Heidelberg Engineering

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Heidelberg Engineering GmbH

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legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1990
Seat Heidelberg , Germany
Number of employees 242 (2018)
sales 83.629 million euros (2018)
Branch Medical technology
Website www.HeidelbergEngineering.com

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Heidelberg Engineering is a company specializing in medical devices that develops, manufactures and sells technical products for ophthalmic diagnostics worldwide.

history

The company was founded in 1990 as a private company and has several international branches. Her main focus is on the development and sale of complex technical diagnostic systems for clinical use in ophthalmology . The focus is on the examination of the retina , cornea and the early detection and follow-up of glaucoma ( glaucoma ). Between 1991 and 2006, a whole range of innovative diagnostic solutions were brought to market maturity in these areas, including in the area of scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and optical coherence tomography . Another business area is the development of perimetry systems for visual field examinations. In particular , Heidelberg Engineering GmbH has established the further development of imaging processes and the possibility of extensive data analysis in the medical technology market .

There are numerous national and international studies and collaborations with scientific and clinical partners. The company also holds 174 international patents.

In 2010, sales were 63.249 million euros and the number of employees was 90. In 2014, sales were 79.810 million euros and the number of employees was 148. In 2018, sales were 83.629 million euros and the number of employees was 242.

See also

Subsidiaries

  • Heidelberg Engineering Ltd., Hemel Hempstead, Great Britain
  • Heidelberg Engineering Inc., Franklin (MA), USA
  • Heidelberg Engineering Pty Ltd., East Melbourne (Victoria), Australia
  • Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Regensdorf, Switzerland
  • MedicalCommunications GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Medisoft Ltd., Leeds, UK

literature

  • Friedrich E. Kruse, Reinhard O. Burk, Hans E. Völcker, Gerhard Zinser, Ulrich Harbarth: Reproducibility of topographic measurements of the optic nerve head with laser tomographic scanning . In: Ophthalmology . tape 96 , no. 9 , 1989, ISSN  1549-4713 , pp. 1320-1324 , doi : 10.1016 / S0161-6420 (89) 32719-9 , PMID 2780001 (first description).
  • Reinhard OW Burk, Klaus Rohrschneider, Friedrich E. Kruse, Hans E. Völcker: Laser scanning tomography of the papilla . In: Eugen Gramer (Ed.): Glaucoma. Diagnostics and therapy . Enke, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-432-98691-2 , pp. 113-119 .
  • P. Janknecht, J. Funk: Optic nerve head analyzer and Heidelberg retina tomograph: accuracy and reproducibility of topographic measurements in a model eye and in volunteers . In: British Journal of Ophthalmology . tape 78 , no. 10 , 1994, ISSN  0007-1161 , pp. 760-768 , doi : 10.1136 / bjo.78.10.760 , PMID 7803352 .
  • Albert J. Augustin: Ophthalmology. 3rd, completely revised and expanded edition. Springer, Berlin et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-30454-8 , p. 961 ff.
  • Ville Saarela, P. Juhani Airaksinen: Heidelberg retina tomograph parameters of the optic disc in eyes with progressive retinal nerve fiber layer defects . In: Acta Ophthalmologica . tape 86 , no. 6 , 2008, ISSN  1755-375X , p. 603-608 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1600-0420.2007.01119.x , PMID 18752515 .
  • M. Durmus, R. Karadag, M. Erdurmus, Y. Totan, I. Feyzi Hepsen: Assessment of cup-to-disc ratio with slit-lamp funduscopy, Heidelberg Retina Tomography II, and stereoscopic photos . In: European Journal of Ophthalmology . tape 19 , no. 1 , 2009, ISSN  1120-6721 , p. 55-60 , PMID 19123149 .

Web links

Commons : Heidelberg Engineering  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Federal Gazette, 2018 annual financial statements
  2. ^ Page of the German Patent Office
  3. ↑ a b Federal Gazette, 2014 annual financial statements

Coordinates: 49 ° 24 ′ 4 "  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 20"  E