HZDR Innovation

Name

HZDR Innovation

Legal name

HZDR Innovation GmbH

Website

https://hzdr-innovation.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Transfer Services

NAICS

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Deposition Equipment (CVD/PVD/ALD/Epitaxy) (HDAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Ion implantation services
• Technology transfer
• Measurement instruments
• Semiconductor engineering
• Multiphase flow sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Industrial Service and Production Orders: HZDR Innovation processes commercial service and production orders from industry, leveraging the unique infrastructure of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. This includes ion implantation services, electron irradiation, material analysis using positrons, and multiphase flow measurement campaigns. Revenue is generated on a project/order basis.
2. Specialized Sensor and Measurement Technology Products: Development, production, and sale of specialized high-tech products including the Tensormeter RTM1, Wire-Mesh-Sensors, Process Microscopes, Needle Probes, Radiation Detectors, Terahertz Emitters, Magnetic Field Coils, and the Portable Pulse Micro Magnet. Products are sold directly to research and industrial customers.
3. Software Licensing: Licensing of proprietary simulation software TRIDYN and TRI3DYN for ion beam-surface interaction simulations used in materials research and semiconductor process development.
4. Spin-off Incubation and Shareholding: HZDR Innovation incubates spin-offs from HZDR research, provides equity capital, and takes shareholdings in resulting companies (e.g., TECHiFAB, TheiaX, ERZLABOR, i3Membrane, THATec). This generates returns through equity appreciation and exits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HZDR Innovation is a technology transfer company that commercializes ion implantation services, electron irradiation, multiphase flow measurement campaigns, and material analysis using positron annihilation, leveraging the unique infrastructure of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). The company develops, produces, and sells specialized high-tech products such as the Tensormeter RTM1, Wire-Mesh-Sensors, Process Microscopes, Magnetic Field Coils, Radiation Detectors, and Terahertz Emitters, and licenses proprietary simulation software (TRIDYN/TRI3DYN) for ion beam-surface interaction modeling. It also incubates and holds equity in HZDR spin-offs, providing commercialization support and capital to emerging ventures.

Product overview

HZDR Innovation is a technology transfer company offering a diverse portfolio of high-tech products and services developed from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf research. The product portfolio includes: sensors (temperature sensors, magnetic field sensors, radiation detectors, DBanD VIS-SWIR sensor); measurement technology (Tensormeter RTM1 for resistance measurements, Wire-Mesh-Sensor and related multiphase flow instruments including Needle Probe, Process Microscope, and Clock-Box, Helium Management System, ROTAX two-axis rotator); scientific instruments (Portable Pulse Micro Magnet up to 30T, Magnetic Field Coils); radiation sources (Terahertz-Emitter); and software (labMule for laboratory automation and microscope platforms, TRIDYN/TRI3DYN ion simulation software). Services include ion implantation, electron irradiation, material analysis, and transfer services. Products are developed and licensed by HZDR and distributed by HZDR Innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Siderogain: Spin-off project for metal recovery from industrial wastewater using biosorption technology for gallium, indium, and germanium recovery.
• TheiaX

Products and services

• Tensormeter RTM1

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 10,000 images per second and 2 mm spatial resolution for multiphase flow visualization
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHZDR is the parent organization and co-owner of HZDR Innovation GmbH (alongside GWT-TUD GmbH). HZDR provides the unique research infrastructure (Ion Beam Centre, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Experimental Thermofluiddynamik) that HZDR Innovation commercializes through technology transfer. The relationship is the foundation of HZDR Innovation's competitive positioning.
• GWT-TUD GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGWT-TUD GmbH (Gesellschaft für Wissens- und Technologietransfer an der TU Dresden) is the co-owner of HZDR Innovation GmbH alongside HZDR. GWT-TUD provides technology transfer expertise and links HZDR Innovation to the broader Dresden research ecosystem.
• AscenionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIP management and technology transfer partner listed as part of the HZDR Innovation network. Ascenion specializes in transferring life sciences innovations from research institutions to industry.
• dresden existsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional startup support organization in Dresden that partners with HZDR Innovation to support spin-off projects with market testing, networking, and business development assistance.
• HighTech StartbahnminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStartup support organization that provides coaching, financing support, and market access for HZDR spin-off ventures as part of the HZDR Innovation incubator ecosystem.
• Transferallianz e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance of technology transfer organizations that HZDR Innovation participates in for knowledge sharing and collaborative transfer activities across German research institutions.
• Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) — High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD) at HZDR is available as a user facility to external scientists and provides the technological foundation for HZDR Innovation's magnetic field coil products. The HLD generates Europe's highest pulsed magnetic fields (up to 90 Tesla) using the world's largest capacitor bank.
• InnocentricminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in the HZDR Innovation network, providing technology transfer and innovation support services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Toptica Photonics: German manufacturer of laser and terahertz sources for scientific and industrial applications. Closest direct overlap with HZDR Innovation's LaTera/TeraSED large-area photoconductive THz emitters.

Direct peers

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Germany's largest applied research organization with extensive technology transfer and contract R&D services. Highly comparable business model: operates large-scale infrastructure for industry clients and spins out companies.
• Cutting Edge Ions: Singapore-based ion implantation services provider serving semiconductor and related industries. Comparable in service offering (commercial ion implantation) with overlapping customer profile.
• Max Planck Innovation: Technology transfer office for the Max Planck Society. Directly comparable in mission — commercializing research from a major German research association through licensing, services, and spin-off equity.
• Ion Beam Services: French company offering ion implantation services for semiconductor and materials applications. Direct competitor to HZDR Innovation's Ion Beam Centre commercial services, with overlapping capabilities in ion species selection and energy range.

Broad incumbents

• Oxford Instruments: Provider of high-field magnet systems, scientific instrumentation, and semiconductor process tools. Comparable in superconducting/pulsed magnet manufacturing and materials characterization instrumentation.
• Keysight Technologies: Global leader in electronic test and measurement instrumentation. Adjacent to the Tensormeter RTM1 in measuring electrical signals, with comparable precision but a much broader commercial footprint.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Japanese manufacturer of radiation detectors, photodetectors, and optoelectronic components. Directly comparable product line with HZDR Innovation's scintillation-based X-ray/gamma detectors and THz emitters, but at vastly larger scale.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process measurement instruments and sensors. Comparable product portfolio to HZDR Innovation's multiphase flow sensors, pressure/temperature probes, and industrial measurement systems, but with global sales scale.

Regional players

• Forschungszentrum Jülich: Another major German Helmholtz research centre offering ion beam facilities and instrumentation services to industry. Operates a comparable infrastructure-based technology transfer model in Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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