EssilorLuxottica sadly announces today that its chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio has passed away. The company expresses its deepest condolences to the family and to the global employee community for this enormous loss. The Board will meet to determine next steps.
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Last Thursday, the French government announced a plan to progressively release the country’s lock-down measures. This officially confirms what the Silmo organizers have been anticipating: that trade fairs, conferences and exhibitions will be able to open. Beginning on June 30th, there will be no maximal capacity for such events, as long as the health measures still in force…
Luxexcel announced its next-generation manufacturing platform, Luxexcel VisionPlatform™ 7, which makes it possible for businesses to integrate prescription lenses into the production of smartglasses in their manufacturing facilities. The new platform includes new features specifically geared towards manufacturing prescription smart lenses that are lightweight, thin, and can be used in commercial frames similar to traditional…
The Vision Council and RX, co-organizers of Vision Expo, today share plans for an exciting and reimagined Show Floor layout that will debut at Vision Expo East 2023, taking place March 16–19 at the Javits Center in New York City. The new layout will feature all of Vision Expo’s Show Floor neighborhoods on Level Three…
SightGlass Vision, a joint venture of CooperCompanies and EssilorLuxottica, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device designation to its Diffusion Optics Technology (DOT) spectacle lenses, which are intended to slow myopia progression in children.
MEI announces a new partnership with the traditional German wholesaler for optical equipment and eyewear B&S (Breitfeld & Schliekert) for the distribution of the dry cut lens edger EZFit in the German market. Breitfeld & Schliekert has successfully been serving the optical industry for more than 90 years. Integrated into the US based Hilco Vision…
During its meeting held yesterday, EssilorLuxottica’s Board of Directors appointed Virginie Mercier Pitre as a new Director. This follows her recent nomination as the new President of Valoptec Association, the independent Association of EssilorLuxottica’s employee shareholders. Her nomination to the Board of Directors will be submitted to the shareholders vote for ratification at the next…