Company founder and CEO Gunter Schneider holding the Top 100 Seal Award

SCHNEIDER GMBH & CO. KG, developer and manufacturer of modern and novel system solutions for ophthalmic and ultra-precision optics, has received the renowned Top 100 Seal 2024. This German award is only given to particularly innovative medium-sized companies. Science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar will personally congratulate Schneider on this success at the award ceremony on June 28 in Weimar, Germany.

Innovation researcher professor Dr. Nikolaus Franke from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and his team examined the innovative strength of all participants on behalf of Compamedia, the organizer of the competition. The team evaluated more than 100 criteria from five categories: innovation-promoting top management, innovation climate, innovative processes and organization, external orientation/open innovation and innovation success.

Schneider successfully passed the scientific selection process and is now among the top German innovators for the second time. The company was also recognized in 2014. The company offers their customers intelligent system solutions for fully automated production.

–Andrew Karp