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Research and Markets: The Carl Zeiss Group Claim to Have Been the Market Leaders in Its Field for over 50 Years.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48495) has announced the addition of the Espicom Business Intelligence Introduction
Espicom Business Intelligence is a publisher of independent and impartial information and analysis services focusing on the pharmaceutical and medical device markets.
 Ltd report: Carl Zeiss
For the company with the same name, see Zeiss.


Carl Zeiss (September 11, 1816 – December 3, 1888) was an optician commonly known for the company he founded, Zeiss.
 Medical Device Company Intelligence Report to their offering.

The Carl Zeiss Group, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, is an international company which operates in the optical and opto-electronic industry. The company's corporate operations are organised into six business groups: Medical Systems, Semiconductor Technology, Consumer Optics, Microscopy, Industrial Metrology and Opto-Electronic Systems. Zeiss claims these businesses are generally the leading or second-leading performers in their respective markets.

The company is part of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung which also includes the Schott Group, based in Mainz, Germany, a manufacturer of components made of glass and high-tech materials used in a wide range of industries. The Carl ZeissStiftung is currently being reformed so that Carl Zeiss and Schott and become legally-recognised stock corporations. The companies will continue to be wholly-owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung. Carl Zeiss is represented by over 35 sales companies and more than 100 agencies worldwide. In 2003, Zeiss had14,151 employees, including 4,044 outside Germany, with 13 manufacturing locations in Germany, the US, Hungary, Switzerland, Mexico and Belarus.

The company generated revenue of EUR EUR

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro.

Notes:
The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.
 2 billion in fiscal 2003, representing a decline of 10.1% from the previous year, mainly as a result of exchange rate fluctuations which have a considerable impact on Zeiss' business as exports account for roughly 80% of overall sales.

In 2005, a range of intraocular lenses (IOLs) and consumables were added to the company's product line through the acquisition of Ioltech. The company has also recently expanded its portfolio further with the acquisition of Carl Zeiss Surgical from Carl Zeiss. Carl Zeiss Surgical is the world's leading provider of surgical microscopes and adds visualisation solutions for ophthalmic, neuro and ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology).

ENT
abbr.
ear, nose, and throat



ENT

ear, nose and throat.

ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology
 surgery to the CZM CZM Coastal Zone Management
CZM CrowZoneMan
CZM Commandant Der Zeemacht
CZM County Zoning Map
CZM Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Aeropuerto International De Cozumel (Airport Code) 
 line.

CZM is based in Jena, Germany, with subsidiaries in Pirmasens, Germany, the US, Japan and France. Carl Zeiss, a leading manufacturer of optical and opto-electronics technology, owns 65% of CZM and the remaining 35% of shares are in free float Free float

An exchange rate system characterized by the absence of government intervention. Also known as clean float.
.

Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH is based in Oberkochen, Germany, and offers surgical microscopes for all disciplines of microsurgery microsurgery
 or micromanipulation

Surgical technique for operating on minute structures, with specialized, tiny precision instruments under observation through a microscope, sometimes equipped with cameras to show the operation on a monitor.
, as well as visualisation and documentation systems. It claims to have enjoyed market leadership in its field for over 50 years, with two out of every three microsurgeons worldwide using the company's surgical microscopes.

Medical Device Company Intelligence Reports provide a full review of the company's activities, from its origins to its latest corporate activity, including mergers and acquisitions, agreements, divestitures, major purchasing contracts and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
. Sections are included on products, international activities and R&D, as well as a full, in-depth five year financial analysis. An introduction to each report and a full table of contents is provided for review.

Topics Covered

Executive Summary

Overview

Strategic Focus

Product Portfolio and R&D

Ophthalmology

Surgical Products

Research and Development

International Activities

Europe

Asia

The Americas

Appendices

Appendix 1 - Financial Indicators

Appendix 2 - Key Corporate Events

Appendix 3 - Mergers and Acquisitions

Appendix 4 - Minority Investments

Appendix 5 - Divestitures

Appendix 6 - Agreements

Appendix 7 - Litigation

Companies Mentioned

* Ioltech

* Laser Diagnostic Technologies

* hiko medical communications

* Notal No´tal

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
 Vision

* Welch Allyn Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps.  

* OmniVision Technologies (CDM 1. CDM - Content Data Model
2. CDM - Code Division Multiplexing
 Optics)

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