Oertli Instrumente Wins the Swiss Medtech Award

Oertli Instrumente was awarded the Swiss Medtech Award at the Swiss Medtech Day, which came with an prize of CHF 75,000 ($83,600). The Swiss Medtech Award, established in 2018, recognizes outstanding achievements in the Swiss medical technology industry.

The jury, chaired by ETH Prof. Mirko Meboldt, evaluates the candidates based on the criteria of patient benefit, contribution to improving healthcare, and technological pioneering spirit. At the Swiss Medtech Day in Bern, in front of over 700 representatives of the Swiss medtech industry, brothers Christoph and Thomas Bosshard, Co-CEOs of the family-run company, accepted the coveted award.

“We are extremely proud to have won the Swiss Medtech Award 2024,” said the Bosshard brothers. "This award is a testament of the competent and professional work and dedication of our entire company. This recognition motivates us to remain at the forefront of the medical technology industry and to develop pioneering innovations to meet the challenges in the healthcare sector. We are delighted to celebrate this award together with our employees."

Oertli, which makes devices used globally in cataract, glaucoma and retinal surgery, employes about 300 employees at its headquarters in Berneck, Switzerland, along with 120 employees from five subsidiaries.