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Hoya Vision Care company history timeline

1941

1941, the Yamankaka brothers established a glass production plant in Hoya, Tokyo, and began to produce optical glass.

1944

Then in 1944, the plant was incorporated with a capital of 1.2 million yen a year.

1984

August 1984: The company was renamed Hoya Corporation, and the new Head Office building was completed.

2001

May 2001: HOYA launches HOYALUX Summit Pro and NuLux lenses that use EYRY, a high-index plastic lens material.

2008

March 2008: HOYA and PENTAX merged.

2013

February-November 2013: HOYA acquired an eyeglass lens development and manufacturing business from Seiko Epson Corporation.

2015

September- October 2015: PENTAX Medical invested in Creo Medical Ltd., a leading electrosurgical energy devices company in the U.K. HOYA reached an agreement to acquire Swiss lens manufacturer Knecht & Muller AG. HOYA made Additional Investments in InnFocus, Inc., a Glaucoma Device Company.

2017

May 2017: HOYA Makes Medical Device Venture Investment in LensGen, Inc., an Accommodating Intraocular Lens Developing company.

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