Oberursel, April 23rd, 2025 - HORIBA Europe GmbH, one of the group companies of HORIBA, a leader in measurement and test solutions for applications across various business fields (hereinafter “HORIBA”) is proud to announce that it has been awarded by the Office of Research Grants (Bescheinigungsstelle Forschungszulage BSFZ) with the seal for “R&D projects carried out in-house as evidence of intra-company R&D performance” for the year 2024.
Companies receive this seal if they are eligible for funding through the research allowance. They may do so if the BSFZ confirms that they are conducting research and development. The seal is provided exclusively by the institute directly.
This seal is a recognized proof of HORIBA’s innovation strength and commitment to research and development (R&D) and acknowledges its ongoing efforts to develop solutions that exceed market standards and deliver sustainable, future-oriented results.
For HORIBA it has always been a matter of heart to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society including the progress of science and technology, and the preservation of the global environment and resources through the provision of highly-original solutions. HORIBA is in the steady pursuit of constant yearning to make something better, which is deeply anchored in its mission to “Shape our future with solutions based on HONMAMON1 and Diversity”.
This spirit is the result of continuous effort and hard work that is represented in HORIBA’s analytical and measurement solutions, as well as in its engineering and consultancy services that utilize its renowned measurement and analytical technologies.
“We are very proud to receive the BSFZ seal. It underscores our leading position as an innovator in the industry and reaffirms our commitment to actively shaping the future.
We steadily invest in our innovation capabilities at HORIBA Europe GmbH whether into at that time completely new applications such as Brake Dust measurement or into establishing fields such as the overall electrification in the mobility sector. Also, areas such as new energy, water or life sciences are something we are quite investing into, in terms of innovation capabilities.
These local efforts are part of HORIBA’s global innovation investment strategy.
One recent example here, our new IRLAMTM technology for emissions measurement, an area we have been innovative for more than 60 years now and always will be.
As HONMAMON is also born from genuine curiosity and passion, reflecting on other’s needs innovation investments play an essential role across all our business fields Energy & Environment, Bio & Healthcare and Materials & Semiconductor” says Hiromi Harada, President of HORIBA Europe GmbH.
*1 HONMAMON: The eternal pursuit of creating/providing something from the heart that is one-of-a-kind.
”HONMAMON”, derived from the Japanese word “Honmono” (meaning authentic), is an expression used in Kyoto which indicates the highest class of real.
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