Meet the Brilliant Founders of Sanza

We have combined German engineering with a passion for side-effect-free health to help you live your best life.

Founder

Christian Pichler

Christian Pichler founded Santerra in 2001 after a successful year developing medical facilities in the PEMF market together with his wife Petra. Since 1984, Mr. Pichler has been a successful business owner. He is responsible for 50,000 PEMF customers in Europe and continues to train business partners on the benefits and clinical results using Sanza.

Mr. Pichler's vision and ongoing work with many universities and independent doctor clinics has resulted in the Sanza - a state of the art multi-therapy device. His innovative work has made Santerra the leaders in the field of PEMF therapy.

Dr. Else Knaf, MD

Dr. Else Knaf is a practicing general doctor who has been the Santerra medical hotline doctor since 2006. Dr.Knaf worked as an assistant in surgery and internalist in a Dortmund hospital from 1974 to 1977 and as an obstetrician and gynecologist from 1977- 1979 . She has worked as a general practitioner since 1993. Her work with energy medicine began in 2001 and she provides medical care to athletes and professional sports teams in Germany.

Dr. Knafs medical experience and love of physics qualifies her as the perfect Sanza doctor and her professional training and command of the English language has proven invaluable to the development of International Sanza business associates.

Dr. Bernhard Knaf, MD

Dr. Bernhard Knaf has been a member of the Santerrra executive sales and marketing team since 2005 and the international executive since 2015. Dr. Knaf has been using Santerra PEMF system since 2001 and also acts as an independent sales representative.Dr. Knaf earned a diploma in nuclear physics from the Munich University and also a PHD from the Ruhr University.

Starting in 1978, Dr. Knaf worked for 16 years with Canberra Elektronik in Frankfurt building a sales team in USSR. From 93 to 96 he was a member of the German government delegation under the minister of environment. From 93 to 94, Dr. Knaf was CEO of Life Sciences International Gmbh in Frankfurt after which he was an executive for Dr Knaf Consulting und Vertriebs GmbH for 11 years. From 2009 – 2014 Dr.  Knaf was the managing director and representative of the secretary general of the economic council Germany. His strong management background and International work makes him an outstanding Sanza partner.

The "Made in Germany" Standard

Quality & Durability

We believe that true health solutions require uncompromising quality. That is why the entire sanza range from the generator to the applicators is manufactured exclusively in Germany.

By keeping production local, we support regional expertise and guarantee the superior craftsmanship that our customers expect.

Science and Cooperations

The effectiveness of Sanza has been proven in extensive studies.

  • University of Graz

    Nerve and bone cells benefit from EMF treatment.

    The study shows accelerated growth and increased reproductive capacity, while cancer cells are not promoted in their growth.

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  • University of Budapest

    Significant improvement in cognitive performance through doubling of BDNF.

    The sensational results were published in the Behavioural Brain Research Journal.

  • University of Mainz

    Improvement of endurance and regeneration.

    A 10-hour run demonstrated that the group of runners who used Sanza for recovery during their breaks covered a significantly greater distance than the placebo group.

  • University of Physical Education

    An overview of the effects that make the use of EMF (for athletes) beneficial.

    The authors conclude that the use of EMF can be beneficial for all age groups and present their own results with Sanza.

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