Scrip 100: Alcon's Jeff George, 'Google guys blew us away'
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Executive Summary
Alcon chief Jeff George gives Scrip the low-down on his headline-making "smart lens" deal with Google: how he flew out to visit Google on the day before he took over as head of Alcon, which happened to be the same day that Google closed the bidding for its technology; how Google's team in California blew him away with their speed and innovation; and why he hopes the deal will mean he never needs reading glasses.