Osram Awarded Prize for Early Technology Recognition

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) has distinguished Osram for its outstanding early identification of technology. Among more than 200 participants, Osram is one of five companies that received the prize.

“In a sector with innovation cycles shortened from decades to just months, the early detection of trends is an important key for success. This is a confirmation of both our technical expertise and our processes,” said Klaus Streubel, head of corporate technology at Osram.

Osram did especially well in the Results category. One example for this is thin film technology for LEDs. This has been implemented by the company since the 1990s and is still today achieving competitive advantages with high-performance LEDs. Osram also identified and researched the topic of “adaptive front lighting for vehicles” earlier than other companies, which resulted in significantly more rapid development of laser light systems.