HiperScan GmbH branched off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems, Dresden, in 2006 and is a successful, medium-sized technology company. With the help of scanning grating technology developed at the Fraunhofer Institute, the high-performance SGS1900 spectrometer was developed as part of further research collaborations. This established the basis for the very successful and cost-effective NIR-analysis system Apo-Ident, which is distributed in Germany and internationally. It is a near infrared spectrometer that has been specially designed for identifying raw materials in pharmacies. With this system, HiperScan is the market leader for raw material identification in German pharmacies. As one of the fastest growing technology companies, HiperScan GmbH was presented the Technology Fast 50 Award in 2015.