Editing Agfa-Gevaert (section)

== History ==
[[File:Paris_expo_1937.jpg|thumb|An [[Agfacolor]] slide dated 1937 from [[Paris]], France]]
[[File:Female foreign workers from Stadelheim prison work in a factory owned by the AGFA camera company.jpg|thumb|Production of bomb detonators by imprisoned foreign female workers from [[Stadelheim prison]] in [[Agfa-Commando|a factory owned by the AGFA camera company]] during the Nazi regime, May 1943]]
* 1867 The company Aktiengesellschaft für Anilinfabrikation ''(Corporation for [[Aniline]] Production)'' was founded in [[Berlin-Rummelsburg|Rummelsburg]] (now in the [[Lichtenberg, Berlin|Lichtenberg]] borough of [[Berlin]]) as a manufacturer of dyes and stains. It became a [[public company|public]] [[limited company]] in 1873. The founders were [[Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy]] (son of composer [[Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy]]) and [[Carl Alexander von Martius]].
* 1894 The company L. Gevaert & Cie was founded in [[Antwerp]], Belgium, arising from the workshop for the manufacture of [[photographic paper]] belonging to [[Lieven Gevaert]].
* 1897 Appearance of the ''Agfa'' trade mark.
* 1898 Introduction of [[X-ray]] plates and film products.
* 1903 Production of first cinematographic film.
* 1925 As part of the consolidation of the German chemical industry, Agfa became part of [[IG Farben]].<ref>Ernst Bäumler: "100 Jahre Chemie", 1963, issued on the 100th anniversary of the Farbwerke Hoechst AG</ref> The photographic activities are combined with those of [[Bayer]], including a [[camera]] factory in [[Munich]].
* 1928 Acquired [[Ansco]], an American photographic manufacturer, whose products were sold under the Agfa-Ansco brand name.
* 1936 [[Agfacolor]] Neu a pioneering color film for amateurs and professionals.
* 1939–1945 Agfa used forced labourers in large numbers, including concentration camp prisoners in the Munich subcamp (Agfa Kamerawerke) of the Dachau concentration camp and in the Dutch transit camp Kamp Westerbork. Forced labourers were also used for Agfa AG in the "Agfa camp" subcamp of the Munich-Stadelheim juvenile prison between 1943 and 1945. Parts of the Agfa company management were indicted after the war in the [[IG Farben Trial|I.G. Farben trial]] before an American military tribunal.
* 1940 Agfacolor negative-positive color material is used for the first time for a feature film ''[[Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten]]'' (''Women make the best Diplomats'') by the German [[Universum Film AG|UFA]] film studios.
* 1941 American assets of Agfa were seized by the U.S. during [[World War II]] as enemy property and became [[GAF Materials Corporation|General Aniline and Film Corp.]], whose photographic products reverted to the [[Ansco]] brand name.
* 1942 Introduction of intensifying screen products.
* 1945 When the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] broke up IG Farben to reduce the size of German chemical industry, Agfa reappeared as an individual business. An Agfa plant located in what was to become [[East Germany]] became the foundation of [[ORWO]].
* 1952 Re-establishment of Agfa AG as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer in Leverkusen.
* 1964 Merger of Agfa AG and Gevaert Photo-Producten N.V. with Bayer AG and Gevaert each holding a 50% interest in the new operating company.
* 1970 Introduction of [[Agfacontour Professional]] Sheet Film.
* 1972 Introduction of [[mammography]] film / screen products.
* 1981 Bayer buys out Gevaert and becomes 100% owner.
* 1988 [[Takeover|Acquisition]] of [[Compugraphic]] Corporation (prepress systems).
* 1990
** Sale of [[magnetic tape]] business.
** Introduction of Computed Radiography (CR) products.
* 1994 Introduction of [[Picture archiving and communication system|PACS]] products.
* 1996 Acquisition of [[Hoechst AG|Hoechst's]] printing plate and proofing business.
* 1997 Sale of the company's film recorder division to German CCG Digital Image Technology.<ref name="CCG GmbH">[http://www.definity35mm.com/content/view/64/124 About CCG Digital Image Technology] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129123148/http://www.definity35mm.com/content/view/64/124 |date=January 29, 2009 }}, definity35mm.com, retrieved 2009-01-11.</ref>
* 1998
** Acquisition of [[DuPont]]'s offset printing and graphic arts film business.
** Sale of the company's Copier Systems business to Lanier Worldwide Inc.
** Acquisition of CEA AB (X-ray film products).
** Acquisition of [[Monotype Corporation|Monotype Typography Inc.]]
* 1999
** Acquisition of Sterling Diagnostic Imaging (X-ray film and equipment).
** Separation of Agfa from [[Bayer AG|Bayer]]. Initial public offering of Agfa-Gevaert shares on June 1. Agfa listed on Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
* 2000
** Acquisition of Krautkramer, a producer of [[Ultrasound|ultrasonic]] systems for non-destructive testing.
** Acquisition of Quadrat, a Ghent-based European producer of radiology information systems.
* 2001
** Acquisition of Autologic, an American producer of systems for prepress automation.
** Acquisition of Talk Technology, a producer of medical [[Speech recognition|voice recognition]] systems.
** Acquisition of the German company Seifert and the American company Pantak, producers of industrial [[X-ray]] equipment for non-destructive testing applications.
** Acquisition of a minority interest in MediVision, a developer and manufacturer of [[digital imaging]] systems for [[ophthalmology]].
** Agfa stopped its desktop scanners and digital camera business in September 2001. Agfa does not provide any further support.
* 2002 
** Acquisition of Mitra Imaging Inc., a developer of [[medical imaging]] and information systems for [[healthcare]].
** Bayer sells its remaining 30% stake in Agfa.
* 2003
** Opening of new printing plate factory in [[Wuxi]], China.
** Sale of non-destructive testing business to [[General Electric]].
* 2004
** Acquisition of Dotrix, a Belgian producer of digital colour printing systems for industrial applications.
** Acquisition of Lastra, an Italian manufacturer of plates, chemicals and equipment for the [[offset printing]] industry.
** Sale of the consumer imaging division to a company founded via management buy out, named [[AgfaPhoto]], and held by an investment company. After one year, AgfaPhoto files for bankruptcy.
** Acquisition of ProImage, an Israeli developer of [[Web browser|browser]]-based digital workflow solutions{{buzzword inline|date=October 2019}} for the newspaper and printing industries.
** Acquisition of Symphonie On Line, a French [[information technology]] company and developer of EPR ([[electronic patient record]]) systems.
** Sale of [[Agfa Monotype]] Corporation, a provider of [[Typeface|fonts]] and font-related software technology, to [[Boston]]-based private equity investor [[TA Associates]].
* 2005
** Acquisition of GWI, a German developer of healthcare [[information system]]s for [[medical records]], [[nursing]], [[business management]], and facility [[Business administration|administration]].
** Acquisition of Heartlab, Inc., a [[United States|U.S.]] developer of cardiology image and information management systems.
** Acquisition of Med2Rad an Italian developer of radiology information systems.
** Introduction of industrial [[inkjet]] products.
* 2009
** Acquisition of Insight Agents, a European developer and producer of contrast media.
** Acquisition of Gandi Innovations, a producer of large-format inkjet systems.
* 2010
** Agfa Graphics and Shenzhen Brothers create the Agfa Graphics Asia joint venture to reinforce their position in the [[Greater China]] and [[ASEAN]] region.
** Acquisition of the Harold M. Pitman Company a US supplier of products and systems for the graphic industry.
* 2011 Acquisition of WPD, a Brazilian supplier of healthcare IT systems.