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Carl Zeiss Meditec

Logo: Carl Zeiss, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German medical company

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG is a multinational medical technology company. Headquartered in Jena, Germany, the company operates as part of the larger Carl Zeiss Group. Doing business as ZEISS Medical Technology, the company develops and manufactures solutions for ophthalmology, dentistry, oncology, neurosurgery, microsurgery, and other medical applications.2 Its chief executive is Markus Weber (since 2022).1 It is part of Carl Zeiss AG.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • Industrymedical technology1
  • HeadquartersJena1
  • Websitewww.meditec.zeiss.com
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
  • LEI529900GRL4MZ8NMOOK953
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressGöschwitzer Straße 51-52, 07745 Jena, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Jena, HRB 2056233

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Carl Zeiss Mditec Oerkochen Gebaude Panorama
Photo: Hardwareonkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG is a multinational medical technology company. Headquartered in Jena, Germany, the company operates as part of the larger Carl Zeiss Group. Doing business as ZEISS Medical Technology, the company develops and manufactures solutions for ophthalmology, dentistry, oncology, neurosurgery, microsurgery, and other medical applications.2

Corporate structure

Carl Zeiss Meditec is part of a group headed by Carl Zeiss AG. 57 entities, 27 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Carl Zeiss AG Oberkochen, Germany
    • Carl Zeiss Meditec 65% · Jena, Germany
      • Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. Subsidiary · Dublin, California, United States
      • HYALTECH LTD. Subsidiary · Livingston, United Kingdom
      • カールツァイスメディテック株式会社 Subsidiary · 東京都, Japan
    • Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH Jena, Germany
    • Carl Zeiss Microscopy Jena, Germany
    • Carl Zeiss SMT Oberkochen, Germany
    • Carl Zeiss Vision Aalen, Germany
    • American Optical Subsidiary · Southbridge
    • Carl Zeiss (Australia) Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
    • Carl Zeiss (Israel) Subsidiary
    • Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Cambridge, United Kingdom
    • Contax Subsidiary
    • Hensoldt product Subsidiary · Wetzlar, Germany
    • Zeiss Ikon Subsidiary · Stuttgart, Germany
    • High-Tech Gründerfonds Stake · 0.37% · Bonn
    • brisath kharl sis s cakad (บริษัท คาร์ล ไซส์ส จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    • cai si gong ye ce liang ji shu (shang hai) you xian gong si (蔡司工业测量技术（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Shanghai, China
    • CARL ZEISS Subsidiary · Randburg, South Africa
    • CARL ZEISS Subsidiary · Leuven, Belgium
    • CARL ZEISS (N.Z.) LIMITED Subsidiary · Auckland, New Zealand
    • Carl Zeiss (Russia & CIS) Subsidiary
    • Carl Zeiss AG Subsidiary · Feldbach, Switzerland
    • Carl Zeiss B.V. Subsidiary · Breda, Netherlands
    • Carl Zeiss Beteiligungs-GmbH Subsidiary · Oberkochen, Germany
    • CARL ZEISS CANADA LIMITED Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Carl Zeiss de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico, D. F., Mexico
    • CARL ZEISS FAR EAST COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · Kwai Fong, Hong Kong
    • and 29 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded in 2002, ZEISS Medical Technology employs thousands of professionals worldwide and maintains a presence in dozens of countries around the world.

In 2025, the parent company, Carl Zeiss Group, marked 100 years in the United States.

In October 2018, Carl Zeiss Meditec won FDA premarket approval for its ReLEx Smile laser system.

Also in October 2018, Carl Zeiss Meditec announced the acquisition of Reno, Nevada-based IanTech for an undisclosed sum.

In September 2019, Carl Zeiss Meditec launched the CIRRUS 6000 at the European Society of Retina Specialists 2019 Congress.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carl Zeiss Meditec, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Carl Zeiss Meditec, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Markus Weber2022–now
20052010201520202025

Products and brands

  • laser medicine

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2022New chief executive Markus Weber becomes CEO1
  2. Nov 6, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Carl Zeiss AG3
  3. 2002Founded Founded1

Calendar

Drug trials and FDA: recently

  1. Feb 26, 2026Phase 4 trial completed Phase 4 trial in Cataract: primary completion Feb 26, 2026, no results posted yet (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06428955).7

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). Trials from ClinicalTrials.gov, as the sponsor registered them (expected dates are the sponsor's own and often move); approvals and advisory committee meetings from the FDA. The FDA does not publish its decision (PDUFA) dates. The full markets calendar

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