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Company type | Limited partnership[1] |
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Founded | 1963 | , in Germany
Founders | Max Schaldach, Otto Franke |
Headquarters | Woermannkehre 1, 12359, Berlin, Germany[1][2] |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lothar Krings, Joachim Langer, Ralf Lieb |
Products | Medical devices |
Net income | 487 million Euro, 50% in Europe (2010) |
Number of employees | ~9,000 (2019) |
Website | www.BIOTRONIK.com |
Biotronik (BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG;[1][2] Biotronik Worldwide) is a limited partnership[1] multi-national cardiovascular biomedical research and technology company, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
The company offers equipment for diagnosis, treatment, and therapy support in the areas of cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, and vascular intervention.[3] In the area of cardiac rhythm management, Biotronik Home Monitoring uses tele-monitoring technology to provide doctors with up-to-date information for implant patients.[4]
Biotronik employs more than 9,000 people worldwide in over 100 countries, with research and development activities in Europe, North America, and Singapore. It produces all critical components of its products in-house. One in every five employees at its Berlin headquarters works in research and development (R&D).[citation needed]