1947 | Founded by Dr. Felix Schuhfried. |
1959 | Beginning of manufacturing psychological tests and measurement devices. |
1962 | Purchase of a manufacturing plant in the vicinity of the University of Vienna; manufacture, sale and scientific cooperation with university institutes are cultivated. |
1969 | The psychology department is outsourced as a separate subsidiary. |
1975 | Setup of a new branch in Moedling for the psychology department. That is expanded in the following years. New technologies such as microprocessor technology are increasingly applied. |
1978 | First development of computerized psychological diagnostics. |
1980 | Beginning of cooperative efforts with the Österreichisches Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (Traffic Safety Board) for the further development of traffic psychology. The ART 90 is developed, which becomes a standard in traffic psychology. |
1983 | Expansion of the production facilities. |
1987 | Development of the PC/S Test System. This is a breakthrough for computerized psychological diagnostics. |
1989 | Setup of a subsidiary in Potsdam, Germany. |
1990 | Establishment of a software company in Poland, which operates as an independent profit center. |
1991 | Electro-medical and psychological subsidiaries are combined. |
1992 | Expansion of the premises in Moedling. |
1993 | Commencement of increased psychological development and research. As a result of this, close cooperation with leading university institutes for the development of new tests. |
1994 | Systematic setup of an international network of distributors. |
1995 | Development of the computerized Biofeedback 2000. |
1996 | Completion of the Traffic Psychology Test Battery, which replaces the ART 90. |
1997 | Conclusion of projects supported by research funding for improved psychological diagnostics under the Windows operating system. |
1998 | Certification according to ISO 9002 and EN 46002. In accordance with medical product regulations, our products now display the CE label. Over a span of years, total expenditures on research and development comprise over a 25% of the annual sales. |
2001 | The company is granted the right to use the Austrian coat of arms as a sign of extraordinary business activities. |
2001 | Certification according to EN ISO 9001 and EN 46001. The procedures of quality control, which we developed and introduced to our company, have become the basis of our working methods now and in the future. |
2002 | Further expansion of the premises in Moedling. |
2003 | Contract with the 25th distributor world-wide. |
2005 | Launch of Biofeedback 2000 x-pert. |
2007 | Launch of CogniPlus. |
2008 | Opening of the branch in Melun near Paris. |