Since being established in 1963, Telstar has continuously evolved and transformed according to the needs and expectations of its expanding customers base. Today, Telstar is a solid, powerful international business group offering added value and solutions tailored to the technological needs of sectors as varied as Industry, Scientific Research and Development and Life and Health Sciences.

1963 - Ramon Capella founded Telstar, for the production of vacuum pumps. It was thought that 'Telstar', a recently launched space satellite at that time, was a good name for a company intent on seeking new advancements.

1964 - Telstar started designing and manufacturing freeze drying equipment and other vacuum systems.

1971 - Creation of the Clean Air Division to manufacture laminar flow modules and cabinets. Later, the division was expanded by incorporating a function specialized in the development of clean rooms.

1980 - A new division was incorporated to commercialize high technology equipment. Mainly in the vacuum field, representing leading international technology companies.

1992 - Creation of the export department, increasing the company's commitment to export activities.

1998 - Telstar decided to give some business activities their own identity (up until that time all businesses were part of Telstar, S. A. ) Accordingly, Telstar S. A., became a business group with major potential.

1999 - Telstar USA, Inc. Was founded with headquarters in Philadelphia (USA) to promote the pharmaceutical product lines of Telstar Industrial in the United States.

2000 - Telstar International, Ltd. Was founded with headquarters in Hong Kong (China) to promote Telstar Projects and Telstar Industrial product lines in China and Hong Kong.

2001 - Telstar Projects S. A opened its own offices in Beijing (China): Telstar Projects Co, Ltd.

2002 - Celester Technologies, S. L. Was created for the design, manufacture and commercialization of sterilization equipment, following the merger of the Telstar Industrial sterilization division with Techifarma.

2003 - Telstar Tecnologia Meconica, S. L. (Ultra-High Vacuum UHV sector) was incorporated through an acquisition.

2004 - Creation of Telstar Far East Co., Ltd., with the objective of manufacturing and commercializing vacuum pumps and laminar flow cabinets.

2005 - Telstar and IMA agreed to join forces through the creation of a 50%-50% joint venture to develop lyophilizers with integrated automatic loading/unloading systems.

2006 - The Dutch company Luwa B. V. Specialized in hospital operating rooms was acquired.

2007 - Further expansion of the LifeScience Division due to the continuous growth in the customer demand.

2008 - Creation of a unified corporate identity more in line with Telstar's evolution and diversification in recent years. A corporate identity which transmits what Telstar is today: A leading company with a permanent desire to grow, improve and innovate, capable of adapting to meet the demands of the market.