What Interojo does

Interojo Co., Ltd. (주식회사 인터로조) is a South Korea-based, KOSDAQ-listed (ticker: 119610) contact lens manufacturer founded in 2000 and headquartered in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, with a Seoul sales office. The company designs, produces, and sells more than 200 lens SKUs across daily disposables, colored cosmetic lenses, toric lenses for astigmatism, multifocal lenses for presbyopia, orthokeratology lenses (White OK/White OK Plus), and specialty rigid-gas-permeable lenses for irregular corneas (Onefit, REL, Multifocal). Its consumer brand Clalen (클라렌) anchors a portfolio differentiated by proprietary wetting and material technologies — UltraSoo, Grab Soo Plus, DepoSoo, HD Optical Design, DSSL color-safety printing, and BBYL blue-light blocking — built on silicone hydrogel chemistry that has received Korean NET certification and Presidential recognition.

The firm operates three automated manufacturing facilities in Pyeongtaek (commissioned 2006, 2012, 2021) with 100% in-house R&D and a wholly-owned China subsidiary established in 2016. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of contact lenses, split between (a) branded Clalen SKUs sold direct-to-consumer and through retail channels in Korea and abroad and (b) OEM/white-label manufacturing and export distribution to 60+ countries under FDA, CE, MFDS, ISO 13485, MDSAP, Health Canada, NMPA, PMDA, GOST, ANVISA, ARTG, SFDA, and CDSCO regulatory clearances.

In FY2025 Interojo reported ₩117,021M KRW (~US$87M) in revenue, broadly flat versus ₩115,025M (2024) and ₩117,965M (2023), with net income of ₩14.3B — a sharp recovery from the ₩1B reported in 2024 driven by a richer mix of Clalen O2O2 silicone hydrogel dailies and toric variants. The CEO is founder Rho Si-cheol (노시철), with Park Su-geun serving as COO; the largest shareholder group holds 37.80% and no parent company or external PE/VC sponsor is present. Near-term strategic catalysts include the FDA 510(k) submission for the Inofilcon A silicone hydrogel lens following a successful 75-patient US clinical trial, which is intended to underpin direct US, Latin American, and Middle East entry under the Clalen brand.

Name

Interojo

Legal name

주식회사 인터로조 (Interojo Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://interojo.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Interojo is a South Korea-based, KOSDAQ-listed contact lens manufacturer that designs, produces, and exports 200+ SKUs — including silicone hydrogel dailies, toric, multifocal, and orthokeratology lenses — under its Clalen brand and via OEM across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contact Lens Manufacturing

NAICS

Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115)

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro primary industry

Contact Lenses & Care Systems (Soft/RGP/Scleral Lenses; Cleaning/Disinfection Solutions) (HLAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contact Lens Specialty & Myopia Control (HLAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Contact lens manufacturing
• Silicone hydrogel lenses
• Colored cosmetic lenses
• Orthokeratology lenses
• Ophthalmic medical devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Pyongtaek

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contact Lens Manufacturing and Sales: Interojo generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of contact lenses under its own brand 'Clalen' and through export to 60+ countries. The company produces daily lenses, colored lenses, and specialty lenses including multifocal, orthokeratology (White OK), and scleral lenses. Financial statements show annual sales revenue of approximately ₩117 billion KRW (2025).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Interojo manufactures and sells a portfolio of 200+ contact lens products, including daily disposables, colored/cosmetic lenses, toric lenses for astigmatism, multifocal lenses for presbyopia, orthokeratology (ortho-K/White OK) lenses, and specialty lenses for irregular corneas, under its flagship Clalen brand and through OEM/white-label manufacturing for international partners across 60+ countries.

Product overview

Interojo is a contact lens manufacturer offering a diverse portfolio of over 200 products including daily disposables, colored/beauty lenses, toric lenses for astigmatism, multifocal lenses for presbyopia, orthokeratology (OK) lenses, and specialty lenses for irregular corneas. The company's primary brand is Clalen, which encompasses silicone hydrogel daily disposable products (Clalen O2O2 line), colored lenses, and toric variants. Beyond the consumer-facing Clalen brand, Interojo also manufactures specialty products including White OK/White OK Plus orthokeratology lenses, polyvue white lenses, Multifocal presbyopia lenses, REL reverse geometry lenses, and Onefit specialty lenses for irregular cornea conditions. The product range spans daily wear, extended wear, and overnight wear modalities across various materials including silicone hydrogel, polymethylmethacrylate, and Boston EM materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clalen (클라렌): Interojo's flagship contact lens brand, offering advanced lens design technology and everyday eye care solutions. Includes daily lenses, colored lenses, and silicone hydrogel products.

