History
Important milestones of the company:
1968
Patent for the "Minitüb System": 0.3 ml straws for bull semen
![](/userdata/images/History/firstautomatic.jpg)
![Company Founder and his wife](/userdata/images/History/Company-Founder.jpg)
1970
Establishment of "Minitüb GmbH Abfüll- und Labortechnik" by Dr. Ludwig Simmet
1980
Development of the Human Semen Packaging Set in collaboration with experts for male fertility preservation
![HS Set](/userdata/images/HS-Set.jpg)
1985
Minitube starts production of 0.25 and 0.5 ml semen straws
![MinitubeĀ“s high-class manufacturing facility for consumables in Slovakia](/userdata/images/MTSK.jpg)
1996
Opening of Minitube´s high-class manufacturing facility for consumables in Slovakia
2012
Minitube´s media production facility GMP certified
![MinitubeĀ“s media production facility](/userdata/images/Media-Production.jpg)
2021
Foundation of Minitube´s Human Division