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Contamac Limited

UK company 02609319, incorporated on 10 May 1991.

Contamac | World leader in contact lens and intraocular lens material technology

Contamac is acknowledged as the world leader in contact lens and intraocular lens material technology. Our future relies on our continued partnership with the best laboratories and practitioners in eyecare.

Company number
02609319
Incorporated
10 May 1991
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
10 May 1991

Company number 02609319

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Legal name
CONTAMAC LIMITED
Company type
Private Limited Company
Region
East of England
Registered address
CARLTON HOUSE
SHIRE HILL
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3AU
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 07 Jul 2026 09:49

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Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
24 May
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

30 Sep
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

10 May
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Dec
2024

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

10 May
1991

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

3 awards
First funded
2012
Funded years
2012, 2016
Age at first award
20 years

Projects

2016 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Application of Nanonstructured Smart Surfaces to Ophthalmic medical Devices

1 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2018

Awarded
£269,628
Total cost £449,378

Contact lens discomfort is the primary factor that limits an annual increases in the proportion of successful contact lens patient outcomes. A stagnant level of 3.7 million UK patients masks an underlying turbulence with 30% discontinuing lens wear annually and over 50% of these citing discomfort as the causal factor, a trend repeated globally. Recent res...

2012 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

HRI Polymer Proof of Concept

1 Oct 2012 to 30 Jun 2014

Awarded
£100,000
Total cost £199,208

Established in 1987 Contamac is a leading provider of specialist biocompatible polymers for implantable ophthalmic applications. The project goal is to develop novel high refractive index (high RI) polymers for the fabrication of intraocular lenses (IOLs). These are implanted in the eye during cataract surgery once the opaque natural lens has been removed...

2012 EU-Funded Lead participant

AIOL

1 Feb 2012 to 31 Jan 2015

Awarded
£276,914
Total cost £553,828

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Product types

Collaborative R&D EU-Funded GRD Proof of Concept