Straumann
Simply doing more
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| Industry | Pharmaceutics |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Basel, Switzerland |
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Key people
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Marco Gadola (CEO) |
| Products | Dental implants |
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Number of employees
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2300 (01.07.2013) |
| Website | www.straumann.com |
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the Straumann Group (SIX: STMN) acts in implant and restorative dentistry and oral tissue regeneration.
Recently, Straumann entered the fast-growing field of restorative dentistry through the acquisition of etkon, an emerging force in CAD/CAM based tooth replacement. Straumann offers surgical, restorative and regenerative solutions - from bone augmentation and tissue regeneration, through implants and prosthetics, to individualized crowns and bridges.
In collaboration with leading clinics, research institutes and universities, Straumann research and develop implants, instruments and tissue regeneration products for use in tooth replacement solutions or to prevent tooth loss.
The Group manufactures implant system components and instruments in Switzerland and the US and dental tissue regeneration products in Sweden. The restorative products are manufactured in Europe and the US.
Straumann also offer services to the dental profession worldwide, including training and education, which is provided in collaboration with the International Team for Implantology (ITI).
Altogether, Straumann employs approximately 2300 people worldwide and their products and services are available in more than 70 countries through their own distribution subsidiaries and broad network of distribution partners.
The history of the Straumann Group has three distinct eras and spans more than half a century. It began in the Swiss village of Waldenburg in 1954 with the foundation of a research institute bearing the name of its founder, Dr Ing. Reinhardt Straumann.
Between 1954 and 1970, the company specialized in alloys used in timing instruments and in materials testing. Among Straumann’s renowned inventions in this period were special alloys that are still used in watch springs today. A breakthrough in the use of non-corroding alloys for treating bone fractures prompted Dr Fritz Straumann to enter the fields of orthopedics and dental implantology, which began the second phase of the company’s history.
1954
In the small town of Waldenburg, at the foot of the Swiss Jura, Reinhard Straumann founds the "Dr Ing. R. Straumann Research Institute AG".
1960
The Swiss Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO/ASIF) is looking for a company that is capable of providing materials for internal fixation implants - Dr H.C. Fritz Straumann, son of the company’s founder, gets in touch.
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