Align Technology Opens 2024 Annual Research Program to Advance Orthodontic and Dental Patient Care
06 Novembre 2023 - 10:01PM
Business Wire
2024 Grant Application Process Now Open for Up
to $300,000 in Funding
Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced the
opening of its 2024 Annual Research Award Program to support
clinical and scientific dental research in universities across the
globe. This year, up to $300,000 will be awarded to university
faculty for scientific and technological research initiatives to
advance patient care in the fields of orthodontics and dentistry.
Align Technology’s Research Award Program has funded approximately
$3 million in research since the program’s inception in 2010.
“This program is an exciting opportunity for university
researchers globally to expand scientific and clinical learnings to
elevate patient care,” said Dr. Mitra Derakhshan, Align senior vice
president, global clinical. “We look forward to the topics and
research studies that may ultimately improve treatment outcomes and
the quality of life for more patients worldwide.”
“Once again, we anticipate receiving a large number of
applications to this research program. The topics submitted
throughout the past years have been diverse and often on the
forefront of the dental field. Align Technology is proud to fund
this research program with the purpose of improving dental care
throughout the world,” said John Morton, Align vice president,
product innovation and technical fellow.
Awards available for dental research at universities are
available in the following regions:
- Americas (US, Canada, Mexico, Central and South
America): Four one-year awards of up to US$25,000 each
- EMEA: Four one-year awards of up to US$25,000 each
- APAC: Four one-year awards of up to US$25,000 each
Eligible applicants for dental research awards include full-time
and part-time faculty involved in dental or scientific research at
universities where Invisalign® treatment or the iTero™ scanner is
available. All applications are reviewed by an independent academic
committee that forwards its recommendations to Align for final
selection. Consideration will be given to first-time applications
from a university program. Program details, instructions, and
application forms for prospective applicants can be found at
https://learn.aligntech.com/pages/61/resources (for Americas, EMEA
and APAC applicants). Research proposals and completed applications
must be received by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on March 8, 2024. Award
recipients will be notified by June 3, 2024.
About Align Technology, Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign®
System, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero™
intraoral scanners and services, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software.
These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital
orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes
and practice efficiencies for over 252 thousand doctor customers
and is key to accessing Align’s 600 million consumer market
opportunity worldwide. Over the past 26 years, Align has helped
doctors treat 16.4 million patients with the Invisalign System and
is driving the evolution in digital dentistry through the Align
Digital Platform™, our integrated suite of unique, proprietary
technologies and services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end
solution for patients and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists,
and lab/partners. Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please visit
www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the iTero
digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For additional
information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a list of
exocad reseller partners, please visit www.exocad.com.
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