Latest News Briefs – Page 238
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PFO Global and VSP Optics Group are working together to...
PFO Global and VSP Optics Group are working together to develop digital lens fitting and dispensing technology that eye care professionals can use on tablet or mobile computers, such as the iPad. The collaboration has been going on for a year, and the companies have already jointly applied for patents ...
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Partnering with Italia Independent for his new line of designer...
Partnering with Italia Independent for his new line of designer eyewear, an Italian tailor, Alessandro Martorana, has selected its I-wear 2012 090 frame model to cover it with fabric to suit any mood and complement any outfit. The eyewear is available only from Martorana's workshop in Milan or his hometown ...
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A group of researchers from Samsung's “Creativity Lab” has developed...
A group of researchers from Samsung's “Creativity Lab” has developed an “eye tracking” system that is meant to replace the mouse of a computer for people affect by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and similar eye diseases. The team is reportedly ready to supply the software for anyone to develop the ...
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Krys is dipping its toe into event sponsorships, becoming the...
Krys is dipping its toe into event sponsorships, becoming the title sponsor of what will now be called the Krys Ocean Race. Competitors depart New York on July 7 and cross the Atlantic Ocean to Brest, France, arriving on July 14. Krys is spending 5 to 10 percent of its ...
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Vanni has decided to use young circus acrobats from all...
Vanni has decided to use young circus acrobats from all over the world as testimonials for its eyewear. They have been photographed in unusual postures to show some of its new styles of sunglasses and prescription frames. The pictures will also be used for online distribution of some of ...
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Italian Independent has put out a special edition of eyewear...
Italian Independent has put out a special edition of eyewear to celebrate the victory of the Juventus team in the Italian football championships. The glasses will be available at Italian Independent stores as well as at the juvestore.com website for €147 a pair. Owned by a heir to the fortune ...
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“Maximeyes” is the new claim of the Opti fair in...
“Maximeyes” is the new claim of the Opti fair in Munich, indicating that the growing event at the beginning of the calendar year is intent on further enhancing and optimizing the performance of the exhibitors and its trade visitors. The show is also sporting a fresh new logo for its ...
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Next year's Optrafair, the British industry show organized by the...
Next year's Optrafair, the British industry show organized by the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians and held every other year in Birmingham, England, is already 60 percent booked. The space was taken by exhibitors from last year's show, who had first rights; the booking process is now open for anyone else ...
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Bob Smith, the founder of Smith Optics who invented the...
Bob Smith, the founder of Smith Optics who invented the modern double-lens, anti-fogging ski goggle, died last month at the age of 78. A former orthodontist, he developed the goggle in the 1960s because as an avid skier, he was constantly frustrated with fogged-up goggles. He founded the company in ...
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Safilo has completed the acquisition of Polaroid Eyewear. The Italian...
Safilo has completed the acquisition of Polaroid Eyewear. The Italian company says it has ambitious development projects for the brand in Europe and in some significant markets where it is currently under-represented and where Safilo's distribution network will allow a prompt and solid expansion. The takeover will also give the ...
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Bushnell Outdoor Products is buying Primos Hunting, based in Flora,...
Bushnell Outdoor Products is buying Primos Hunting, based in Flora, Mississippi, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition should be completed by mid-May. Primos was founded in 1976 as a supplier of game calls, and has expanded to include other hunting tools such as blinds, scent eliminators, games scents, trail cameras, ...
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Aspex Eyewear Group has bought a majority stake in Adlens...
Aspex Eyewear Group has bought a majority stake in Adlens Beacon from Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007, Adlens Beacon develops adjustable spectacle lens technology for nonprescription reading glasses. It uses a patented fluid-based technology for full adjustability. Aspex says it plans to market its products in ...
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NicOx, the French pharmaceutical firm, has signed a deal to...
NicOx, the French pharmaceutical firm, has signed a deal to buy Altacor, the company that makes products for dry eye. NicOx will initially pay €2.4 million for 11.8 percent of Altacor, and has a call option to buy the rest of the shares for €10.8 million.
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PixelOptics has raised $7.03 million from 10 investors, coming almost...
PixelOptics has raised $7.03 million from 10 investors, coming almost 10 percent short of its target. The U.S. company, which markets emPower electronic focusing eyewear, had offered $7.7 million worth equity in the form of mixed securities in its latest round of financing.
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Two people were killed in a March 31 fire at...
Two people were killed in a March 31 fire at Evonik's cyclododecatriene (CDT) plant at the Marl Chemical Park in Germany. CDT is a base material used in plastics manufacturing – it makes laurolactam, which is used as a monomer in polyamide 12. This material is used in Evonik's Vestamid, ...
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PFO Global has moved into new, bigger headquarters in Irving,...
PFO Global has moved into new, bigger headquarters in Irving, Texas. The company said that the new location would better support customers and help the company get products to the market faster. The building is also next to 10,000 square feet of empty space that can be used if the ...
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Maui Jim opened an office in the Coda Design Center...
Maui Jim opened an office in the Coda Design Center in Hong Kong on April 1. The office, headed up by Andrew Cheung, managing director of Maui Jim Asia, will offer sales, distribution and marketing services to opticians and optical stores throughout Asia. The complete portfolio of sunglasses will also ...
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Francesco Pellegrini, president of the European Sunglass Association (ESA), has...
Francesco Pellegrini, president of the European Sunglass Association (ESA), has assigned the task of supervising its activities to Cecilia Zanasi, who runs a communication agency called Zed_Comm in Italy, pending the organization's possible merger into Eurom 1. Matilde Sometti in her office handles the secretariat and Valentina Fraccascia is in ...
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Frithjob de Beijer, 44, has been appointed export manager of...
Frithjob de Beijer, 44, has been appointed export manager of Yves Cogan, based in the Netherlands. He previously had a similar job at Eurovisie, the Dutch marketer of eyewear brands such as You's Eyewear, Youpi! Kids Eyewear and Tulipe Noire.
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Michel Dailly has left Alain Afflelou, where he acted for...
Michel Dailly has left Alain Afflelou, where he acted for a few months as marketing and commercial director. He has returned to the sporting goods sector, working for the French Go Sport chain of stores to develop its national franchising activities. Before joining Afflelou, he worked for Intersport France for ...
