In 2022, we launched #FutureFresenius. With this initiative, we want to position ourselves for the future and drive forward the transformation of our Group. As a result of the disciplined implementation of the program, we are now a simpler, stronger, and more focused company. At the same time, we have strengthened our Group identity and the Fresenius brand and developed a shared Vision and Mission.
- Our Vision: We are the trusted, market-leading healthcare company that unites cutting-edge technology and human care to shape next-level therapies.
- Our Mission: We save and improve human lives with affordable, accessible, and innovative healthcare products and the highest quality in clinical care.
In 2024, we also defined the Fresenius Principles.
Christoph Windpassinger
Head of Corporate Transformation at Fresenius
“The Fresenius Principles embody what Fresenius stands for and make clear what it means to be part of our company. These Principles are the common maxims on which we base our actions. They guide us on our way to being the trusted, market-leading company that unites cutting-edge technology and human care.”
Find out how we are guided by the Fresenius Principles in our pursuit of progress in our Highlight story: Else Kröner Award: Excellent ideas following the example of a great entrepreneur.
The Fresenius Principles reflect the values espoused by Else Kröner, Managing Director for many years and later Chair of the Supervisory Board. Else Kröner’s entrepreneurial energy and foresight continue to shape our company to this day.
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Else Kröner Award: Excellent ideas following the example of a great entrepreneur
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Else Kröner: The visionary behind Fresenius
Else Kröner (née Fernau) would have turned 100 this year. We want to celebrate this and remember her impressive legacy and visionary leadership.
After the sudden death of Dr. Eduard Fresenius in 1952, being his foster daughter she took over the management of the Hirsch Pharmacy in Frankfurt am Main and of the company “Dr. Eduard Fresenius chemisch-pharmazeutische Industrie KG” (later Fresenius), founded in 1912. Back then she was only 26 years old and the company was a small business in the midst of reorganization. With courage, discipline, and vision, Else Kröner transformed it into a global healthcare group. Under her leadership, the workforce grew from 30 employees to 400 in the 1960s, and turnover likewise rapidly increased. She made groundbreaking decisions, such as the continuous expansion of the product range in the field of nutritional solutions and production of the company’s own dialysis machines, paving the way for the success of Fresenius.
In 1983, she established the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation for the promotion of medical research. This foundation, to which her entire estate was transferred after her unexpected death in 1988, is today one of the largest charitable foundations in Germany and is dedicated to promoting medical research and supporting medical and humanitarian aid projects.
Throughout her life, Else Kröner relied on the power of collaboration, ambition, future orientation, innovation, and quality – values that still characterize the company today:
Embodied in the newly formulated Fresenius Principles, these values drive us and constitute our moral compass.