- CEO
- Koji Kawaura
- Full Time Employees
- 4,325
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical - Instruments & Supplies
- Address
- 3-21-19, Aoi, Naka-ku Nagoya United States of America 460-0006
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 2021
- Business
- Menicon Co Ltd Menicon Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells contact lenses, lens care products, and related ophthalmic solutions worldwide, operating as Japan's first and largest contact lens maker with a comprehensive focus on material development, lens design, manufacturing, and care solutions; its core offerings include soft contact lenses such as 2WEEK Menicon Rei and Menicon EX, specialty lenses including orthokeratology and intraocular lenses (IOLs) like Menicon O2-32 and colored IOLs, myopia management solutions for children and youth, daily disposable lenses, pharmaceuticals comprising eye drops and cleaning solutions, and medical devices alongside healthcare and life care services through subsidiaries like Menicon Life Science and Menicon Nect. Founded in 1951 by Kyoichi Tanaka and headquartered at 3-21-19 Aoi, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan, the company serves hospitals, eye clinics, optical shops, and pharmaceutical wholesalers in Japan while exporting to over 80 countries across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and other regions, with key production facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Recent strategic expansions include the September 2024 acquisition of 100% shares in three Oculus Pte Ltd distributors—Oculus Visioncare (Singapore), Oculus (Malaysia), and others in Southeast Asia—to establish robust sales networks for brands like FreshKon colored lenses amid growing regional demand; ongoing investments in its largest overseas plant in Kulim, Malaysia, valued at up to 50 billion yen and slated for daily disposable lens production starting in late 2025 or 2026 with sustainable features like solar panels; and enhanced R&D efforts dedicating about 10% of revenue to innovations, supporting 7.5% revenue growth to ¥134.6 billion in fiscal 2024 alongside 15% international sales increases through partnerships and market share gains in orthokeratology and lens care in China and Asia.