History

2018

• HMC has expanded double its production area

2017

• HMC hold its first DMF of Chitosan HCL at US FDA
• Katja Richter is the new treasurer of EUCHIS (European Chitin Society)
• HMC sponsors the XIII EUCHIS conference and VIII SIAQ Symposium 31rd May - 3rd June

2016

• HMC increase own competences regarding technical writing and regulatory affairs
• Successful recertification by TÜV Rheinland.
• HMC starts a new project of custom development for a chitosan derivative

2015

• Successful auditing by TÜV Rheinland.
• Katja Richter was elected from the EUCHIS board as assistant treasurer in September 2015
• HMC⁺ at EUCHIS and ICCC conference, Aug30.-Sept3.
• Relaunch of Website

2014

• Successful auditing by TÜV Rheinland.
• HMC welcomes the 500. customer.
• HMC is co-organizer of the 12th International Conference of the European Chitin Society and 13th International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan in Münster, Germany from August 30th to September 2nd, 2015

2013

• HMC is member of the The Nano3Bio consortium funded by EU from the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration.
• Successful auditing by TÜV Rheinland.

2012

• New orientation of Sales department at HMC.
• Successful auditing by TÜV Rheinland.
• HMC⁺ at EUCHIS conference in Porto, Portugal, sponsoring poster prizes

2011

• HMC⁺ gains the certification under ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
• Successfull auditing by TÜV Rheinland.
• Release of the new Chitovation edition.

2010

• The second round financing successfully completed. The High-Tech Gründerfonds increases its HMC⁺ shares.
• Katja Heppe get married and change her name from Katja Heppe to Katja Richter
• Participation at the 2nd Investforum Sachsen-Anhalt.
• HMC⁺ now is sponsor for both pengulins Tou Feng and Quesan in the Zoo of Leipzig.
• Launch of the campaign product of the month.
• Panel discussion Katja Heppe with the Federal Minister of the Interior Dr. Thomas de Maizière.
• Participation at the 1st High-Tech Partnering Conference in Bonn.

2009

• HMC⁺ becomes sponsor of the words Chitin and Chitosan.
• Election of Katja Heppe into the board of members of the European Chitin Society (EUCHIS).

2008

• Sponsorship for the Pangulin Tou Feng in the Zoo Leipzig, the only Pangulin in a european zoo.
• Shareholding of the High-Tech Gründerfonds and a Business Angel in the company.

2007

• Relaunch website.
• New image broschure of Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH will be published.
• Regional winner IHK Halle Dessau, DIHK competition "Best Business Idea".

2006

• Award for Katja Heppe as Fonder of a new business of the year 2006 on the occasion of the Economic Ball, by favor of Ministry of Employment and Economic Affairs in cooperation with Wirtschaftsspiegel Sachsen-Anhalt KG.
• Katja Heppe gets a special award as woman entrepreneur in Saxony Anhalt 2006.
• Entrepreneur of the month September, Univations-Inoovations and Founders-Network Saxony Anhalt.
• The new website goes online. Service capabilities of HMC⁺ and its products are presented at www.medical-chitosan.com.
• Development and implementation of HMC⁺'s new market and company strategies.
• Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH awarded the IQ Innovation Award Halle (Saale).
• Change from Katja Heppe Medical Chitosan to Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH on March 1, 2006.

2005

• First customers in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sector purchase products from Katja Heppe Medical Chitosan.
• Concentration on the core competencies: Research, Production and Development of intelligent chitosan products.
• Start of production of high-purity chitosan products and chitosan derivatives.
• Clear increase in quality of chitosan though the application of new production technologies.
• Foundation of Katja Heppe Medical Chitosan by biotechnologist Katja Heppe on August 1, 2005.
• Change in generations within the family and strategic decision for the Central German Region Halle (Saale) & Leipzig.

2002

• Katja Heppe researches the topic of Overcoming the Blood/Brain Barrier with help from chitosan as carrier.

2001

• Katja Heppe researches the topic Transportation of Substances Past the Intestinal/Blood Barrier with help from chitosan.
• Research directed at chitosan in medicine and cosmetics.

1998

• Development and testing of future chitosan technologies promising a definite improvement in purity and quality of chitosan.
• Katja Heppe recognizes the problems in the sector (lack of quality and non-transparent classification of products).
• Idea: with a better quality, chitosan could be used in a wider range of applications as previously known.