Suni new director R&D

SAN JOSE, California--With a goal of continuing to provide quality, innovative digital solutions to the dental marketplace, Suni Medical Imaging has announced the addition of Uwe Zeller to the company's management team as the director of research and development.

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The announcement was made by Paul Tucker, CEO of Suni.

Zeller comes to Suni having developed digital X-ray systems with companies, such as KaVo Dental GmbH and SIRONA Dental Systems GmbH. While at KaVo, Zeller played a key role in the third-party development of the DEXIS Platinum sensor and the GENDEX GXS-700 series sensor.

At SIRONA, Zeller played a key role in the design of the ORTHOPHOS XG Digital X-Ray Subsystem and was the R&D project manager of the SIDEXIS Intraoral X-ray System. Zeller is also the holder of nearly 15 patents/patent applications in the dental digital X-ray arena, and has patents pending on some five additional digital X-ray disciplines.

“Uwe Zeller’s background and knowledge in digital dental X-rays make him an excellent addition to the Suni development team," said Tucker. “Uwe’s extensive experience, especially in sensor design and production, makes him the obvious choice to lead Suni’s renewed development efforts.“

Zeller will also be a major collaborator with OrangeDental, Suni’s sister company located in Biberach, Germany, in delivering digital solutions to the worldwide marketplace.

Stefan Kaltenbach, Suni Board member, said, “Uwe’s extensive experience as a renowned developer in the intraoral space along with OrangeDental’s expertise in this arena brings a winning combination to both Suni and OrangeDental. We welcome Uwe to the team and look forward to his efforts in continuing to provide quality digital imaging solutions for dental professionals.”

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