CHIRON VISION GAINS FOOTHOLD IN EUROPEAN EYE SURGERY MARKET
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CHIRON VISION GAINS FOOTHOLD IN EUROPEAN EYE SURGERY MARKET through the acquisition of Laboratoires Domilcns S.A., a Lyons, France-based manufacturer and distributor of intraocular lenses and other ophthalmic surgical products. "Together with our Chiron Adatomed subsidiary, Domilens gives Chiron Vision the leading position in Germany and France, two important European ophthalmic surgery markets," Chiron Vision Chairman and CEO William Link, PhD said in a May 10 release announcing the purchase. "Its distributor network will allow the introduction of Chiron Vision products into new markets."