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Bentley InnoMed winner of the “EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023” Germany
 

• CEO Sebastian Büchert and founder Lars Sunnanväder of the medical technology company Bentley are winners of the “EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2023” award
• Bentley InnoMed will represent Germany in the global competition for “EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2024”

Hechingen, Germany (November 13, 2023) +++ The leading-edge medical technology from Hechingen has received outstanding recognition for its entrepreneurial drive and innovation on a grand stage in Berlin. Bentley company founder Lars Sunnanväder and CEO Sebastian Büchert have claimed the internationally renowned “EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2023” business award. The two entrepreneurs from Hechingen not only won first prize in the “Innovation” category, but also remarkably came out on top of all 20 finalists and will represent Germany in next year’s global competition for “EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2024”.

For Bentley, this is the most prestigious award in our company’s 14-year history,” said an overjoyed Bentley CEO Sebastian Büchert, in his comments on the award ceremony. “I am delighted for Bentley as well as for our employees. It’s wonderful to see our work for patients recognized on such a grand stage. We are especially pleased that we will be the only company representing Germany at the global competition in Monaco on June 6, 2024.” At this global event, Bentley will compete against award-winning, owner-managed mid-sized companies from 60 countries.

The Entrepreneur Award for Germany was presented last Thursday evening at the event venue Motorwerk Berlin. Sebastian Büchert and Lars Sunnanväder were part of a show hosted by TV journalist Judith Rakers. The competition, which was launched 27 years ago, is organized by the well-known auditing and consulting firm EY in cooperation with the investment company LGT and business publication Manager Magazin.

About Bentley

Founded in 2009 by Lars Sunnanväder and Miko Obradovic, Bentley InnoMed GmbH is based in the medical technology stronghold of Hechingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The company develops, manufactures, and markets implants and catheters for the endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular and aortic diseases. The company has since then become a leading global manufacturer and the European market leader for covered stents. Acquired in 2023, Qmedics AG is a Swiss specialist in balloon catheters and key supplier to Bentley. More than 420 employees are committed to the Group’s strong culture of innovation. In 2022, the company generated sales revenue of EUR 69 million. Based on its product innovations and the development of new markets, the company is on a path of strong growth momentum.

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On the grand stage at the Motorwerk in Berlin: the EY Entrepreneurs of the Year 2023, Lars Sunnanväder (3rd from left) and Sebastian Büchert (4th from left) with last year's overall prize winner Dr. Kuhn from va-Q-tec (3rd from right) and presenter Judith Rakers (2nd from right), as well as the chairman of the jury Dr. Wittenstein and representatives of EY

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Stephan Haas
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