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Eye care products and vision solutions
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Alcon provides eye care products and vision solutions to improve how people see. It develops and manufactures devices and consumables for eye health, including cataract surgery equipment and intraocular lenses, retinal health therapies, and contact lenses, distributed through eye care professionals, hospitals, and consumers. The products work by supporting eye surgery, protecting and restoring vision, or correcting vision with lens-based options, backed by research and development and a global distribution network. Alcon differentiates itself with a broad, end-to-end portfolio across the eye care continuum, a strong emphasis on research and development, strategic partnerships with healthcare providers, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Its goal is to enhance vision and quality of life by delivering reliable, high-quality eye care solutions and advancing the science of eye health.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1945
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Alcon launches UNITY M, a premium ophthalmic microscope delivering precise control. Alcon announced the initial commercial launch of UNITY M, an Alcon brand premium surgical microscope that delivers precise control to ophthalmic surgeons, in select markets including the U.S. and Japan followed by Europe.[1,2,4] UNITY M will be featured at the upcoming Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). The microscope is the latest addition to Alcon's UNITY platform, combining advanced optics, novel illumination, improved ergonomics, and intuitive usability in a modular design that enables practice-specific customization and future scalability.[1-3,5-7, ,‡,§] "The idea behind the UNITY platform is to develop clinic-based and operating room equipment solutions with a seamless user experience that improve surgical workflows," said Ian Bell, SVP and Chief Operating Officer of Alcon. "By partnering closely with Eye Care Professionals to understand their most significant unmet needs, we developed UNITY M to provide a flexible, future-ready visualization platform that gives surgeons precise control and personalization in the operating room."
Alcon adds second Global Capability Center in Bangalore. * September 7, 2026 Alcon, one of the world's largest eye-care medical device companies, has expanded its Global Capability Center operations in India with the opening of a second Alcon Global Services facility in Bengaluru. The expansion is notable not simply because Alcon is adding office capacity in India, but because of the range of global activities being performed there. The Bangalore operations support functions including information technology, research and development, quality, customer operations, supply chain analytics, finance and digital transformation. Alcon's decision to establish a second location in the same metropolitan area also illustrates the scale that the city has achieved as a center for multinational healthcare and technology operations. The two Alcon locations are roughly an hour apart by car under typical Bengaluru traffic conditions. In a metropolitan area of Bangalore's size, separate locations can potentially provide access to different pools of employees and make commuting more practical for workers living in different parts of the city. Alcon has not, however, identified that as the reason for selecting the second location. This is my assessment having lived in Bangalore and having traveled to this city many times in recent years Gopal Sharma, who leads Alcon Global Services, described the expansion as an investment in talent and future capabilities rather than simply an addition of office space. The company expects the new facility to increase its ability to recruit skilled professionals and support operations elsewhere in the Alcon organization. The type of work being performed is also significant. Global Capability Centers in India were once associated primarily with lower-cost back-office functions such as transaction processing, finance and IT support. That model has changed substantially. Multinational companies increasingly use their India centers for engineering, product development, data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other activities closely connected to their core businesses. While Alcon is not our client, we firmly believe that medical device companies can benefit greatly from leveraging technical talent in many of India's cities. Alcon's operation reflects that evolution. Research and development, quality, supply chain analytics and digital transformation place at least part of the India organization closer to the company's technology and operational decision-making than a conventional shared-services center would be. For medical device companies, India offers a particularly relevant combination of software, engineering and healthcare talent. Modern medical devices increasingly combine physical products with software, data, digital platforms and connected technologies, making some of the skills available in India's technology centers directly applicable to global medical device development. Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR (Noida and Gurgaon) and Pune have become one of the principal beneficiaries of this shift. Established technology industry, large engineering workforce and growing life sciences ecosystem have attracted GCC investments from multinational healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. Alcon also views India as an important emerging market for its products, giving the country a dual role within the company: it is both a commercial healthcare market and a location from which employees support Alcon's global organization. Opening a second facility in the same city suggests that Alcon sees sufficient value in the city's talent base to continue concentrating operations there rather than shifting the additional capacity to another Indian city. However other companies have chosen to expand their talent people and gain redundancy against disaster by diversifying across multiple locations in India. There is no single right answer. More broadly, the expansion provides another example of how the role of India within multinational medical device companies is changing. The attraction is no longer limited to lower operating costs. For companies such as Alcon, India is increasingly a source of engineering and specialized talent that can participate in R&D, analytics, digital transformation and other work supporting the global business. About amritt. Who we are. Amritt Inc. is a management advisory service facilitating trade between the world and India. Amritt was founded in 2003 and since then it has provided guidance to western companies in entering new markets, global strategy execution, finding and managing supplier partners, and establishing overseas offices. Our primary focus is in helping American, Canadian and European executives to attain success in India.
