CooperVision Specialty EyeCare celebrated the completed move into its FDA-approved, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Gilbert, Arizona with a commemorative event and ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 21, 2021.

The site—which produces Paragon CRT® contact lenses and materials—received FDA approval on its upgraded laboratory in 2019, which now includes a refurbished shipping and warehouse center, as well as a substantially larger specialty lens manufacturing floor. The company also has ambitious plans to expand the facility to more than 45,000 square feet by 2025.

“The recent multi-million dollar investment in the Gilbert facility is a direct result of growing worldwide demand by eye care professionals for Paragon CRT® specialty contact lenses,” said Juan Carlos Aragón, president of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare. “After a four-year transition from the original manufacturing plant in Mesa, we look forward to continuing to provide our employees, our customers, and the local community with the many benefits afforded by these improvements.”