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WoodWelding SA was founded in July 1999 with the objective of commercialising the innovative WoodWelding® technology, and further developing and refining the platform technology as well as its IPR base.
The WoodWelding® technology has its roots in an innovation project at the "innovation house" Creaholic SA in Biel, Switzerland, in the mid 90's from which new fixation solutions for porous materials resulted. In 1997, Creaholic SA teamed up with the investment and IP commercialization partner, GP International S.A., to investigate the industrial potential of the WoodWelding® technology. After 2 years of cooperation - with the resulting conviction that the technology did have significant potential - WoodWelding SA was founded in 1999.
Since then, the company has established itself based on a model of technology licensing, R&D and consulting. Today, it has a substantial patent portfolio, developed solutions for a range of application fields, several licensees and research partners, and a 12 man strong team through its subsidiary WW Technology AG.
1999
WoodWelding SA founded in July 1999
2000
The WoodWelding® technology was awarded the Swiss Technology Prize
Pernilla Kvist, former Nordic Marketing Manager of an IKEA-owned technology development & investment group, joins as Managing Director
The first license is sold to a German fittings producer
2001
The technology is further evaluated for medical applications on bone
2002
Dr. Jörg Mayer, former Vice Chairman of the Chair of Biocompatible Materials Science and Engineering at The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, joins as Project Manager and Advisor for medical applications
The first medical license is sold to Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik / KLS Martin Germany, for cranio-maxillofacial applications
2003
WoodWelding S.A. starts cooperation with Goldman, Sachs & Co. to manage the competitive bidding for subsequent medical licenses
2004
A European dental group acquires the license for dental applications
A fourth license is sold to Titus International Plc. for cabinet and window assembly
A global orthopaedics group acquires the license for trauma applications
2005
Titus' cabinet assembly solution "Titusonic" is introduced into the market
KLS Martin's CMF product "SonicWeld Rx®" is launched
WoodWelding S.A. receives the Swiss KTI MedTech Award 2005 for its development project on basic medical applications of the WoodWelding® technology, in cooperation with the Maurice Müller Institute in Berne, and the University of Zurich
"Ultrasonic Fasteners Ltd." is established with Titus International Plc. to commercialise hollow core board and RFID applications
The license for sports medicine applications is sold to a global orthopaedics group
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