Press Releases

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

• August 25, 2015

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

• July 31, 2015

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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Heidelberg Engineering celebrates its 25th anniversary with move to new high-tech building

• July 30, 2015

Heidelberg, Germany – Heidelberg Engineering is moving to the SkyLabs tower, a new emblematic building in central Heidelberg. The company has grown significantly in the last few years and more space is now needed for the 200 Heidelberg-based employees. Heidelberg Engineering will be moving this week to its brand-new office and laboratory building in the […]

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

• July 27, 2015

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

• May 5, 2015

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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Heidelberg Engineering Announces 85,000 Hz OCT2
Next Generation SPECTRALIS OCT Module

• April 17, 2015

New Module Exhibited at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Booth #2139 Heidelberg, Germany — Heidelberg Engineering announces significant improvements to the SPECTRALIS® OCT2 Module. The OCT2 Module brings the next generation OCT technology to the SPECTRALIS diagnostic imaging platform. It combines a high scan rate with Heidelberg Engineering’s proprietary TruTrack Active Eye Tracking, […]

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NASA presents Heidelberg Engineering the NASA Certificate of Appreciation

• February 24, 2015

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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