Press Releases

10,000th SPECTRALIS hits the market

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 […]

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Heidelberg Engineering Inc. Appoints New U.S. General Manager

Heidelberg, Germany – Following the company’s relocation of its U.S. headquarters to Franklin, MA, Heidelberg Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Ram Liebenthal as its new U.S. General Manager. Ram is an experienced medical device executive with over 20 years of expertise in sales, marketing and innovative product commercialization with large companies […]

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Valeant and Heidelberg Engineering to continue successful cooperation on femtosecond laser platform

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering has signed a new agreement with Valeant to continue to supply the swept-source OCT module for the VICTUS® Femtosecond Laser Platform, commercialized under the Bausch + Lomb / Technolas brand. The VICTUS Femtosecond Laser Platform is used for cataract and corneal applications. Heidelberg Engineering delivers its advanced swept-source OCT module, […]

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Swept-source OCT: Patent License Agreement between Massachusetts General Hospital and Heidelberg Engineering

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering has entered into a patent license agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. The agreement grants global and exclusive rights to 77 basic patents and patent applications which relate to swept-source OCT technology and its application in ophthalmology. Spectral domain OCT has become indispensable to eye care professionals worldwide […]

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Heidelberg Engineering to relocate US Headquarters to the East Coast

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering has announced to relocate its US headquarters from Carlsbad, California to Franklin, Massachusetts. The new location on the East Coast will integrate the technical support team currently operating out of Smithfield, Rhode Island and the commercial expertise within the company’s US organization. Heidelberg Engineering is committed to continuously provide best […]

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Easier detection of peripheral pathologies with the Widefield Imaging Module for SPECTRALIS: delivery has begun

Heidelberg, Germany – The delivery of the Widefield Imaging Module has begun for Heidelberg Engineering’s first customers. It provides the standard field of view of a mydriatic fundus camera for all SPECTRALIS® fundus and OCT imaging modalities, simplifying diagnostic protocols and facilitating the detection of peripheral pathology. The Widefield Imaging Module provides a 55° field […]

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Professor Frank G. Holz, MD receives the 2015 Xtreme Research Award from Heidelberg Engineering

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering’s annual 2015 Xtreme Research Award was presented to Professor Frank G. Holz, MD Chairman and Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at University of Bonn in Germany during the recent award ceremony in Denver, Colorado. Over 11,000 scientists and industry professionals were in the city for the annual Association for Research in […]

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NASA presents Heidelberg Engineering the NASA Certificate of Appreciation

Carlsbad, CA, USA – Heidelberg Engineering was honoured today by visitors from NASA. The guests from NASA: Dr. Christian Otto, Lead Scientist for the Vision Impairment and Intracranial Pressure (VIIP) project; Dr. Steven Hart, lead flight surgeon for VIIP; Rachel Brady, VIIP Science Coordinator; and Jennifer Villarreal, Project Manager came for a ceremony to present […]

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