Press Releases | Heidelberg Engineering GmbH

Heidelberg Engineering to Expand its Ophthalmic Healthcare IT Business through the Acquisition of Medisoft

April 18, 2017

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering GmbH today announced that it has acquired 100% ownership of Medisoft Limited, the leading UK-based provider of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software solutions for the ophthalmology market. In healthcare IT, Heidelberg Engineering already offers comprehensive ophthalmic image management and other data solutions that address the requirements of enterprises as well […]

Heidelberg Engineering and Gauss Medical Corporation Establish an Ophthalmic Healthcare IT Joint Venture in China

January 11, 2017

Heidelberg Engineering and its long-time distribution partner in China, Gauss Medical Corporation, have established a joint venture for the supply of healthcare IT solutions to the Chinese ophthalmology market. Heidelberg, Germany – The joint venture company, Gauss Infomed, will offer Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software, along with other […]

Arianna Schoess joins Heidelberg Engineering Board of Directors

January 10, 2017

Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, the ophthalmic imaging solutions company, has appointed Arianna Schoess as Managing Director. In her new role, she joins the two company founders, Dr. Gerhard Zinser and Christoph Schoess, and Dr. Kester Nahen in the Board of Directors. Heidelberg, Germany – Arianna Schoess joined Heidelberg Engineering in 2013 and has since been instrumental […]

OCT Angiography Module for SPECTRALIS now available

December 7, 2016

Heidelberg Engineering has started delivering the OCT-Angiography Module to SPECTRALIS® customers outside the United States. The OCT Angiography Module non-invasively produces detailed three-dimensional representations of the perfused retinal and choroidal vasculatures. Heidelberg, Germany – The SPECTRALIS® expandable diagnostic imaging platform can be upgraded with the OCT Angiography Module to perform non-invasive, layer-by-layer examinations of flow […]

Dr. Gerhard Zinser receives Founders’ Award of the Optometric Glaucoma Society

December 5, 2016

Heidelberg, Germany – Dr. Gerhard Zinser, co-founder and Managing Director of Heidelberg Engineering, is the first non-clinician to be honored with this prestigious award. Earlier this year he was also elected as part of The Ophthalmologist’s Power List of the top 100 most influential people in ophthalmology. The Founders’ Award was handed over by Dr. […]

SPECTRALIS OCT Angiography Module to be presented at AAO

October 13, 2016

Heidelberg Engineering is showcasing the OCT Angiography (OCTA) Module for its SPECTRALIS® diagnostic imaging platform at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago. The OCT Angiography Module non-invasively produces detailed three-dimensional representations of the perfused retinal and choroidal vasculatures. Heidelberg, Germany – The SPECTRALIS® expandable diagnostic imaging platform can be upgraded with the […]

Heidelberg Engineering receives FDA clearance to market SPECTRALIS OCT Glaucoma Module Premium Edition

September 21, 2016

Heidelberg, Germany – The Glaucoma Module Premium Edition adds diagnostic capabilities to Heidelberg Engineering’s SPECTRALIS® OCT imaging platform. The module provides clinicians with several objective and automated measurement parameters to deliver increased diagnostic accuracy. The Glaucoma Module Premium Edition for SPECTRALIS provides a comprehensive analysis of the optic nerve head, retinal nerve fiber layer, and […]

Smart Multimodal Imaging with Heidelberg Engineering at EURETINA and ESCRS 2016

September 6, 2016

Heidelberg, Germany – At the meetings of the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) and European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in Copenhagen from September 9th to 13th Heidelberg Engineering seeks to engage in a dialog about smart multimodal imaging. Heidelberg Engineering’s presence at ESCRS and EURETINA focuses on the advantages of smart […]

Dr. Alex Huang receives Heidelberg Engineering’s Research Award 2016

May 3, 2016

Heidelberg, Germany – Alex Huang, MD, PhD, is the winner of the Heidelberg Engineering Xtreme Research Award 2016 for his research on aqueous angiography and OCT structural analysis of outflow pathways. He received the award in a ceremony during ARVO’s Annual Meeting in Seattle. Dr. Huang, who is a glaucoma clinician scientist at the Doheny […]

10,000th SPECTRALIS hits the market

April 4, 2016

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering has reached an important corporate milestone with the 10,000th SPECTRALIS® diagnostic imaging platform, which has been delivered to a French retina specialist. For the last 25 years Heidelberg Engineering has been providing diagnostic imaging technologies which have greatly influenced ophthalmic patient care. The business has evolved from a small to […]