Innovation Challenge powered by ZEISS

ZEISS is a global technology group in the optical and optoelectronic industry. The ZEISS Group develops, produces and sells measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, photo and film lenses, binoculars and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With its solutions, the Group is advancing the world of optics and helping to shape technological progress.

ZEISS is divided into four divisions: Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, Vision Care/Consumer Products and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. The ZEISS Group is represented in more than 40 countries and has more than 50 sales and service locations, over 30 production locations and around 25 research and development locations worldwide.

In fiscal 2016/17, the Group generated sales of around 5.3 billion euros with around 27,000 employees. The company was founded in Jena in 1846 and has its headquarters in Oberkochen. Carl Zeiss AG manages the ZEISS Group as a strategic management holding company. The sole owner of the company is the Carl Zeiss Foundation.

As the world's leading manufacturer of precision optics ZEISS helps to combine technical expertise and innovative ideas into exceptional customer experiences.

About the Challenge.

People face new challenges almost every day. But they often don´t have the possibility and knowledge to solve them. Are you creative, enthusiastic and passionate in solving these issues?
Then you are the right person to participate in the ZEISS Innovation Challenge. We enable you to create solutions for your challenges and support you with our diverse competencies.

Innovation

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. ZEISS spends around 10% (~600 mil €) of the revenue every year in research and technology in order to offer high-tech products in different markets ZEISS is operating in. With this Challenge new markets will be explored together with innovative people.

By participating in the ZEISS Innovation Challenge, you have the opportunity to work together with other creative people from all over the world and a team from ZEISS on new products for consumers. The innovation challenge will take place in Vienna (3 days), where you will jointly create new products for solving your issues in the field of consumer health, personal safety and 360°-experience.

Consumer Health

We are looking for products that make daily life easier in old age. Important points are: Intelligence (prevention), convenience (saving effort), self-determined life and destigmatization.

Personal Safety

We are looking for solutions with which women feel safe and are safe.

360° Experience

We are looking for a simple (= intuitive, stress-free) way to be able to relive and/or experience moments and experiences as realistically (= emotionally intensive) as possible.