Medical Devices

The Haag-Streit Group (Medical Devices Business Unit) is an international medtech company specializing in ophthalmology. Haag-Streit develops, produces and distributes innovative devices and complete solutions for medical diagnosis, microsurgery and the training of eye care specialists.

The Haag-Streit Group’s business operations are divided into three main areas:

Diagnostics Business Area: The Diagnostics Business Area of the Haag-Streit Group manufactures ophthalmic diagnostic equipment for use in a variety of settings. The Haag-Streit brand name is known around the world, and Haag-Streit is one of the global industry leaders in slit lamps. Haag-Streit is also among the market leaders in the fields of glaucoma diagnosis, perimetry as well as in consistently improved and expanded optical biometry. The product range is complemented by practice equipment for ophthalmologists, such as stands and chairs, as well as industrial high-precision measuring instruments.

Surgical Business Area: The Surgical Business Area is responsible for developing, producing, marketing, distributing and servicing high-precision operating microscopes for use in ophthalmological microsurgery, and other accessories required by eye care professionals.

Simulation Business Area: Through Haag-Streit Simulation (formerly VRmagic), the Group is also a pioneer in virtual and augmented reality technology for the medical training of eye care specialists and in digital imaging in this area.

The Haag-Streit Group employs a workforce of around 800 worldwide, including 19 trainees.

Comparison of key figures

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% YoY

in CHF million 2023 2022 2021 2020
Net sales 178.3 225.6 215.2 169.6
Net sales development in % -20.9 4.8 26.9 -17.2
of which foreign currency impact in % -2.8 -0.6 -0.3 -3.0
of which acquisition & divestment impact in % -4.0 -3.2 2.5 3.6
Organic net sales development in % -14.1 8.6 24.7 -17.8
Net sales to third parties 178.3 225.6 215.2 169.6
Switzerland 9.4 8.1 8.2 8.3
Europe (excluding Switzerland) 60.8 71.7 79.6 67.6
Americas 80.2 111.7 92.1 63.1
Asia / Pacific / Others 28.0 34.1 35.3 30.6
Operating income (EBIT) 15.2 28.8 24.6 -4.4
EBIT as % of net sales 8.5 12.8 11.4 -2.6
Employees 749 883 943 928