Institut Kuhlmann – a renowned medium-sized company specialising in state-of-the-art service analysis in the pharmaceutical, food and environmental sectors.
Since its founding in 1970 by Dr. Fritz Kuhlmann, the company has been synonymous with high-quality, customized analytical services and the continuous expansion of scientific expertise.
Today, the institute is part of the ifp-labs Group, headquartered in Berlin. As an established organization with strong regional roots in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and a well-earned reputation for trust among customers and regulatory authorities, the institute combines many years of experience with the capabilities of an international laboratory network.
The ifp-labs Group is an accredited laboratory network with locations in Germany and the United Kingdom and is known for state-of-the-art analytical services in the food, water, pharmaceutical, and packaging sectors. Innovative technologies, digital processes, and rigorous quality management ensure precise and reliable results.
Management
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Dörte GräßerGeneral manager
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Dr.
Markus ZellGeneral manager
Our team consists of 60 employees, including 7 scientists with a PhD, and 22 academics.
Our strength is solving customer-specific analytical issues using sophisticated analytical methodology. We constantly develop and validate new or adapt existing analytical methods to meet specific customer requirements.
You are more than welcome to visit our laboratory premises.
Founding
ifp-labs Gruppe
Employees
Examinations per year
„1,825 m² with the latest analytical measurement technology and high-performance computing and communication technologies“
In 2003, the analytics center was relocated to Hedwig-Laudien-Ring 3 in the industrial park south of Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim.
In early 2026, the laboratory’s capacity was expanded and its equipment was modernized.
Analyses in the pharmaceutical, food, and environmental fields have been the focus of our work for more than 50 years!
Thanks to our state-of-the-art equipment we offer a wide range of analytical services whether it is the testing of pharmaceutical raw materials according to the pharmacopeia or your individual specifications, or the analysis of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and other ingredients, or the analysis of drinking water.
In addition to analytics, we can also assist you in the development of product-specific methods and structure elucidation of unknown compounds such as impurities.
Philosophy
The focus of our work is to get down to the essentials. To analyze precisely and correctly. And to orient our range of services to the needs and wishes of our customers.
For our customers, we are not just a provider of robust analysis results, but also a partner that can be consulted for complex scientific and strategic questions.