Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Historia de la empresa
Primeros años
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La compañía produjo el primer vidrio de calidad óptica en América a principios de la década de 1900. Para el año 1903, la
compañía comenzó a fabricar microscopios, binoculares y persianas .
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Después de tres años de trabajo de desarrollo, dos años de aprobación médica por parte de la Administración de Drogas y
Alimentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA) y una inversión de tres millones de dólares, Bausch + Lomb trajo las primeras
lentes de contacto de Poly-HEMA al mercado en 1971. En contraste con las lentes de contacto disponibles hasta ese
momento, hechas de vidrio y Lucita ( vidrio acrílico ), [11] las nuevas lentes eran más suaves y se comercializaron con la
marca "Soflens".
En la década de 1970, Bausch + Lomb se convirtió en un importante productor de espectrofotómetros para el negocio de
los tintes y químicos, como el Spectronic 20 .
Una reestructuración masiva de la compañía comenzó a mediados de los años 80. Lo que habían sido las divisiones
centrales, la producción de lentes para diversos fines, se vendieron. La división de gafas de sol continuó como Ray-Ban y
siguió vendiéndose muy bien debido a la colocación efectiva del producto . Mediante la adquisición planificada de otras
firmas, como Polymer Technology Corporation y Dr. Mann Pharma, se fortalecieron las áreas de negocios existentes como
la producción de lentes de contacto y se iniciaron otras nuevas. Finalmente, en 1997, como resultado de una serie de
adquisiciones de la compañía, se estableció la división para la producción de productos quirúrgicos. La marca Ray-Ban se
vendió en 1999 al grupo italiano Luxottica .
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Jefes ejecutivos
Áreas de negocio
Las áreas de negocio se dividen en tres grandes divisiones:
La división de productos farmacéuticos fabrica productos farmacéuticos para los ojos, que representan el 21% de la
facturación. [dieciséis] This range covers prescription medicines for eye irritation, allergic reactions or high eye pressure. A
further breakthrough is expected from the new Envision TD product range. This represents a new process for the precisely
located dispensing of active substances to the eye. This is achieved by medical implants behind the eye. Due to the body's
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absorption process, the implant slowly decomposes and in so doing releases the desired active substance directly to the eye
over a long period. Additionally, vitamins can be dispensed to counteract bacterial infection and allergic reactions, thus
reducing loss of vision with advancing age. The development of this division was speeded up by take-overs of other firms.
The Surgicals division is divided into Refractive Surgery with 8% of turnover and Cataract Vitreotinal Surgery with 18%.
The latter division is concerned with products for operations on glaucoma and cataracts and on the cornea, as well as
implantable, interocular lenses. The Refractive Surgery division comprises mainly medical analysis devices and lasers
required for eye surgery. In order to strengthen this division, the competing, market-leader companies Storz and Chiron
were acquired.[17]
PureVision
Bausch + Lomb was in a lawsuit with Novartis which claimed to have patents on a Bausch + Lomb product called
PureVision. On June 26, 2002, a federal judge ruled that Bausch & Lomb did infringe on Ciba Vision (a subsidiary of
Alcon) patents.[18]
On July 2, 2004, the company announced that it had licensed the intellectual property of Novartis.[19] Bausch & Lomb will
pay the Ciba Vision unit of Novartis a royalty on net U.S. sales of its PureVision brand contact lenses until 2014 and on net
sales outside the U.S. until 2016. But as of now, the brand FreshLook comes under Bausch and Lomb and Ciba
manufacturers it.[19]
On April 11, 2006, Bausch & Lomb stopped shipments of its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution when the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced there was a high correlation between use of the product and
cases of suspected fungal keratitis.[20] The Centers for Disease Control found that "nearly all of the company's ReNu with
MoistureLoc eye care products were linked to severe fungal eye infections".[21] Two class action lawsuits have been filed
against Bausch & Lomb in relation to the eye fungus problems.[22]
Diversity
Bausch & Lomb received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting
in 2003, the second year of the report.[23]
See also
Biotech and pharmaceutical companies in New Jersey
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References
1. "About Us" (https://www.bauschhealth.com/about-us/who-we-are). Bausch Health Companies Inc. Retrieved
November 6, 2018.
