Experiencing Innovation

Product innovation, open innovation and corporate venturing - these are the three cornerstones of innovation at Heraeus.

In Focus: Healthcare of the future

Personalized medicine - also possible for joint replacement

The medicine of the future is highly personalized and increasingly takes into account individual factors such as age, clinical picture and also a patient's medical history. This development can also be observed in orthopedics and traumatology, especially in arthroplasty. Patient-specific approaches make it possible to reduce infection risks after joint replacement surgery - for example, through the use of special bone cement from Heraeus Medical in patients with certain risk factors.

Discover the use of bone cement in medicine

Heraeus:Healing more efficiently with fused silica

Crystal clear: Healing more efficiently with fused silica

Achieving as much as possible with the smallest possible intervention: The importance of minimally invasive surgery is steadily increasing in modern medicine, with new areas of application every year. For patients, the trend toward smaller incisions means faster recovery, less risk of complications, less pain and ultimately a higher quality of life. This is made possible by special optical fibers made of fused silica.

Discover the possibilities of fused silica in medicine

Discovering Innovation

Remote Services: Seeing the world through different eyes

Machine maintenance and plant inspections are no easy task in times of Corona restrictions - but not impossible. Remote maintenance is the magic word. Thanks to modern technologies from the Heraeus Digital Hub (HDH) special unit, Heraeus service technicians can use cameras to give their customers instructions and solve problems remotely.

Read the complete article on the Heraeus Digital Hub

Medical technology from the 3D printer

Customized prostheses and implants that adapt to the bone: Amorphous metals are turning out to be real multi-talents for medical technology. At the same time, this material is ideally suited for a new technique that is revolutionizing the production of medical material: 3D printing.

Bright prospects for the science of light

Light is much more than the glow of a lamp. Its applications influence art, culture, science and technology, and even the development of entire societies. The International Day of Light initiated by UNESCO on May 16, 2021, once again demonstrates its importance to us. Heraeus, too, is involved in many areas of light technologies that have proven their value not only in times of pandemics. Research into light is important. Five employees of Heraus explain why right here.

Heraeus Accelerator: Interview with startup Intelligent Surfaces

In 2019, Heraeus launched its own annual accelerator program. With it, three startups each receive support in the further development of their products. The focus in 2020/2021: medical technology and sensors. What are the startups' experiences with the program? An interview with the Japanese startup Intelligent Surfaces, which aims to optimize medical surfaces with biocompatible polymer coatings.

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Innovation at a glance

Our Accelerator programme

Innovation around the world

Further information about selected Heraeus InnovationCenters:

The InnovationCenter fiftyONE offers our experts and partners a place where they can network and develop innovations together

Welcome to fiftyONE - a place where people network, where new things are created, where knowledge is digitalised and where our customers are the focus of attention. A place that does not restrict. An "Open Space for Open Minds".

Heraeus Innovation: Collaboration Hub Minneapolis — Take a look at our pilot production space: quick-turn prototyping, testing and pilot production of new products and treatment innovations

Helping medical device customers accelerate the design, development and production of medical innovations

In healthcare, speed-to-market is critical. When patient lives are at stake, the medical device industry works with special urgency to get their medical innovations from the concept stage to real-world treatments.

Because the medical device industry relies heavily on strategic outsourcing partnerships, collaboration is increasingly important for medical device manufacturers to augment their internal teams and accelerate product development. Heraeus Medical Components recently opened its state-of-the-art Collaboration Hub specifically to help medical device customers and partners get their products and innovations to market faster.

Consolidating design-development capabilities for “same-place” collaboration

The new 6,200 square-meter facility, located in the heart of “Medical Alley” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, provides customers and partners the opportunity to work on-site or virtually with an ecosystem of Heraeus Medical Components R&D experts, including engineers, designers, materials scientists, production specialists and other technical professionals. By bringing all these critical teams and disciplines together under one roof, collaboration can be faster and more productive.

The Collaboration Hub enables customers to utilize all the needed expertise and development technologies for quick-turn prototyping, testing and pilot production of new products and treatment innovations. The facility’s design and development capabilities include:

Test labs
Clinical simulation lab
Training lab
Machining room
Pilot production capabilities

Heiko Specht, EVP of Innovation for Heraeus Medical Components, sees the Collaboration Hub as a game-changing accelerator for customers and partners to cultivate new ideas, materials and technologies to develop that next breakthrough innovation or treatment. He said, “I am very proud to have all the necessary disciplines under one roof. I truly believe this approach will be a difference-maker. It will help our customers get their products from concept to the real world even faster.”

In our InnovationCenter in Shanghai, Heraeus developers simulate, design and test products and prototypes for the power electronics and semiconductor industries

The Heraeus Electronics InnovationCenter in Shanghai opened its doors in 2018.

On more than 600 square meters, Heraeus developers simulate, design and test products and prototypes for the power electronics and semiconductor industry. Heraeus works with customers at an early stage of development – this supports the development process. Customers are more successful in initial development and introduce the product to the market faster.

With about 58 machines, the Heraeus InnovationCenter has extensive testing and simulation capabilities – including a two-chamber vacuum soldering furnace, a wire bonder for aluminum-copper wires, and test stations for endurance testing and X-ray inspection.

About Innovation at Heraeus

For us, the customer is at the beginning of every innovation. With research and application centers around the world, we develop and test products together with customers on site. This enables us to make a relevant contribution to their success and competitiveness. We are convinced that joint research and development makes innovations faster and better. This is why we have extended our innovation work to external partners such as other companies, research networks and universities - and are always open to new partnerships. We offer visionaries a platform to turn their ideas into reality. We are looking for startups from various fields worldwide, operate an internal startup incubator, invest in promising ideas and invite startups to participate in our unique Advanced Materials Accelerator Program.

Do you want to work with us on the innovations of tomorrow?

On our career page you will find all open positions and further information about the Heraeus Group.

Working at Heraeus

Experiencing Innovation

In Focus: Healthcare of the future

Personalized medicine - also possible for joint replacement

Crystal clear: Healing more efficiently with fused silica

Discovering Innovation