We are also
The company that brought about a paradigm shift in treating burn injuries with SUPRATHEL®
We are also
A focused team driven by the ambition to revolutionize wound healing
We are also
A private, self-funded, and self-sustaining company
For patients suffering from wounds, this means raising their quality of life and accelerating the healing process to get them back to a healthy productive life. To that end, we make products accessible to as many people as possible. PMI’s pioneering synthetic skin products are now available in over 40 markets worldwide and this is the reason we expand our global footprint every single year. As a technology company at heart, we invest FAR above the industry average into research and development at our state-of-the-art headquarters and laboratories in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany. Stay tuned for further development and adaptation of our concepts to new products – the best is yet to come. We will continue our joint efforts with medical technology companies that provide our customers with the most comprehensive wound care solutions.
For all health care providers, we provide products that help them do their job as efficiently, successfully, and straightforwardly as possible. Our goal is to provide the clinical community with the most effective, easiest-to-use, and innovative solutions imaginable.
For society, we help reduce the effort and costs required to not only treat acute and chronic wounds, but to heal them. Faster and more effective recovery means a more productive and happier society – and we couldn’t be more proud to be part of the solution.
Improving wound care for patients, physicians, and societies through innovation and collaboration.
Revolutionizing wound healing.
Our four key values that drive our actions: Care, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Excellence
Where we come from
The story of PMI begins with a long-cherished dream of developing an artificial skin replacement and a person who would not be dissuaded from his goal. Professor Dr. Heinrich Planck would have preferred to study medicine, but chose mechanical engineering for the sake of his father. He devoted himself to the subject close to his heart as early as his diploma thesis, which dealt with a bionically-optimized vascular prosthesis. His 30 years experience in developing synthetic biomaterials were the basis of making the dream of a synthetic skin substitute come true.
SUPRATHEL®, invented by a team of five scientists under the direction of Prof. Planck, revolutionized burn care and brought PMI to life. The result of this effort has become an internationally active company. The concept behind SUPRATHEL® laid the foundation for further product innovations that have the potential to herald a paradigm shift in wound care, starting with SUPRA SDRM®CW.
Environmental sustainability
KLIMAfit certification
We aim to make our production carbon neutral by 2030. To get there, we have already implemented several measures. We are proud to have received certification in the KLIMAfit Program.
Efficient facilities
Our new headquarters achieves a 45% energy reduction compared to a standard building, utilizing geothermal energy, heat pumps, and optimized windows and shades for temperature control.
Recycled materials
Our new headquarters uses recycled cement in its construction.
Efficient technology
We use highly energy efficient clean room technology.
Waste recycling
We recycle 98% of our waste materials.
Biodegradability
The polymer metabolizes into CO2 and H2O, leaving no toxic substances behind.
Management board
Professor Dr. Heinrich Planck and his son Christian Planck jointly manage the business of PMI as Managing Partners. Prof. Planck, long-time holder of the Chair of Textile Technology at the University of Stuttgart and member of the Board of Managing Directors for the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF), founded PMI together with five scientists in 2001. Christian has been with the company since 2014 and has driven the global expansion of PMI.
