{"id":38715,"date":"2024-07-24T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/kls-martin-se-co-kg-germany-opened-a-new-biomedical-engineering-activity-as-well-as-a-new-regional-sales-service-centre-in-george-town-penang\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:08:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:08:38","slug":"kls-martin-se-co-kg-germany-opened-a-new-biomedical-engineering-activity-as-well-as-a-new-regional-sales-service-centre-in-george-town-penang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/kls-martin-se-co-kg-germany-opened-a-new-biomedical-engineering-activity-as-well-as-a-new-regional-sales-service-centre-in-george-town-penang\/","title":{"rendered":"[Press Release] KLS Martin SE &#038; CO KG (Germany) Opened A New Biomedical Engineering Activity as Well as A New Regional Sales &#038; Service Centre in George Town, Penang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sec-inner-banner&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703741584745{background-image: url(https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/contact-banner-bg.jpg?id=20253) !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inner-banner-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">[Press Release] KLS Martin SE &amp; CO KG (Germany) Opened A New Biomedical Engineering Activity as Well as A New Regional Sales &amp; Service Centre in George Town, Penang<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;red-separator&#8221; color=&#8221;#ee4023&#8243; transparency=&#8221;1&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243; up=&#8221;15&#8243; down=&#8221;15&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">24 July 2024<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703764846254{background-color: #f3f5f8 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;fade-in animate&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x120&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;31757&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-featured-image&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x60&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;content-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/gallery\/kls-martin-se-co-kg-germany-opens-a-new-biomedical-engineering-activity-as-well-as-a-new-regional-sales-service-centre-in-georgetown-penang\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0to view more photos<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The new offices confirmed the group\u2019s vision to anchor Malaysia into its medical device expansion strategy.<\/li>\n<li>The Individual Patient Solution (IPS) engineering activities is part of the effort to develop Malaysia as a group service hub for implant design.<\/li>\n<li>The new sales &amp; service office, linked to the group\u2019s expansion in business development, will act as a regional hub to cover ASEAN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 24, 2024 &#8211; <\/strong>KLS Martin Group, with a rich heritage in the medical device industry since 1896, has inaugurated a new service centre in MWE plaza to host its regional sales and service team as well as housing its new biomedical engineering activities to support medical implants design.<\/p>\n<p>The new expansion supports the growth by KLS Martin Group in Malaysia which started its presence in Malaysia back in 2014 with its manufacturing operations in Bukit Minyak, Penang.<\/p>\n<p>Dato\u2019 Loo Lee Lian, Chief Executive Officer of InvestPenang, stated \u201cPenang is indeed proud to host KLS Martin for almost 10 years, which also signifies the confidence that our investors from Germany have placed in Penang. Penang is often lauded as a vibrant medtech hub of Asia. I am optimistic that KLS Martin will continue to reap many benefits from its operation in Penang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new setup was officiated by Dato\u2019 Loo Lee Lian \u2013 CEO InvestPenang, Mr Karl Leibinger &#8211; Member of the Group Supervisory Board, Mr Christian Leibinger \u2013 Group Managing Director &amp; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mr Michael Martin \u2013 Group Managing Director, Christian Markgraf \u2013 COO, Dato\u2019 Hans Brenner and Mr Gilles Waeldin (respectively outgoing and ingoing Managing Directors of KLS Martin Malaysia and KLS Martin SEAsia).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>END<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About KLS Martin<br \/>\n<\/strong>The KLS Martin Group is the umbrella brand for the companies KLS Martin in Germany and in the USA, as well as numerous subsidiaries and representative offices throughout the entire world. KLS Martin products are used in more than 140 countries all over the world.<br \/>\nThe company develops and market medical technology solutions such as implant systems, electrosurgery units, surgical laser systems, sterilization containers, OR lights, as well as surgical instruments.<br \/>\nFor more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.klsmartin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.klsmartin.com<\/a> and follow KLS Martin LinkedIn channel : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/kls-martin\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KLS Martin Group: About | LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About InvestPenang<br \/>\n<\/strong>InvestPenang is the Penang State Government\u2019s principal agency for the promotion of investment. Its objectives are to develop and sustain Penang\u2019s economy by enhancing and continuously supporting business activities in the State through foreign and local investments, including spawning viable new growth centers. To realize its objectives, InvestPenang also runs initiatives like the SMART Penang Center (providing assistance to SMEs), Penang CAT Center (for talent attraction and retention), and Global Business Services (GBS) Focus Group (promoting and developing digital economy). For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/\">https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/<\/a> and follow InvestPenang\u2019s social media channels: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/investpg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/investpg\/posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For media enquiries, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>KLS Martin Group<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gilles Waeldin<br \/>\nManaging Director<br \/>\nTelephone: +6012 4388 211<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:gilles.waeldin@klsmartin.com\">gilles.waeldin@klsmartin.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>InvestPenang<br \/>\n<\/strong>Elaine Cheah \/ Arief Ferdaus<br \/>\nCommunications &amp; Business Intelligence<br \/>\nTelephone: +604 6468 833<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:elaine@investpenang.gov.my\">elaine@investpenang.gov.my<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:arief@investpenang.gov.my\">arief@investpenang.gov.my<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x120&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"events-time-box\">\n<h2>24<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Wed<\/p>\n<p>July \u201824<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5119,"featured_media":31757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"news_year":[295],"news_month":[225],"local_insights_alphabet":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38727,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38715\/revisions\/38727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38715"},{"taxonomy":"news_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_year?post=38715"},{"taxonomy":"news_month","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_month?post=38715"},{"taxonomy":"local_insights_alphabet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/local_insights_alphabet?post=38715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}