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Alcon Inc. Ordinary Shares and Henry Schein Inc

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Alcon Inc. Ordinary Shares

Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide. It operates through two segments, Surgical and Vision Care. The company offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and consumables, including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and other products for surgical procedures. Its cataract products include Centurion vision system, LenSx laser system, Verion reference unit and Verion digital marker, ARGOS biometer, SMARTCATARACT health platform, NGENUITY 3D visualization system, LuxOR surgical ophthalmic microscope, and ORA system for intra-operative measurements; and implantable products, including monofocal, Toric, and Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs, as well as delivery systems, such as AutonoMe and UltraSert. In addition, it provides Custom Pak surgical procedure packs vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, grieshaber, MIVS instruments, scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit vitrectomy probes; and refractive surgery products, including WaveLight and Contoura Vision used for LASIK refractive procedure. Further, the company offers daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, such as dry eye, ocular allergies, glaucoma, and contact lens care, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed its name to Alcon Inc. in December 2001. Alcon Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Henry Schein Inc

Henry Schein, Inc. provides health care products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners, and alternate sites of care worldwide. It operates through Global Distribution and Value-Added Services; Global Specialty Products; and Global Technology segments. The company offers dental merchandise, including infection-control products, handpieces, preventatives, impression materials, composites, anesthetics, teeth, dental implants, gypsum, acrylics, articulators, abrasives, and PPE products; dental equipment, such as dental chairs, delivery units and lights, digital dental laboratories, X-ray supplies and equipment, and high-tech and digital restoration equipment, as well as equipment repair; and branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, and vitamins. It also provides financial services on a nonrecourse basis, education services for practitioners, consulting, and other services; and consumable merchandise under its own brand. In addition, the company manufactures, markets, and sells dental implant and biomaterial products; and endodontic, orthodontic and orthopedic products and other health care-related products and services. Further, it is involved in the development and distribution of practice management software, e-services, and other products to health care providers. The company serves customers in dental practices, laboratories, physician practices, and ambulatory surgery centers, as well as government, institutional health care clinics and other alternate care clinics. Henry Schein, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

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