ADVANCE MEDICAL's HISTORY

• 1988
  FOUNDATION
  Advance Medical is founded on the vision of Renato Liffredo to provide advanced solution in optics.
  
  
• 1990
  INITIAL STEPS
  Advance focuses on different areas, including the creation of a new CNC ultra-precision Lathe and the development of an intra-ocular lens company in France, Biotech.
  
  
  
  
• 1994
  CONTACT LENS DESIGN SW
  Experience gained in the Lathe and IOL business spurs the idea of developing FocalPoints Designer a groundbreaking design software based on ray-tracing technology, aimed at facilitating the job of lens designers.
  
  
• 1996
  WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT
  Heralds the launch of FocalPoints Workshop, a manufacturing suite poised to transform the contact lens industry. This development integrates state-of-the-art technology with a novel user experience, aiming to optimize the production process for specialty contact lenses.
  
  
  
  
• 1997
  LATHES INTEGRATION
  Advance Medical forges a strategic collaboration with DAC and AMETEK Lathes, marking a significant milestone in the company's history. This collaboration led to the integration between our software solution and their precision lathes.
  
• 1998
  CIBA PROJECT
  Advance collaborates with Ciba Vision to create highly advanced multi-focal contact lenses.
  
• 2000
  B+L COLLABORATION
  Advance signs a joint collaboration with Polymer Technology to promote FocalPoints in the American market and Advance to provide tools/services for the usage of Polymer Technology's materials.
  
  
• 2002
  EFCLIN TECH AWARD
  Renato Liffredo, founder and CEO of Advance, receives the prestigious EFCLIN technology award for his contribution to the advancement of the CL Specialty industry.
  
  
• 2004
  EXPANSION IN USA
  FocalPoints gains prominence in the US market and is being widely embraced by renowned contact lens manufacturers, including Art Optical, Bausch+Lomb, Essilor, and Metro Optics.
  
  
• 2008
  SPECIAL FEATURES
  Surpassing the 100,000 lenses mark, FocalPoints Special Features offer substantial benefits compared to traditional methods. These powerful tools accelerate lens designers' workflow and eliminate the need for intricate calculations.
  
• 2009
  LICENSING PLATFORM
  Introduces the industry's first contact lens Licensing Platform. This pioneering platform remains the sole solution of its kind, enabling Design Owners to securely license and manufacture their designs for fellow FocalPoints users.
  
  
  
  
• 2010
  ROSE-K DEVELOPMENT
  Advance Medical, in collaboration with Paul Rose, and Menicon Japan, embarks on an ambitious project to integrate Rose-K designs into FocalPoints, reaching a new development breakthrough while also unlocking licensing opportunities on a global scale.
  
  
  
  
• 2012
  ONE MILLION MARK
  Reaches a historic milestone of one million lenses manufactured through FocalPoints in a single year, showing our commitment to innovation for the advancement of the contact lens specialty industry.
• 2014
  HYBRID MATERIALS
  Achieves a new accomplishment by becoming the first designing and manufacturing software equipped to handle the complexities of hybrid materials.
• 2017
  FOUR MILLION MARK
  Advance Medical achieves a new remarkable milestone: four million lenses manufactured in one year through FocalPoints.
• 2019
  EDOF LENSES
  Successfully implements Extensive Depth of Field (EDOF) lenses in FocalPoints. These lenses revolutionize the way individuals experience vision, providing an extended depth of field that enhanced visual clarity across varying distances.
• 2020
  DEVICES INTEGRATION
  Advance Medical integrates critical lens inspection equipment such as the Rotlex Brass, Contest, and the Lambda-X Nimo, being on the forefront of recognizing the importance of metrology in the CL specialty industry.
  
• 2021
  ISO 13485 CERTIFICATION + EFCLIN
  Advance Medical obtains ISO 13485 certification, demonstrating its commitment to elevated quality standards and a relentless pursuit of improvement. Advance Medical becomes an esteemed member of EFCLIN, further solidifying its position in the industry.
  
• 2022
  LATHES INTEGRATION
  FocalPoints finalizes the integration with REM VT and Schneider OM, offering our clients an unparalleled array of choices. Additionally, we introduce the Conforming Arbour feature — a vital tool for precision cutting, mirroring the geometry of a Contact Lens base curve, further enhancing FocalPoints capabilities.
  Marks the year when we started our sustainability initiatives by building a certified forest around the globe with hundreds of trees with the help of Treedom.
  
  
• 2023
  MFG LIVE DASHBOARD
  Releases the Manufacturing Live Dashboard, enhancing oversight of the manufacturing process with its real-time KPI analysis.
  Adds the Optimec is830 lens imaging to the list of instruments integrations.
  FocalPoints is a registered trademark. recognizing the distinctiveness of our software in the contact lens industry.
  Enhances the collaborations with Contamac and Acuity Polymers to include their materials specs in FP.
  
  
• 2024
  30 YEARS MILESTONE
  Marking our 30th anniversary of FocalPoints, Advance Medical joins the CLMA, testifying its commitment to the Contact Lens industry.
  Enhances FocalPoints integration capabilities, extending its lineup to include REM's LML 1000 external laser engraver, Optocraft cito+prio wavefront power mappers, and Optimec's Map Tray inspection station which is the first equipment integrated with our advanced Nexus Automation Hub.
  
  
• 2025... WHAT'S NEXT?
  We are constantly working to bring new innovations and solutions to the CL Specialty Industry.