Latest News Essilor and Luxottica Rank Among Forbes’ 100 Most Innovative Companies By Staff Friday, August 25, 2017 12:27 AM CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—Essilor International and Luxottica Group have been ranked among the “World's Most Innovative Companies" for 2017 by Forbes magazine.Essilor first earned a spot in the prestigious list in 2010 and has been ranked every year ever since among the world’s 100 publicly traded companies identified by investors as featuring the best innovation potential now and in the future. The company operates three innovation and technology centers within its major markets and collaborates with an international network of a hundred public and private research partners to develop solutions for consumers’ vision needs.“Essilor’s approach to innovation is all about consumer-centricity, so as to answer their current and future needs with advanced expertise,” said Laurent Vacherot, president and COO of Essilor International, which ranked 68th on the Forbes list. “Innovation has always been a cornerstone of our strategy. We have one goal: to push back the frontiers of poor vision worldwide.” Luxottica Group ranked 76th on Forbes’ list of innovators. In January, 2017 Essilor and Luxottica announced a merger plan. The two companies issued a statement in July indicating that they expect the deal to finalize the international regulatory approval process by the end of the year. Click here to see the complete list of Forbes’ list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies.