Hoya

HOYA CORPORATION is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronics-related products, imaging products, and healthcare products and medical HOYA CORPORATION is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronics-related products, imaging products, healthcare products and medical products. The Company operates in three business segments The Information and Communication business segment has two divisions. The Electronics division offers photomasks and mask blanks for semiconductors, liquid crystal displays masks and hard drives (HDD) for glass disk use. 

The Image division provides optical lenses, digital camera modules and optical devices, among others. The Life Care segment has two divisions. The Healthcare division offers ophthalmic lenses and contact lenses. The Medical division provides endoscopes, intraocular lenses and artificial bones. The Others segment is involved in the building of information systems. 

On October 1, 2011, the Company established a wholly-owned subsidiary to take over the manufacture and sale of imaging systems from HOYA and sold all shares of the newly established subsidiary to Ricoh Company, Ltd.

1941: The company was founded on November 1, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.“

1947: Wrote Morris Beale in his 1947 retrospective, "The Georgetown Hoyas: The Story of a Rambunctious Football Team":

1954: The first April Fools’ issue appeared in reporting among other things that Mount St Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Maryland, had recently been discovered to own the Georgetown campus and that five extra days had been added to the Easter vacation.

1965: A mention is made in the March 26, 1965 issue of the civil rights protests in Alabama but in the form of an account of thirteen Georgetown students who travelled south to participate.

1976: The paper changed its format from tabloid to broadsheet in the fall.

1980: The initial issue of 1980, produced on January 25, was the first to appear without the approval of a faculty moderator, a position which had been a member of the editorial board.

1984: Coverage of a unifying rather than divisive storyline dominated headlines, on the front pages as well as the sports pages, as the men’s basketball team rose to national prominence and won the NCAA 1984 basketball championship under Coach John Thompson, Jr.

2001:  May HOYA launches HOYALUX Summit Pro and NuLux lenses that use EYRY, a high-index, plastic lens material.

2010: Disclosed its consolidated financial statements in accordance with the first-time adoption of IFRSs for the fiscal year ended March 31, on its website.

2011: HOYA acquired Pentax, a leading camera and optics company, and has since developed a wide range of products including Pentax cameras, binoculars, and lenses. 

2012: HOYA also acquired a controlling interest in a Japanese healthcare company. Kowa is now a subsidiary of HOYA and specializes in the development and manufacture of ophthalmic products, such as intraocular lenses and contact lenses.

2015: HOYA has also developed several new technologies, such as its Femtosecond laser technology and intraocular lens manufacturing technology. Femtosecond laser technology is used in laser eye surgery to correct vision problems such as myopia, astigmatism, and hyperopia. HOYA's intraocular lens manufacturing technology has revolutionized cataract surgery and enabled surgeons to implant lenses with greater precision.

2021: HOYA has also been active in the venture capital market, investing in a number of startups in areas such as medical technology, AI, and blockchain. The company invested in the startup Groove, a medical technology platform that uses artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of medical diagnoses.

According to Hoya, the company's mission is:" to create innovations for a better future for people. Over the next two decades toward the century of its founding, the company will constantly pursue the creation and innovation of markets with enthusiasm in order to improve the quality of life of diverse people around the world and bring about a better tomorrow."

As stated in company website, Hoya vision is:" to empower patients to pursue their life’s vision, with solutions for every visual need."