Essilor makes Forbes list

Optical group Essilor has been named in the Forbes 100 Most Innovative Companies for the sixth time.

Essilor said it invested more than €200m per year in research and innovation, with three innovation and technology centres staffed by 500 researchers globally. Its R&D included presbyopia, well-being and visual health, polarised and photochromic lenses and online sales, a statement said.

Jean Carrier, chief operating officer of Essilor International, said: ‘Innovation has always been a cornerstone of our strategy. We have one goal: to push back the frontiers of poor vision worldwide.’

Eyezen lenses and Transitions Signature VII adaptive lenses were noted as examples of innovative technology by Essilor.