Making for a cherished history and tracing its roots back to 1853, Rochester New York’s Bausch + Lomb is one of the oldest continually operating companies in the US today. Mid the Great Depression, the company started to honor outstanding high school science students with the Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award. In 1971 they introduced the first soft contact lenses in 1971 and are still the largest global provider of eye care products. Directly from their Careers site:

“Bausch + Lomb, a division of Bausch Health, is one of the best-known and most respected health care brands. Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) is a global company that develops, manufactures and markets a range of pharmaceutical, medical device and over-the-counter products, primarily in the therapeutic areas of eye health, gastroenterology and dermatology. We are delivering on our commitments as we build an innovative company dedicated to advancing global health.

“Our approximately 21,000 employees are united around our mission of improving people’s lives with our health care products, and we manufacture and market health care products directly or indirectly in approximately 100 countries.

“Five pillars, or guiding principles, represent the foundation on which we are realizing our mission as an organization: People, Quality Health Care Outcomes, Customer Focus, Innovation and Efficiency.”

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