Organisation
| Romer Labs®, founded in Washington, MO, in 1982, is a leader in diagnostic solutions for food safety applications. The company has facilities in USA, Austria, Singapore, Brazil, China, and United Kingdom and analytical service labs on three continents. For more than 25 years Romer Labs® has been a trusted partner for the Agri-Food industry worldwide. Romer Labs® Inc. is located in Union, Missouri, US and supports our direct markets in the US and Canada. It is the main production facility of the Romer Labs® Group. Romer Labs® Diagnostic GmbH, is located in Tulln, Austria, and is responsible for Europe, Africa the Middle East, and Hispanic America. Our laboratories and offices are located in the Technologiezentrum neighboring with the facilities of our research partner IFA. | ![]() |
| Romer Labs® Singapore Pte. Ltd, is based in Singapore and serves Asia and the Pacific Rim. Singapore is a major research hub for Romer Labs®. The competence center is responsible for research based on antibody technologies (e.g. ELISA and LFD, ). Romer Labs® do Brasil Importação e Exportação Ltda. is based in Campinas, SP, Brazil and serves our direct customers in the Brazilian territory. Romer Labs® (Beijing) Co. Ltd., based in Beijing, China, is serving our customers in China. Romer Labs® UK Ltd., located in Runcorn, near Manchester, supports the British and Irish markets as well as acts as competence center for food allergen analysis and is responsible for all research activities in the area of food allergens. Since 1999, Romer Labs® is part of Erber AG, a privately owned business in Austria. |
History of Romer Labs
| 1982 | Tom and Marie Romer founded Romer Labs® Inc. in Washington, MO as a testing service for mycotoxins. | ||
| 1987 | Romer Labs® Inc. moves to its current location in Union, MO Industrial Park. | ||
| 1995 | The first test kit is developed: FluoroQuant®. | ||
| 1999 | Erber AG (Austrian holding company) acquires Romer Labs® Inc. and Tom Romer retires. | ||
| 2002 | Romer Labs® Group concept is established resulting in the creation of Regional Business Units (RBUs) in USA, Austria and Singapore. | ||
| 2003 | Romer Group® concept is completed with the foundation of Romer Labs® Singapore Pte. Ltd. | ||
| 2004 | Romer Labs® in Singapore moves into new facilities. | ||
| 2005 | Romer Labs® Diagnostic GmbH in Austria moves into new facilities in the Technologiezentrum in Tulln.
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| 2007 | Romer Labs® do Brasil Imp e Exp Ltda. is founded in Campinas and starts operating in the Brazilian market. | ||
| 2009 | Quantas® Analytics and Biopure Referenzmaterialien become part of Romer Labs® Diagnostic GmbH.
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| 2010 | Romer Labs UK Ltd. is established to serve the British and Irish markets. Global cooperation agreements for GMO testing signed with SDIX and for rapid food allergen testing with ifp. |








