Jena, July 1, 2026. The Jena-based high-tech company Analytik Jena has been honored with the prestigious German Innovation Award for its innovative PlasmaQuant 9200 spectrometer system. The expert jury particularly praised the high degree of innovation in the device architecture as well as the consistent focus on the needs of modern working environments.
- Award Winner: Analytik Jena GmbH
- Award: German Innovation Award 2026
- Award-winning Product: ICP-OES system PlasmaQuant 9200
- Field of Application: Chemical analysis and laboratory automation
Efficiency in the Laboratory: The Benefits of the PlasmaQuant 9200 System
The award-winning PlasmaQuant 9200 is a so-called ICP-OES system used in chemical analysis for the precise determination of element concentrations. In modern laboratory work, the system solves a central problem: it significantly simplifies highly complex measurement procedures.
Through an optimized device design and an intuitive user interface, the system ensures that both daily routine examinations and demanding specialized analyses can be carried out error-free and time-efficiently. This increases throughput in laboratories and noticeably relieves specialist personnel of manual control steps.
Significance for Jena as a Business and Science Location
For the “City of Light” Jena, this award has a high signaling effect. It impressively proves that the close interlocking of excellent academic research and industrial application works outstandingly in the region. The prize strengthens Jena’s international reputation as a leading center for optics, photonics, and precision analytical technology.
Such top technological achievements are an important driver for local economic development. While the general situation on the labor market remains stable – as evidenced by the fact that unemployment in Jena continued to fall in June – innovations of this caliber secure high-quality jobs and the future viability of the location in the long term.
🏛️ Economy and Science in Jena
Jena looks back on a history rich in tradition in the optical industry, which was founded in the 19th century by Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe, and Otto Schott. The interplay of long-standing global corporations, agile medium-sized specialists like Analytik Jena, and renowned research institutions such as the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität continues to shape the unique innovation climate of the Thuringian technology metropolis today.
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Analytik Jena receives German Innovation Award
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