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175 years of ZEISS
175 years of ZEISS

Challenge the Limits of Imagination Seeing Beyond for more than 175 years

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175 years of ZEISS

Ever since ZEISS was founded more than 175 years ago, curiosity, passion and precision have been inspiring us, our customers and our partners. Together, we have succeeded time after time in opening up new perspectives, transforming major challenges into major opportunities and making the impossible possible.

In spite of the many changes the world has seen over the past 175 years, one thing has stayed the same: together, we challenge the limits of our imagination.

  

ZEISS Beyond Talks

For more than 175  years, ZEISS has been asking “How can we challenge the limits of our imagination?” To celebrate this vision, ZEISS has partnered up with thought leaders and great minds from around the globe for the series "ZEISS Beyond Talks" where they speak about their work, visions, and how they are having a major impact on our world.

Focused on film since the 1960s

Half a century behind the camera

Interview with pioneer neurosurgeon Prof. Robert Spetzler

Surgical precision at the edge of science

Interview with Lila Tretikov, Deputy CTO at Microsoft

AI for Humanity

Interview with Martin van den Brink, President and CTO at ASML

The paradox of exponential innovation

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ZEISS Beyond Talks Podcast
ZEISS Beyond Talks Podcast

ZEISS Beyond Talks

The Podcast

"ZEISS Beyond Talks – The Podcast” takes you on a journey by capturing important milestones and by talking to leading scientists, renowned artists and ZEISS experts from around the world. All of them address the question: How can we challenge the limits of imagination?

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ZEISS 175th Anniversary Celebration

  • Recording of ZEISS 175th Anniversary Celebration

    In November 1846, Carl Zeiss opened a workshop in Jena, paving the way for what would become the global player we know today. The virtual ZEISS 175th Anniversary Celebration was held on the evening of 16 November 2021. The complete recording of the event can be found here – a unique look at the history and future of ZEISS.

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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of the Federal Republic of Germany
Bodo Ramelow, Premier of the Free State of Thuringia

Bodo Ramelow

Premier of the Free State of Thuringia
Theresia Bauer, Minister for Science, Research and Art in the state of Baden-Württemberg

Theresia Bauer

Theresia Bauer, Minister for Science, Research and Art for the state of Baden-Württemberg / Chairwoman of the Foundation Administration of the Carl Zeiss Foundation
Dr. Dieter Kurz, Chairman of the Carl Zeiss AG Supervisory Board

Dr. Dieter Kurz

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG / Chairman of the Shareholder Council of the Carl Zeiss Foundation
Dr. Karl Lamprecht, Chairman of Carl Zeiss AG

Dr. Karl Lamprecht

President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG

How the Past Enables the Future

From microscopic idea to global technology leader: Carl Zeiss began challenging the limits of imagination with respect to physical laws when scientific research was still in its infancy. His vision is still with us today.

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What drives us

  • As the pioneer of scientific optics, we continue to challenge the limits of human imagination. With our passion for excellence, we create value for our customers and inspire the world to see in new ways.

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