History

An impressive heritage built on strong values.

Straumann’s heritage of pioneering innovation spans more than six decades. Since then, our innovations and achievements have become landmarks in dentistry worldwide. Straumann began as a family-owned institute, grew into a publicly owned holding, and today comprises as Straumann Group a number of international companies and brands around the world. The journey continues and is more exciting than ever.

1954

Reinhard Straumann founds the research institute Dr. Ing. R. Straumann AG in Waldenburg

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1960

The Swiss AO Foundation asks Straumann® to assist them in solving technical problems.
1967

Fritz Straumann, son of the company founder, takes over management of the company after his death.
1974

Production of the first titanium hollow cylinder implants: the beginning of the Straumann® Dental Implant System success story.
1980

Straumann® expands internationally: the first subsidiary founded in Germany.
1980

Dr. h.c. Fritz Straumann, Prof. André Schroeder and others set up the International Team for Implantology (ITI) with the goal of further developing oral implantology.

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1986

Soft Tissue Level Implant Design. Morse Tapper Design.
1990

Thomas Straumann, grandson of the company founder, takes over management of Institut Straumann, which now focuses on oral implantology.
1992

Acquisition of A entranger in Niederdorf, the second production site after Saint-Imier.
1994

Extension of the building in Waldenburg.
1997

Straumann® develops the SLA® surface, which halves healing time.
1998

Straumann® IPO. Going public secures the company’s continued growth.

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1999

synOcta® cementable standard abutment.
2000

The new production plant in Villeret starts operations and replaces the previous plants in Saint-Imier and Niederdorf.
2002

Emdogain® promotes the regeneration of the periodontium and thus helps to save teeth in periodontal diseases. Acquisition of Biora, a pioneer in biologically based regeneration of dental tissue.
2004

Relocation of the company headquarters after 50 years in Waldenburg to Basel.
2005

SLActive® surface.

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2007

Straumann® acquires etkon, an emerging leader in CAD / CAM dental prosthetics.
2007

Bone Level Implant Design.
2009

Acquisition of the dental business IVS Solutions AG; Entry into computerguided surgery.
2009

Launch of 2009 Roxolid® material.
2011

Stake in Dental Wings which was founded in Montreal, Canada in 2007
2012

Straumann® acquires 49 % of Neodent® – founded in Brazil by Dr. Geninho Thomé in 1992.
2013

Straumann® invests in Medentika® which was founded in 2005.
2013

Launch of the Titanium base portfolio Variobase.™
2013

Stake in Createch Medical, specialized in SRBBs.
2014

Launch of the new Soft Tissue Level Ceramic Implant and the new ZLA™ surface. [ 2018 – Launch of 100 % all-ceramic, two-piece bone level implant system. ]

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2014

Partnership with biomaterials specialist botiss biomaterials in Germany.
2015

Straumann® Bone Level Tapered Implant introduced.

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2015

Straumann® increases ownership of Neodent® to 100 %.
2016

Indian implant manufacturer Equinox acquired.
2016

Straumann® full prosthetics portfolio.
2017

Straumann Group established.

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2017

Acquisition of ClearCorrect,™ founded in Texas, by Willis Pumphrey, Jr. in 2001.
2017

30% stake acquired in Rapid Shape, German pioneer in 3D printing.
2017

Controlling interest gained in Medentika.®
2017

Acquisition of Geniova in Spain.
2017

Dental Wings fully acquired.
2018

Controlling stake in Taiwanese implant manufacturer.
2018

30% stake acquired in botiss biomaterials.
2018

Stake in Createch increased to 100%.
2018

30% stake in Z-Systems, Swiss pioneer in ceramic implants.
2018

Invest in AI-enabled remote monitoring Dental Monitoring.
2019

Straumann® launches fully tapered implant System BLX.

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2019

100% ownership of Anthogyr, founded in France in 1947.

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2021

Launch of the fully tapered Tissue Level Implant System TLX.

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