Products and services

• Clalen Consumer Contact Lens Brand Flagship consumer contact lens brand offering advanced lens design technology and everyday eye care solutions, encompassing daily disposables, colored lenses, toric lenses, and silicone hydrogel products for end consumers.
• White OK / White OK Plus (Orthokeratology Lenses) Orthokeratology (OK) contact lenses worn during sleep to temporarily correct vision, allowing up to 8 hours of lens-free or glasses-free vision during the day for myopia control and vision correction.
• Multifocal Hard Lenses Multifocal hard lenses for presbyopia correction that simultaneously correct both distance and near vision for patients with age-related near vision loss.
• REL (Reverse Geometry Lens) Daily wear hard lenses featuring TWO Curve design with two back surface curves, recommended for patients with flatter corneal profiles.
• Onefit Cone / 2.0 (Scleral Lenses for Irregular Cornea) Specialty scleral contact lenses designed for irregular cornea conditions (e.g., keratoconus), available in multiple diameter and power configurations.
• Onefit A Scleral Lens Scleral contact lens with customizable base curve and diameter options for fitting flexibility in irregular cornea and specialty fitting cases.
• Polyvue White (RGP Lenses) Rigid gas permeable contact lenses made from methylmethacrylate material, designed for various vision correction needs with configurable base curve and diameter options.
• Clalen O2O2 Color 1day Silicone hydrogel colored daily disposable lens with enhanced comfort, combining cosmetic enhancement with silicone hydrogel material benefits.
• Clalen O2O2 Color 1day Toric Silicone hydrogel colored daily disposable toric lens combining cosmetic enhancement with astigmatism correction.
• Clalen O2O2 1day Toric Silicone hydrogel daily disposable toric lens for astigmatism correction, launched May 2024.
• OEM / White-label Contact Lens Manufacturing Manufacturing services for private label and OEM contact lens products supplied to international partners and distributors for resale under their own brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Substantial equivalence demonstrated to competitor products in FDA clinical trial with 75 participants showing no clinically meaningful differences in visual acuity, corneal curvature, refractive changes, lens fitting performance, and adverse events

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hoya Corporation (Vision Care): Hoya's vision care division sells contact lenses (particularly specialty and high-oxygen-permeable lenses) alongside its dominant eyeglass lens business. Comparable in vertical integration and material science expertise, though larger and more diversified than Interojo.
• Carl Zeiss Meditec: Zeiss Meditec operates broadly across ophthalmology including contact lens-related optics and is a global premium optics brand. While not a direct contact lens manufacturer, its optics expertise and global brand make it a comparable premium ophthalmic player.
• CooperVision: CooperVision is a top-3 global contact lens manufacturer (MyDay, clariti, Biofinity silicone hydrogel lines) with strong toric and multifocal presence — directly overlapping with Interojo's toric and multifocal SKUs. Comparable in manufacturing scale but with significantly broader global distribution.
• Alcon: Alcon's vision care business (Dailies, Precision1, Air Optix, Total30) competes directly with Clalen across daily disposable silicone hydrogel — the highest-growth and highest-margin segment Interojo targets with O2O2 products.
• Bausch + Lomb: Bausch + Lomb is one of the four global majors in contact lenses (Biotrue, Ultra, SofLens lines), directly competing with Interojo's Clalen portfolio across daily, toric, and multifocal categories. As a much larger diversified ophthalmic company, it sets the competitive benchmark Interojo must outperform to gain prescriber adoption.
• Johnson & Johnson Vision (Acuvue): Acuvue is the global #1 contact lens brand and the dominant silicone hydrogel daily disposable player. Interojo's Clalen O2O2 line competes directly with Acuvue Oasys and TruEye, and Interojo's planned US entry via Inofilcon A will compete head-to-head with J&J's installed prescriber base.

Direct peers

• SEED Co., Ltd. SEED is a Japanese manufacturer of daily disposable contact lenses (SEED 1dayPure, SEED 1dayFine) and specialty lenses, directly competing with Interojo's Clalen daily disposables in the Japanese market where Interojo holds PMDA approval. Comparable in scale and product mix.
• Menicon: Menicon is a Japanese contact lens manufacturer specializing in specialty lenses (ortho-K, scleral, RGP) — directly comparable to Interojo's White OK orthokeratology and Onefit scleral/RGP lines. Both companies are Asia-based, vertically integrated, and compete in the same specialty ophthalmic segment.

Regional players

• Unicon Optical (Korea): Unicon Optical is a Korean contact lens manufacturer that, like Interojo, focuses on cosmetic/colored and specialty lenses and serves OEM/private-label clients. Comparable product mix and target segments make it a direct regional competitor in Korea and Asian export markets.

Emerging players

• STAAR Surgical: STAAR Surgical is a smaller-cap ophthalmic medical device company focused on specialty vision correction (ICL implants). Comparable in scale and as a publicly traded specialty ophthalmic company, though its product focus (implantable lenses) differs from Interojo's contact lens manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance16 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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