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Press Release29 November 2019Siemens AGMunich
Siemens honors 23 researchers who account for 1,450 inventions
“Research, technology and innovation have held Siemens together for more than 170 years and will continue to be a key link between the three Siemens companies and strengthen the core of the brand,” said Roland Busch, Deputy CEO of Siemens AG. “Our inventors are doing concrete work to address the biggest challenges of our time. They’re laying the groundwork for progress and creating sustainable value for our customers and society, which is Siemens’ purpose.”
Every year
since 1995, Siemens has been presenting the Inventor of the Year Award to
outstanding researchers and developers within its organization whose inventions
have made major contributions to the company’s strong performance. Since 2016,
the award has also been presented to researchers from outside the company.
In fiscal 2019, Siemens filed some 3,750 patents worldwide. Siemens holds more than 68,000 patents in all. Siemens employees reported some 6,850 inventions in fiscal 2019 – on a basis of 220 workdays during the year, this figure corresponds to about 31 inventions per day. In calendar year 2018, Siemens filed more patents than any other company in Europe and thus took first place in the European Patent Office’s “Top applicants” ranking.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation,
quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of
electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a
leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as
automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With its publicly listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a
leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in
laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2018, which ended on September 30, 2018, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion
and net income of €6.1 billion. At the end of September 2018, the company had around 379,000 employees worldwide. Further information is
available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.
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