Alcon launches Unity M ophthalmic microscope. September 04, 2026 Add topic to email alerts Key takeaways: * The microscope is designed for both anterior and posterior segment surgical procedures. * In addition to visualization features, Unity M allows for modular updates over time. Alcon launched Unity M, a surgical microscope designed to increase surgical precision with advanced visualization features for both anterior and posterior segment surgeons, according to a press release. "Through our collaboration with eye care professionals, we heard a consistent need for greater control and reliable visualization during surgery," Sergio Duplan, senior vice president, president, Americas, at Alcon, told Healio. "That's why we built Unity M specifically for ophthalmology, delivering a stable red reflex, color tunable illumination and optimized depth of field to help surgeons visualize tissue more clearly and operate with confidence." The base model's red reflex zone is designed to help maintain consistent visualization across pupil sizes and microscope positions, the release said, while color tunable illumination technology provides improved contrast and tissue detail. Commercial rollout will begin in the U.S. and Japan this year, followed by additional markets. The device is the third addition to Alcon's Unity platform and is built to integrate seamlessly into Alcon's wider portfolio as well as to allow surgeons to adopt customized, modular updates over time, tailoring the system to their clinical needs. Unity M has received CE mark and regulatory approvals in the U.S., India, Europe, Canada and Japan, according to the release, and will be featured at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting this month. Published by: Sources/Disclosures. Disclosures: Duplan reports being senior vice president, president, Americas, at Alcon. Ask a clinical question and tap into Healio AI's knowledge base. * PubMed, enrolling/recruiting trials, guidelines * Clinical Guidance, Healio CME, FDA news * Healio's exclusive daily news coverage of clinical data
Alcon launches new surgical microscope. Alcon has launched a new surgical microscope for eye surgery. 03.09.2026 06:15 The device, named "Unity M," is intended to give surgeons a more stable view during operations, including through an improved red reflex zone and adjustable color lighting, as the ophthalmology specialist Alcon announced on Thursday. The microscope is modular and can be expanded according to the needs of the practice, the statement continued. "Unity M" is approved in the USA, Japan, Canada, India, and Europe. Delivery began in September, and market introduction will initially be carried out in countries such as the USA and Japan, and later in Europe. The device will also be presented at the upcoming congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, it was said.
Alcon launches Unity M surgical microscope. Key Takeaways * Alcon has begun the commercial launch of the Unity M surgical microscope in select markets, including the United States and Japan, with Europe to follow * The base system combines an expanded red reflex zone, color-tunable illumination, and an ophthalmology-optimized depth of field to support visualization during surgery * Unity M uses a modular architecture designed for anterior and posterior segment surgery and is intended to integrate with Alcon's broader Unity ecosystem Alcon announced the initial commercial launch of the Unity M premium surgical microscope in select markets, including the United States and Japan, with a European launch to follow. The company will feature the new microscope at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Congress September 11-15 in London. Unity M is the third addition to Alcon's Unity surgical platform, following Unity VCS and Unity CS. The microscope combines optical and illumination technologies with a modular architecture designed to allow ophthalmic practices to configure the system according to their clinical needs and add upgrades over time. "The idea behind the Unity platform is to develop clinic-based and operating room equipment solutions with a seamless user experience that improve surgical workflows," Ian Bell, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Alcon, said in a statement. "By partnering closely with eye care professionals to understand their most significant unmet needs, we developed Unity M to provide a flexible, future-ready visualization platform that gives surgeons precise control and personalization in the operating room." According to Alcon, the Unity M base model incorporates 3 principal visualization features: an expanded red reflex zone, color-tunable illumination, and a depth of field optimized for ophthalmic surgery. Alcon said the microscope provides a red reflex zone up to 6 times larger than that of the Zeiss Artevo. The company said the red reflex is designed to remain stable as the eye moves, helping surgeons maintain visualization across different pupil sizes and microscope positions. The microscope also incorporates what Alcon describes as the first color-tunable illumination system for a surgical microscope. The technology allows illumination to be adjusted to enhance contrast and visualization of tissue details compared with traditional illumination systems. Unity M's depth of field is optimized for ophthalmic procedures and designed to maintain visualization of ocular structures as the eye shifts during surgery. "Visualization is fundamental to every procedure I perform because it directly impacts the level of control I have throughout surgery," Eric Rosenberg, MD, of SightMD in Long Island, New York, said in the announcement. "During critical moments of a case, having a stable view helps me operate with confidence and precision. The combination of a stable red reflex, advanced illumination and enhanced depth of field provides the visualization I need to maintain control from one stage of surgery to the next, while the platform's flexibility allows me to tailor the system to my specific preferences." Alcon designed Unity M as a modular system that can be configured for both anterior and posterior segment surgeons. Purpose-built options can be selected according to a practice's needs, with additional modular upgrades incorporated as those needs change. The microscope is also designed for current and future integration with Alcon's broader portfolio of equipment, digital technologies, and services. The company said additional Unity M modules are planned as it continues to develop the Unity ecosystem. Unity M has received regulatory approvals in the United States, Canada, Japan, India, and Europe, including CE marking. Alcon said inventory will begin shipping in September. The microscope will be displayed at Alcon's booth C231 at ExCeL London during ESCRS. The company will also discuss the platform during its "Unity Surgical Platform - From Vision to Impact in Clinical Practice" symposium on September 13 at 9:30 am.