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Subscribe 12 Nov 2009 Ocutec announces CE marking of first PEG Hydrogel contact lens Ocutec Ltd , the medical devices specialist today announced at the American Academy of Optometry Meeting in Orlando CE Mark approval for its first poly(ethylene )glycol (PEG) hydrogel-based contact lens product. In initial... (more) 12 Nov 2009 Why the future hangs on PEGs symposium It’s time to think beyond silicone and take a closer look at PEG Hydrogels as the new class of materials of choice for contact lenses. The evidence is mounting. Initial trials have already demonstrated... (more) 1 Apr 2009 April 09 - Ocutec Raises Fifth Round Of Equity Funding Ocutec Limited, a Lanarkshire-based contact lens company, has raised equity finance from ChimaeraBio. This is the first investment for ChimaeraBio, which is headed by serial technology entrepreneurs Jim & Karen Reid, and was match-funded... (more) 1 Aug 2008 Aug 08 - Ocutec Secures Further Investment Ocutec has secured further investment of £775,000 from Dundee-based Discovery Investment Fund (£325,000), the Scottish Enterprise Co-Investment Fund (£325,000) and other private individuals (£125,000). This brings Ocutec’s total funding to £1.5M since January 2007,... (more)