June 27,1981 Established at Ningyo-cho Nihonbashi Chuou-ku Tokyo
October 1981 The first product eBioclen 5f released
November 1982 Artificial tears eTiare 15mlf released
1982- 1987 Various contact lens care products released such as fine-grain(rubbing wash) cleaner eBioclen Micronf eBioclen Gf
April 1986 World-first liquid enzymatic cleaner eBioclen Lf released
October 1988 1st factory completed in Toyooka Hyogo prefecture
February 1990 Liquid enzymatic cleaner (for soft contact lens) eBioclen Aceprestof released
September 1997 Distribution centre completed in Toyooka
July 1998 Monthly replacement contact lens eVUE-UNO If released
Uni-dose artificial tears eTiare ff released
August 1999 The first made-in-Japan chemical disinfecting system eBioclen Chemseptfreleased
November 1999 Uni-dose artificial tears eTiare ff awarded CE marking
January 2000 Awarded Medium-Small Enterprise Research Centre Award
December 2001 Povidone iodine disinfecting system (for soft contact lens) eClencidef released
October 2007

Opened new corporate headquarter and R&D laboratory on Port Island, Kobe

September 2007

OPI irrigating solution for cataract surgery awarded CE approval
January 2008

Daily disposable contact lens '1day VUE-UNO' released
November 2008

Bioclen FR One Step awarded CE approval
Began the construction of a new state-of-the-art factory in Toyooka

Globalization
From OPHTECS Japan to OPHTECS worldwide. OPHTECS products and technology have gained a high reputation, not only in Japan but also worldwide. Especially, our CLC products such as our liquid enzymatic cleaners, have been well received in various Asian markets. As a part of our progress in Europe, we have obtained CE approval for a number of our products. This will enable us to further globalize our business.

We were awarded the CE Mark for artificial tears eTiare ff in 1999, 'Clencide' in 2001 and 'Bioclen FR' in 2008.