Kowa Company Ltd is one of the largest privately owned companies in Japan and has grown into an international company with more than 60,000 employees since it was founded in 1894. Kowa is active in various areas of manufacturing and trading. These include pharmaceuticals, life sciences and information technology, textiles, machines and various consumer goods. In 1964, Kowa founded the "Electronics and Optics" division. Since then, Kowa has been developing and producing a wide range of successful diagnostic solutions and medical treatments for ophthalmology: eye drops, retina cameras and the world's first laser beam measuring device. In the meantime, further high-tech products such as medical products, lenses for image processing and video surveillance, sports optics and the latest LED technology have been added to the product portfolio. Kowa Pharmaceuticals Europe Co. Ltd. was founded in 2000 and its UK office opened. Kowa introduced its first intraocular lens (IOL) in Japan in 2007 and now has multiple glistening-free IOLs in a preloaded injector system. Kowa Pharmaceutical Europe has its German branch in Düsseldorf, where it has a team with excellent experience in the German ophthalmic market. There is a long-term partnership with German surgeons in ophthalmology and Kowa strives to offer innovative quality products with excellent service over the long term.