Melsungen. B. Braun is among the most innovative companies in Germany. This was demonstrated by two awards that the medical technology and pharmaceuticals manufacturer received in recent weeks. The business magazine brand eins Wissen and the statistics portal Statista chose the company as "Innovator of the Year 2017" in the area of "Medical Devices and Products." Innovative services and products in particular, as well as intelligent processes, distinguished B. Braun from the competition, according to the organizers. For the ranking, the testers surveyed about 2,000 corporate representatives, 250 experts from the Berlin Institute for Innovation and Technology, and 20,000 managers and employees with long-term professional experience.

"We are glad to be one of the most innovative companies in Germany," said Chairman of the Management Board of B. Braun Melsungen AG, Prof. Dr. Heinz-Walter Große. "As a family-owned business, innovation has always been a part of our success story, and is one of our most important corporate values, in addition to sustainability and efficiency. That's why we work together with our customers and users every day to bring new and improved products and therapy concepts to the market, in order to protect and improve the health of people around the world."

The company received another recognition with the awarding of the German test seal, "Germany's Most Innovative Companies," from Focus and Focus Money. In a study, the 5,000 companies in Germany with the largest workforces were evaluated with respect to innovative capability, investments, research & development, product innovations and technology. More than 21 million statements about the examined companies in digital media formed the basis for this.

"For B. Braun, innovations are the foundation for the economic success and future viability of the company," emphasized Prof. Boris Hofmann, Manager of the B. Braun Innovation Hub. "To be one of the most innovative companies in Germany is another incentive for us to continue to develop future-oriented solutions and to find new ways forward."