Alcon Inc.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquired_by gptkb:Novartis
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Novartis
gptkbp:acquisition_year gptkb:2010
gptkbp:awards Various industry awards
gptkbp:categories Surgical, Vision Care
gptkbp:ceo gptkb:David_Endicott
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:community_engagement gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Johnson_&_Johnson
gptkb:Abbott_Laboratories
gptkb:Bausch_+_Lomb
gptkbp:customer_base Global healthcare providers
gptkbp:employees over 25,000
gptkbp:financial_performance gptkb:Strong
gptkbp:focus Eye health
gptkbp:founded 1945
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Robert_E._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:global_presence gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:has_diversity_initiatives gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:has_research_center gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:headcount 25,000+
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas
gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas,_USA
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Fort_Worth
gptkb:Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alcon Inc.
gptkbp:industry gptkb:medical_devices
gptkbp:innovation gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:invention Numerous
gptkbp:investment_strategy Publicly traded
gptkbp:market gptkb:Ophthalmology
Global
Optometry
gptkbp:market_launch Regularly
gptkbp:market_share Significant in eye care
gptkbp:number_of_products Hundreds
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Novartis_AG
gptkbp:partnerships Various healthcare organizations
gptkbp:products gptkb:sunglasses
Ophthalmic surgical equipment
gptkbp:research_and_development gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:revenue $8.5 billion (2020)
gptkbp:services gptkb:cream
gptkbp:social_responsibility gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:stock_symbol ALC
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Alcon_Laboratories,_Inc.
gptkbp:supply_chain Global
gptkbp:surgical_products Cataract surgery equipment
Refractive surgery equipment
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:traded_on gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:training gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Public
gptkbp:type_of_business gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:vision_care_products gptkb:sunglasses
Eye drops
Lens care products
gptkbp:website www.alcon.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Swiss_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6