Dr.-Ing. Andreas Fischer
Engineer, entrepreneur and visionary, with a mission to make the natural sciences tangible for young people.
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Fischer
Engineer and founder of SENSYS
Foundation Board Chair
A Life Dedicated to Technology and Education
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Fischer is an experienced engineer and entrepreneur in sensor technology and measurement engineering. His professional career took him from academic research into industrial application, always driven by the aim of connecting technological innovation with social benefit.
At the historic site of the former Intersputnik earth station in Neu Golm, he combines technological history with forward-looking educational work. The establishment of the Foundation for the Natural Sciences reflects his conviction that scientific understanding forms the basis of an enlightened and peaceful society.
Those who understand the natural sciences understand the world in which they live.Dr.-Ing. Andreas Fischer, Founder
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Fischer
From image-processing engineer to founder of an internationally active technology company: Andreas Fischer's professional path is shaped by precision, improvisational strength and the ambition to turn insight into concrete solutions.
Education and Specialisation
Dr Andreas Fischer studied engineering with a focus on image processing and system integration and earned his doctorate as Dr.-Ing.
He specialised early in computer-assisted image processing, particularly for medical diagnostics. Before founding the company, he worked for the National People's Army of the GDR.
The Beginning: "Clever or Mad? Probably Both."
On 17 July 1990, Andreas Fischer resigned from the National People's Army of the GDR at a time of maximum uncertainty and chose self-employment despite the lack of planning security.
SENSYS first emerged in Petersdorf, from a workshop and a desk at home. Its first marketing activities included 500 letters, folded and sent by hand. The family played a decisive role in supporting this start-up phase.
From Medicine to Ordnance Detection
Starting from medical technology, which offered little drive for innovation at the time, contact with an ordnance clearance company led to the decisive insight: there was a major need for precise measurement technology underground.
Because existing systems were inaccurate, analysis remained complicated and the effort was high for limited results, the idea emerged to use image processing in ordnance detection.
Technological Breakthrough
In the early 1990s, the development of MAGNETO® in cooperation with industrial partners created a new generation of software for evaluating magnetometer data.
For the first time, the data was displayed graphically, evaluated with GPS support and raised to a new technical level. The result was significantly more efficient ordnance detection and a new industry standard.
The First International Successes
In the early 1990s, early internationalisation began with projects in the USA, Australia and Great Britain.
A spectacular demonstration in the USA in 1994, using vehicle-based multi-sensor systems and highly precise area mapping, marked the international breakthrough and laid the foundation for the company's worldwide establishment.
Growth and Structure
SENSYS grew into a limited company, hired its first employees and moved into new premises, including the former Intersputnik earth station - a historic and technically shaped site that suited the company's work.
Much was created through the team's own work and improvisational skill. During this phase, the corporate culture, strong team spirit, high technical standards and clear hands-on mentality took shape.
New Fields of Application
In the 2000s, SENSYS consolidated its position as an innovative technology company in eastern Germany and also invested in expanding the site's infrastructure.
At the same time, new fields of application opened up, including archaeology, with international projects such as Felix Romuliana in Serbia and investigations in England extending as far as Stonehenge. This expanded the range of applications far beyond the original field of ordnance detection.
Major Projects and Innovation
In 2009, SENSYS was involved in surveying Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin, using highly advanced systems such as MAGNETO® MX, multi-channel magnetic-field probes and DGPS for large-scale analysis of wartime remnants.
Today, highly specialised systems are used - from ship-towed high-speed measurement systems and controlled or autonomous underwater vehicles to ultra-light quadcopters, which make it possible to investigate even hard-to-reach or contaminated areas from the air with minimal risk.
The Unchanged Standard: Measure, Understand, Decide
Andreas Fischer is still defined by a clear working style: no focus on subsidies, little interest in bureaucracy, and full concentration on development and implementation. Instead of writing applications, solutions are built.
Growth follows the same principle: small teams, early responsibility, clear tasks and a great deal of initiative. This is joined by a consistent technical focus on proprietary systems that connect hardware and software and achieve a level of accuracy that is in demand internationally.
Pacifism through Enlightenment
The founder is a pacifist and pursues the goal of recognising and understanding the laws of nature through education.
What is the universe in which we exist as human beings? To answer this question, we need knowledge: knowledge of the matter and nature that surrounds us and forms the basis of our life. Knowledge of how we will shape the way we live together with all life forms on this unique island Earth in the future.
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