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of Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 (1970), | of Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 (1970), maker of microbiological products including laboratory supplies. | ||
of Basingstoke (1979) | of Basingstoke (1979) | ||
1965 [[Liebig's Extract of Meat Co| | 1965 [[Liebig's Extract of Meat Co|Liebig]] had 200 staff in its laboratories on the south bank of the Thames producing culture media under the ''Oxoid'' brand; these products met 95 percent of British requirements for such media.<ref>The Times Jan. 20, 1965</ref> | ||
1965 The Oxoid division was formed into a wholly-owned subsidiary<ref>The Times Apr. 12, 1965</ref>. Company incorporated. | 1965 The Oxoid division was formed into a wholly-owned subsidiary<ref>The Times Apr. 12, 1965</ref>. Company incorporated. | ||
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of Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 (1970), maker of microbiological products including laboratory supplies.
of Basingstoke (1979)
1965 Liebig had 200 staff in its laboratories on the south bank of the Thames producing culture media under the Oxoid brand; these products met 95 percent of British requirements for such media.[1]
1965 The Oxoid division was formed into a wholly-owned subsidiary[2]. Company incorporated.
1970 Patent on "Means for carrying out diagnostic tests for infections"
1979 Was a subsidiary of Brooke Bond Leibig Ltd
1984 Acquired by Unilever
1990 Became part Unipath Ltd, Unilever's unit for this and related products.
1997 Cinven acquired Oxoid; Unipath would concentrate on consumer products, particularly home pregnancy test kits.[3]
2007 Unilever sold Unipath[4]