2. "Bausch & Lomb: The Bausch + Lomb story" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070501210602/http://www.bausch.com/e
n_US/corporate/corpcomm/general/story.aspx). Archived from the original (http://www.bausch.com/en_US/corporate/c
orpcomm/general/story.aspx) on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
3. "Valeant Agrees to Buy Bausch & Lomb in $8.7 Billion Deal" (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-05-27/v
aleant-agrees-to-buy-bausch-lomb-for-4-5-billion-cash). Bloomberg.com. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
4. "Investors' Overview" (http://www.bausch.com/en/our-company/investor-relations/). Bausch & Lomb. Retrieved
30 January 2014.
5. Kolbow, Berti (2014). "John Bausch" (http://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=18). Immigrant
Entrepreneurship: The German-American Business Biography, 1720 to the Present. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
6. "German American Corner" (http://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/atol/bausch.html). German Heritage. 2014.
7. "A History of Bausch and Lomb" (http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/Rochester.html#Bausch%20and%20Lomb).
nwmangum.com. "Source: Kingslake, Rudolf, 1974, The Rochester Camera and Lens Companies, Rochester NY,
Photographic Historical Society."
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HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
9. Henry Lomb bio (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlomb.htm) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2007102
6134714/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlomb.htm) 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.
10. Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (February 1920), "The end of a foreign monopoly (Bausch & Lomb Optical
Company advertisement)" (https://books.google.com/books?id=9CkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP2#v=onepage&f=false),
Popular Science, 96 (2).
11. The global leader in acrylics (http://www.luciteinternational.com/). Lucite International (2011-07-14). Retrieved on
2013-08-23.
12. "Bausch & Lomb Incorporated's 2006 Form 10-K" (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10427/00000104270700
0105/bol10k2006.htm). www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
13. "10 Executives Who Lied On Their Resumes - And 2 Who Got Away With It - ReadWrite" (http://readwrite.com/2012/0
5/03/10-executives-who-lied-on-their-resumes-and-2-who-got-away-with-it). 3 May 2012.
14. Dobbin, Ben (15 March 2010). "New CEO, chairman appointed at Bausch & Lomb" (http://archive.boston.com/busine
ss/articles/2010/03/15/new_ceo_chairman_appointed_at_bausch__lomb/) – via The Boston Globe.
15. "Contact Lenses For Astigmatism – Astigmatism is a common vision condition – Find contact lenses to help correct
astigmatism : Bausch + Lomb" (http://www.bausch.com/our-products/contact-lenses/lenses-for-astigmatism).
www.bausch.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
16. "Rx Prescription Products : Bausch + Lomb" (http://www.bausch.com/our-products/rx-pharmaceutical).
www.bausch.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
17. "Bausch + Lomb Surgical" (http://www.bauschsurgical.eu/our-company/bausch-lomb-surgical/).
www.bauschsurgical.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
18. "Company News: Bausch + Lomb is found guilty of patent infringement" (https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?r
es=9E04E6DD123EF934A15755C0A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fNews%2fScience%2fTopics%2fInventions%20and%20P
atents). New York Times. 2002-07-27. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
19. "Bausch & Lomb, Ciba Vision reach settlement of patent litigation" (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4180/is_200
40707/ai_n10070038). The Daily Record (Rochester, New York). 2004-07-07. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
20. "Fusarium Keratitis — Multiple States, 2006" (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5514a5.htm). 2006-
04-14. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20070517012610/http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm551
4a5.htm) from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
21. Crane, Mary (2006-05-03). "More Recalls Ahead For Bausch & Lomb?" (https://www.forbes.com/markets/2006/05/03/
bauschandlomb-recalls-0503markets03.html). Forbes. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
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22. "Eye Fungus Lawsuits Filed: Bausch & Lomb Could Face Class Action Suit Over Lens Solution" (http://www.cbsnews.
com/stories/2006/04/20/health/main1517071.shtml). Associated Press. 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
23. "Corporate Equality Index (2003)" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031325/http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Se
ction=About_HRC&Template=%2FContentManagement%2FContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=15282). Human Rights
Campaign Foundation. 2003. Archived from the original (http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_HRC&Tem
plate=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=15282) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
External links
Bausch & Lomb company website (http://www.bausch.com)
The Story of Bausch & Lomb (http://mcnygenealogy.com/book/story-bausch-lomb.pdf)
Optix-now.com (http://www.optix-now.com/) (independent contact lens guide) - for consumers
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