Hoya is a global med-tech company founded in 1941 and rooted in advanced optics. The company develops optics-based technologies and supplies products and services across two business areas: Life Care and Information Technology. It employs more than 37,000 people and operates in about 40 countries.
In Life Care, Hoya's products include eyeglass lenses, contact lenses, intraocular lenses and medical endoscope-related capabilities, spanning the eyewear, vision care, ophthalmology and medical device sectors. In Information Technology, the company supplies products used in semiconductor manufacturing and glass substrates for hard disk drives, serving the semiconductor manufacturing and data storage industries.
Its technical domains cover optics, optical glass manufacturing, optical lens technology, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing materials and glass substrate technology. Hoya describes its purpose as creating new value through innovation in optics-based technologies and delivering indispensable products and services in support of a healthy and prosperous society.
