Every year, L&R launches around 10 - 15 new products or further product developments. The innovative strength behind this at L&R is not only lived out through a corresponding attitude and processes - innovation culture and idea management - but is also very concretely reflected in the worldwide patent applications.
Since 2020, the ÖGVS, the Austrian Society for Consumer Studies, has been handing over awards to companies that are characterized through far above-average innovative strength in their segment.
The objective benchmark or criterion for the ranking is the number of patents granted worldwide and - this is new in 2022 - also the citation frequency of the patents researched.
L&R already achieved a top-3 ranking in the field of healthcare in 2021, the company was now awarded the "Sonderpreis Herausragende Innovationsleistung" ("Special Prize for Outstanding Innovation Performance") of the Austrian Innovation Award 2021/22 in the technology field "Medical Technology" in 2023.
Dr. Christian Rohrer, Director of Research & Development at L&R:
"We are very proud that we have received the "Sonderpreis Herausragende Innovationsleistung“ of the Innovation Award in 2023! This is a very positive signal in terms of our innovative strength. Every new product, every patent is always a team effort at the end of the day - so thanks to all colleagues involved!"