Established and desired in 1966 by the Ministry of Industry as a Public Institute for the Quality of Gemological and Precious Materials, the Center, for almost 50 years, has represented a major point of reference in the jewelry industry.
In 1984 it was transformed into a Special Company within the Chamber of Commerce so that it could be more accessible to professionals in the field, offering Analytical Services, Education, and Information.
This is how the name CISGEM was born - Centro Informazione e Servizi Gemmologici. The trademark that identifies the company was inspired by a very important piece of jewelry in the culture of the region of Lombardy:

the halo of the Christ in Aribert’s Evangeliary (sec XI). This masterpiece is protected in the treasury of Milan’s cathedral and in 1986 was studied and analyzed by CISGEM.

In 2007 the Center was transformed into a Limited Company (SpA) and in 2012 it became part of the Special Company Innovhub Stazioni Sperimentali - CCIAA Milano.
January 1, 2015 CISGEM was sold by CCIAA Milan to the company Pronto Gold SpA which entrusted CISGEM with the management of FONDAZIONE GEMMOLOGICA ITALIANA - in which CISGEM enters as its own entity thus maintaining its complete and absolute independence from the private and commercial world.
The FGI is a non-profit organi- zation recognized by the Region of Lombardy whose objectives are analytical services (internationally recognized), applied research, technical-scientific counseling, education and drafting official guidelines.

The CISGEM laboratory has actively participated in CIBJO (World Jewellery Confederation); is one of seven international members and the only representative from Italy in the international group LMHC (Laboratory Manual Harmonisation Committee) with the task of drafting rules for the correct nomenclature within commercial transactions and certifications.

It is the only Italian gemological laboratory that makes part of IGC (International Gemological Conference), a prestigious association that brings together the most important figures in the field of gemology.
It operates on a normative level in a national and international field (UNI-ISO) and boasts the participation of it analysts at national and international congresses even as spokesmen or spokeswomen.
It organizes informative meetings and themed conventions in the course of fair events and conventions that connect the work of jewelry and of gemology.

It has participated in the drafting of laws on the commercialization of objects in precious metal and in the proposal of laws for gemological materials.

It has participated in the drafting of laws on the commercialization of objects in precious metal and in the proposal of laws for gemological materials.

The laboratory, equipped with the most advanced essential analysis technology and the unmatched experience of its analysts, is prepared to distinguish all gemological material in commerce and to identify the most recent summaries and adulterations.

The laboratory is able to provide satisfactory analytical opinions in respect to the norms, rules, and national and international uses. This field, continually growing in complexity with the creation of new materials and the development of improvement treatments, requires a highly qualified and constantly updated technical-scientific support to be able to offer professionals and consumers precise data about the characteristics of their products.
CISGEM responds to the needs of the market with a modern gemological laboratory in which anyone may have their own personal gems analyzed, and after a short time receive an official analysis document.
A quick and efficient service with an inviting price offered to everyone, both private parties and professionals. For the later, favorable conventions are available.