the spirit || issue 1/2019

Editorial & Contents 26 Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation 40 Do you already follow us? News from America 26 Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation 28 The Future is Brilliant in 4K 29 Educational Tour across Brazil News from Asia 30 Richard Wolf at Arab Health 32 Urology Workshop at Prima Vista Middle East 33 Gynecology Workshop at Prima Vista Middle East 34 CMEF in Shanghai and Shenzhen 35 Greater China Sales Meeting in Xian 36 Opening of Prima Vista in Beijing 37 Southeast Asia Distributor Meeting in Bangkok 38 Richard Wolf opens new subsidiary in Singapore Meeting Points 40 Do you already follow us? 42 Congresses & "Prima Vista" Events 42 Imprint "Sometimes it is worth looking back. A moment of pause in our often hectic lives. For it is important to value on what we have achieved together: A successful year just ended! The prestigious magazine Focus Money has named us "Digital Champion" of the industry based on the strong digitalization of our company and high digital competence of our employees. We also scored well with our new virtual trade fair concept. At Richard Wolf we will thus be able to make our expertise directly available in the future, no matter where you are. Following the relaunch of our website and application, interested parties, customers and sales partners may now benefit from user-friendly operation and optimized presentation. Richard Wolf reaches people around the globe: Due to strong global demand, we opened our 15th branch in Korea. In Beijing, we launched the "Richard Wolf Academy Prima Vista", our first training center in China. We also inaugurated the new building in France, just to mention a few of last year‘s highlights. We are pleased that we were able to record a significant overall market share increase in many regions. A New Year lies ahead of us and with it new challenges which we are happy and ready to tackle. The implemen­ tation of the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) takes priority. We look forward to developing innovative products so that Richard Wolf can continue to contribute making the World a healthier place." Jürgen Pfab | Jürgen Steinbeck CEOs of the Richard Wolf Group Dear Business Partners 3 the spirit || issue 1/2019