
Eurofins Scientific is a life sciences company operating internationally to provide a comprehensive range of analytical testing services to clients from a wide range of industries including the pharmaceutical, food and environmental sectors.

With 8,000 staff in more than 150 laboratories across 30 countries, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 25,000 reliable analytical methods for evaluating the authenticity, origin, safety, identity, composition and purity of biological substances and products. The Group is committed to providing its customers with high quality services, accurate results in time and, if requested, expert advice by its highly qualified staff.

The Eurofins Group is the world leader in food testing and one of the global market leaders in pharmaceuticals and environmental testing. It intends to pursue its dynamic growth strategy and expand both its technology portfolio and its geographic reach. Through R&D and acquisitions, the Group draws on the latest developments in the field of biotechnology to offer its clients unique analytical solutions and the most comprehensive range of testing methods.

As one of the most innovative and quality oriented international players in its industry, Eurofins is ideally positioned to support its clients’ increasingly stringent quality and safety standards and the demands of regulatory authorities around the world. The shares of Eurofins Scientific are listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris (ISIN FR0000038259) and Frankfurt (WKN 910 251) Stock Exchanges (Reuters EUFI.LN, Bloomberg ERF FP, ESF, EUFI.DE).

Important disclaimer:
This press release contains forward-looking statements and estimates that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements and estimates contained herein represent the judgement of Eurofins Scientific as of the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees for future performance, and the forwardlooking events discussed in this release may not occur. Eurofins Scientific disclaims any intent or obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements and estimates. All statements and estimates are made based on the data available to the Company as of the date of publication, but no guarantee can be made as to their validity.