Our History
How did it start?
It all started with a driving ambition of one man to provide an independent regulatory expertise from one source. In June 1989, Friedbert Pistel founded SCC Scientific Consulting Company - Chemisch-Wissenschaftliche Beratung GmbH.
His vision was to provide regulatory consulting services to the chemical industry in Europe and beyond. The demand was rapidly growing due to steadily rising complexity of regulatory requirements. Taking foresightful action, SCC set focus on multidisciplinarity, bringing under one roof scientists from all regulatory relevant disciplines to offer its customers comprehensive one-stop-shop services, compliant with latest regulatory requirements and submission deadlines.
Alongside the increasing regulatory workload, SCC established networks with competent authorities. SCC’s concept proved to be a real success resulting in a rapidly increasing number of customers and employees. Since its foundation, SCC has been continuously expanding, investing in the personnel development and growing professionally by establishing new fields of expertise and flexibly adapting to ever changing regulatory framework in the EU and worldwide.
The company also grew professionally, flexibly adapting to new requirements in the regulatory environment of the EU and developing further. Today, SCC counts 160 employees in total.
On 1 April 2021, after more than 30 years at the helm of the company, Friedbert stepped back from the company’s operational business by taking up a new role as shareholder and chairman of the Pistel Family Foundation.
On 6 September 2024, SCC joined forces with Ramboll. Together, Ramboll and SCC play a leading role in the European product safety and regulatory affairs market. Our joint team of experts provide best-in-class consulting to our clients, who profit from a wider and integrated range of services. Visit the Ramboll Health Sciences website to learn more about the company and its range of services.
Major Milestones
Major milestones of SCC’s corporate development at a glance:
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1989 |
Foundation of the company, SCC first offered services for Agrochemicals in the the field of Regulatory Science and Archiving |
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1995 |
In line with the new European Directive 91/414/EEC, SCC submitted the first Pesticide Dossier |
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1996 |
Chemicals Directive 67/548/EEC, SCC established an extensive network and received recognition as reliable partner by respective national authorities for chemicals registration |
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2000 |
Start of Biocide business – First task was to support industry with notification and identification of existing biocidal active substances according to Biocidal Directive 98/8/EC and Regulation (EU) No. 1896/2000. |
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2001 |
Feed & Food Additives business started |
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2003 |
In preparation for the Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009, SCC launched its Cosmetics and Consumer Products business |
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2004 |
SCC GLP Archiving system was implemented and certified. SCC became the first company in Germany offering OECD CAT 9 contract archives |
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2007 |
Expansion of chemicals business unit due to growing customer demand for REACH support (REACH Regulation No. 1907/2006) |
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2013 |
Foundation of the new regulatory group Biorationals/Biostimulants/Fertilisers/Integrated Pest Management |
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2014 |
SCC Office Berlin became operational |
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2018 |
SCC Japan K.K. was founded |
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2019 |
Start of Medical Devices business |
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2020 |
Foundation of SCC UK Ltd. |
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2024 |
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SCC joined Ramboll |
Who we are
SCC Scientific Consulting Company was founded in 1989 by Dr Friedbert Pistel. Since then, we have become one of Europe’s largest privately owned and independent regulatory consulting companies, supporting our global customers with all their registration needs for:
- Agrochemicals and biorationals, including biostimulants and fertilisers
- Biocides
- Chemicals
- Medical devices
- Cosmetics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Consumer products
- Food contact materials
- Feed additives
- International MRL setting
- Genetically modified organisms
- Legal and consortia management (SCC Legal)
- GLP & regulatory archiving
Key to our success is our scientific expertise generated by SCC experts from all registration relevant disciplines, highly educated and team oriented professionals, mostly academics and PhDs.
Recent development – joining forces with Ramboll
On 6 September 2024, we joined forces with Ramboll, a global engineering, architecture and consultancy company with more than 18,000 experts that create sustainable solutions for governments and companies all over the world.
SCC is now part of a network of more than 340 experts working across Ramboll‘s health sciences disciplines. The combined strength of SCC and Ramboll establishes us as one of the leading companies in European product safety and regulatory affairs market. Our multidisciplinary, diverse and international team composition and the cooperation with partners worldwide provides best-in-class consulting to our clients who profit from a wider and integrated range of services.
Our Expertise – built up in three decades and ready for the future
More than 230 active customers across the world trust us with their regulatory needs. We are proud of our vast expertise and experience in various fields of regulatory compliance in the European Union and in major international markets.
Our Services
We support you with any questions regarding:
- Your regulatory needs, including initial data gap analysis
- Notification and registration procedures
- Project and study monitoring
- Scientific assessments, statements and advise
- Specific topics, such as consumer, occupational and residential as well as environmental assessments based on state of the art modelling
- All-round consortium and task force management
We are highly committed to master the job, regardless of whether customers need our advice on a particular question or whether they want us to file an entire dossier or handle complete development programmes.