The roots of SIFIN GmbH, founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, go back to the early 19th century. Under Bismarck it bore the name "Berliner Impfanstalt" (Berlin Institute for Vaccinations) and became part of the "Institut für Seuchenschutz" (Institute for the Control of Epidemics), which became known as the "Staatliches Institut für Immunpräparate und Nährmedien" (State Institute for Immunopreparations and Culture Media) in 1966. In 1992, with the help of a private investor, the diagnostic divisions were continued and successfully developed.