With our headquarters in Jena, Germany, and our successful subsidiaries in Germany, France, Spain, North America and Japan we have a direct presence in the world's key markets. Most of our products are sold directly via Carl Zeiss Meditec itself and its subsidiaries. We also use the efficient distribution network of the Carl Zeiss Group: about 40 distribution companies and over 100 agencies worldwide guarantee us customer proximity and give us the extra edge needed to prevail in global competition.
 This chart illustrates the subsidiary structure of the Carl Zeiss Meditec Group as of 30 September 2007. |  |