Straumann.

Straumann's history page says Reinhard Straumann founded the research institute Dr. Ing. R. Straumann AG in Waldenburg in 1954. Fritz Straumann took over management in 1967. The first titanium hollow-cylinder implants are dated 1974. In 1980 the company founded its first subsidiary, in Germany, and the International Team for Implantology was set up with Prof. Andre Schroeder. Thomas Straumann focused the institute on oral implantology in 1990. The company listed on the stock exchange in 1998 and moved its headquarters from Waldenburg to Basel in 2004.

The same timeline dates the SLA surface to 1997, SLActive to 2005, the etkon CAD/CAM acquisition to 2007, Bone Level implants to 2007, and Bone Level Tapered to 2015. It says ownership of Neodent reached 100 percent in 2015. The Straumann Group name is dated 2017 on that page. The 2025 annual report says the group was founded in 1954, is headquartered in Basel, employs about 12,000 people, runs 18 production sites, and sells in more than 100 countries. A separate business page says more than 10,400 employees. Both figures are Straumann's, from different pages, so quote the report year if you cite a headcount.

The annual report lists brands including Straumann, Neodent, Medentika, Anthogyr, ClearCorrect, and NUVO, and product types including implants, prosthetics, clear aligners, biomaterials, and digital equipment. The Canadian professional page says engineering and implant manufacturing are in Switzerland, with other production sites in Europe, the United States, and Japan, and that more than 17 million Straumann implants have been placed. The 17 million figure is marked on that page as the company's count.

A buyer comparing only the premium implant line is not buying ClearCorrect aligners or a Neodent value system unless the quote says so. Each brand has its own surgical kit and prosthetic connection. Do not mix components across those systems without the manufacturer's compatibility table. The history page also dates the Villeret production plant to 2000, replacing earlier plants in Saint-Imier and Niederdorf, and the soft-tissue-level implant with a Morse taper to 1986. Plant and connection are separate facts. Ask the invoice which plant and which connection you are buying.

Straumann suits a surgical practice that wants a Swiss implant system and is prepared to stay inside that prosthetic connection. Implant motors are a separate device, compared on the implant motor guide.

Bone grafts used around implants are compared on the bone grafting guide. Emdogain and other Straumann biomaterials still follow their own IFU.

Straumann, Neodent, Medentika, and Anthogyr are all named in the annual report. A laboratory that mills on one connection cannot assume the abutment fits another brand in the group.

ClearCorrect is orthodontic. Digital equipment from the etkon and Dental Wings history is a third purchase. Split the order into implant, graft, and any scanner or aligner.

Headquarters have been in Basel since the 2004 move described on the history page. The Canadian page says implants are engineered and manufactured in Switzerland and also names other production sites. Ask which site made the lot if your purchasing policy tracks country of origin.

Employee counts differ between the business page and the 2025 report. Neither number changes the surgical protocol.