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- SEED Co., Ltd. SEED Co., Ltd. (7743.T) manufactures and sells contact lenses, lens care products, and related ophthalmic items primarily in Japan with international distribution in Asia, Europe, and other regions; the company offers an extensive portfolio of daily disposable soft contact lenses including SEED 1dayPure moisture, SEED 1dayPure moisture for astigmatism, SEED 1dayPure moisture multistage bifocal, SEED 1dayPure EDOF extended depth-of-focus lenses for presbyopia and myopia management, SEED Eye coffret 1day UV, SEED PlusMode 1day Homme, and JILL STUART 1day UV; bi-weekly and monthly replacement lenses such as SEED 2weekPure moisture, SEED 2weekPure moisture multistage bifocal, SEED 2weekPure moisture for astigmatism, SEED MonthlyPure moisture, SEED MonthlyFine UV, and monthly color lens UV; rigid gas permeable lenses; medical contact lenses encompassing orthokeratology and iris varieties; lens care solutions like Forest Leaf EX cleaning solution; eyeglass frames under brands including Vivid Moon, ViVi fleurs, and Plusmix; and pharmaceutical products such as Adeno Test AD adenovirus antigen detection agent. Founded in 1957 and headquartered at 2-40-2 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, SEED Co., Ltd. operates manufacturing facilities including the eco-friendly SEED Kounosu laboratory and maintains a workforce of approximately 1,396 employees as of March 2025, with group sales of 33.23 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 2025. The company targets optometry professionals and consumers seeking high-quality, comfortable vision correction solutions, emphasizing Made-in-Japan production standards for moisture retention, UV protection, and specialized corrections. In recent developments, SEED continues development of smart contact lens platforms in collaboration with partners since 2019 and completed the acquisition of Universal View Co., Ltd. in May 2021 to bolster capabilities, while ongoing innovations like the SEED 1dayPure EDOF—developed with the Brien Holden Vision Institute and validated in 12-month clinical trials—support myopia management and presbyopia treatment amid expanding Asian and European markets.