BVI® is refocusing the future of vision.
As one of the fastest-growing, diversified surgical ophthalmic businesses in the world, our purpose-built portfolio of trusted brands includes: Beaver® (Knives and Blades), Visitec® (Cannulas), Malosa® (Single-Use Instruments), Vitreq® (Vitreoretinal Surgical Products) and PhysIOL® (Premium IOLs), and spans more than 90 countries.
We’ve set our sights on touching the lives of millions of patients affected by conditions such as cataracts, refractive error, glaucoma, retinal disease, and dry eye. Unburdened by legacy or bureaucracy, we have developed our strategy around a simple concept – taking pride in delivering innovative solutions for our physicians and patients, based on their needs.
We trust and empower our associates to make decisions and solve problems because collaboration drives us. Valuing agility, simplicity, and transparency, we stay committed to listening to our customers, delivering for our patients, and keeping the future in focus.
Come to BVI...
Valuing Agility, Integrity, Accountability and Collective Intelligence, we have a culture of simplicity and speed. We believe in letting smart, ambitious people decide and do what is right for themselves, their team and their customers.
An opportunity not bureaucracy
Work with BVI...
BVI empowers each of us to make the right decision for our customers, and I’m committed to understand what’s important to you, so, tell me “What I can do for you today?”
A seamless customer experience
Invest in BVI...
We are one of the fastest growing, diversified surgical ophthalmic business in the world, with a purpose-built portfolio of surgical solutions for cataract, refractive, glaucoma, retina, and dry eye, and the portfolio continues to grow year over year
A platform built for growth
Our history
Rudolph Beaver started the company and develops first Beaver blades and handles
1932
John Beaver became Company resident and developed Beaver Mini blades
1953
Visitec manufacturing cannulas is founded
1979
BD acquires BEAVER
1988
BD acquires Visitec Inc
1997
First Safety Ophthalmic knives
2005
Single Use Instruments and OVD’s
2006
First silicon ophthalmic knives
2007
Beaver-Visitec International (BVI) was formed when RoundTable acquired and integrated ophthalmic units from BD, Medtronic and Aspen Surgical
2010
BVI acquires Parasol from Odyssey Med
2013
BVI acquires EndoOptiks
2014
Beaver Visitec International (BVI) is acquired by TPG
2016
2018
BVI acquires PhysIOL and Optikon
2020
BVI acquires Benz
2017
BVI aquires Malosa Medical and Vitreq
2019
BVI acquires Arcadoptha
2023
BVI acquires Medical Mix
2017
BVI aquires Malosa Medical and Vitreq
2018
BVI acquires PhysIOL and Optikon
2019
BVI acquires Arcadoptha
2020
BVI acquires Benz
2023
BVI acquires Medical Mix
Our values
Integrity
We build trust with stakeholders by doing what is right and keeping our promises
Collective Intelligence
We bring together different perspectives and areas of expertise to drive better ideas and outcomes
Accountability
We deliver the very best in all we do, holding ourselves accountable for results
Agility
We change and adapt to succeed in a complex global market
Join our team
We, at BVI, are always seeking engaged, innovative, and talented professionals who are interested in growing their career within the ophthalmic industry.
We seek individuals who are looking to constantly learn, collaborate and advance eye health across the globe.