Alcon gets the International Influence Award at the Geneva Business Awards Ceremony
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The winners of the 2025 Geneva Business Awards are: Taurus for the Innovation Award, Swissoja for the Industry Award, Alcon for the International Influence Award, Fondation Partage for the Special Jury Award, and Komgo SA for the Economy Award.
Global eye care specialist Alcon inaugurated its global headquarters close to the Geneva airport in May 2023. With over 75 years of experience and as the world’s largest manufacturer of contact lenses and lens care solutions, the company is developing complementary activities in surgery (cataract, retinal and refractive surgery). Present in 60 countries, Alcon reaches patients in over 140 countries. In 2024, Alcon invested more than $876 million in research and development to meet the needs of its customers and the demands of patients. Thanks to its network of trained volunteers associated with Alcon, more than 30,000 eye screenings have been performed on children around the world.
Alcon employs around 620 people across Switzerland, with operations in the cantons of Fribourg, Geneva, Schaffhausen and Zug. Alcon has workshops that manufacture retinal surgery instruments for the global market and conducts intensive R&D activities.
Two other Swiss Health Valley companies were also nominated for the Innovation Prize: EarlySight and Terapet SA.
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