Our history

An impressive heritage built on strong values.

Straumann’s heritage of pioneering innovation spans more than six decades. For more then 60 years, we have channeled our expertise, experience, and creativity into dentistry, redefining the boundaries of possibility for dental professionals and patients. 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® aquires 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

    Aquisition 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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  • 2020

    Launch of the fully tapered Tissue Level Implant System TLX.