Carl Zeiss Meditec Acquires Veracity Innovations, LLC

Wednesday, August 23 2017 | 00 h 00 min | Acquisitions, News, Press Release

Carl Zeiss Meditec has acquired Veracity Innovations,  a Texas-based medical software company led by ophthalmologists Dr. Kyle Smith and Dr. Kerry Solomon, for an undisclosed purchase price, according to a press release from ZEISS on Monday.

Veracity Innovations offers a cloud-based platform for cataract surgery planning which “maximizes clinical efficiency and performance helping eye doctors provide personalized technology-enabled care.”

“Digital technology is fundamentally changing our world and has a major impact in healthcare,” says Dr. Ludwin Monz, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec. “Efficiently bringing together relevant information and making smart use of data in a secure way, along with Artificial Intelligence, is reshaping how medicine is practiced today, and is opening up new realms of possibility for advancing patient care.”

“We are excited to join forces with the ZEISS team that includes leaders in innovation who have collaborated with doctors on developing and bringing to market so many groundbreaking medical technologies,” says Dr. Solomon of Veracity. “ZEISS has the vision and the expertise to bring this technology to the next level and is set to revolutionize cataract surgery and extend this solution to transform other applications in ophthalmology and beyond.”

Read the full press release HERE.