Awards & Recognition

"And the Oscar goes to…"

Straumann's contribution to dentistry, patients, the dental community and other stakeholders has been recognized in many ways. Our products are inspired by customers, designed by specialists, tested by scientists – and have been awarded some of the most prestigious technology and design awards.

2019

IF design award 2019
Among 6400 entries from 50 countries, the Straumann® Modular Cassette won the 2019 IF design award for product design, category “Medicine / Health” for its usability and esthetic design.

Red Dot design award 2019
The Red Dot design award is the world’s most important design award. True to the motto “In search of good design and innovation”, the jury tested over 5 500 entries this year and awarded the best for their blend of good design quality and innovation.
The Straumann® Modular Cassette won the Red Dot Design Award 2019 in the category "Medical devices and technology".

2017

Straumann receives ‘Best Company’ prize at the 2017 Digital Communication Awards
At 2017 Digital Communication Awards, hosted by the Quadriga University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany, Straumann received the prestigious accolade of ‘Best Company’.

APAC Singapore Business Awards 2017: Best Dental Technology Company
Our Singapore subsidiary was awarded as the Best Dental Technology Company in 2017.

2016

Amanhã magazine rankings: “Top 100 companies”/”Most profitable Healthcare company” (Neodent)
In the renowned Brazilian Amanhã magazine rankings 2016, our Brazilian subsidiary Neodent was included in the top 100 companies in Paraná state and rated the most profitable healthcare company. The company ranked 181 in South Brazil’s top 500.

2015

UK Dental Industry Awards 2015: “Best use of Social Media” and “Marketing Campaign of the Year”
We were double winners in the UK’s Dental Industry Awards for the “Best use of social media” and the “Marketing campaign of the year”. And we were also highly commended in the ‘Innovation of the year’ award.

Digital Communication Awards 2015: Top 5 in “Best B2B Campaigns”
In the 2015 Digital Communication Awards, Straumann’s “Suspended CEO Campaign” was ranked among the top 5 of 750 contestants in the “Best B2B Campaigns” category.

Pierre Fauchard Academy: “Dental Trade and Industry Recognition Award
Straumann was the 2015 recipient of the prestigious Dental Trade and Industry Recognition Award presented by the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Presented annually since 1994, the Award honors an outstanding leader in the field for contributions to dentistry and the community.

Award-winning annual reports 2009, 2010 and 2015
2010: HarbourClub BILANZ award 2010 for the best annual report in Switzerland for value reporting – outranking many of the world’s largest companies. This recognizes our efforts to provide stakeholders with in-depth, transparent and accurate reporting.
2010: Nomination for the German Design Award. 2009: reddot award for communication design.
2015: HarbourClub BILANZ award for the Annual Report 2014 (Best in Class for Print and Third Overall), outranking many of the world’s largest companies. The same report also received the Silver Award of the League of American Communications Professionals in their 2014 Vision Awards.

Forbes: Top 50 of “Western Europe’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2015”
In Forbes Magazine’s rankings of “Western Europe’s Most Trustworthy Companies”, Straumann was one of the two Swiss companies in the top 50 of 4000 publicly-traded companies reviewed for accounting and governance.

The New Economy Award 2015: Most Innovative Implant Dentistry Provider
In the New Economy Awards, Straumann was nominated the “Most Innovative Implant Dentistry Provider 2015”.

2013

Health Media Award 2013 for the Straumann Patient Education App
The Straumann Patient Education app for iPad was awarded the German Health Media Award 2013 in the “Patient Communication” category. The jury comprised experts from areas including dentistry, healthcare, and the media and communications, among others. The Award aims “to promote communication in the constantly growing and ever more important healthcare market, introduce the best originators of communication, showcase the strongest work to a broad public, and underscore the importance of creativity in this market.”

2012

reddot design award 2012: Straumann® CARES® Scan CS2 scanner
The outstanding design of the 2012 model of the Straumann® CARES® scanner was created by the Schlagheck Design industrial design team and was acknowledged by the jury of the internationally renowned reddot design award. The product’s white, high-gloss housing positively reflects tooth shape and enamel.

2005-2009

Frost & Sullivan: “Medical Technology Device of the Year”
Straumann is the only dental company to have twice received the prestigious Medical Technology Device of the Year Award bestowed by Frost & Sullivan for best practice in innovation: for the SLActive® implant surface (2005) and the Roxolid® implant material (2009). The Straumann thermoplastic drill template won the prestigious 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA).