Align Technology Opens 2025 Annual Research Program to Advance Orthodontic and Dental Patient Care
04 Novembre 2024 - 10:01PM
Business Wire
2025 Grant Application Process Now Open for Up
to $300,000 in Funding
Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced the
opening of its 2025 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
$3.75 million in research since the program’s inception in
2010.
“This program continues to generate much scientific and clinical
interest from university researchers around the globe to further
expand the quality of treatment outcomes and patient care as well
as biology of tooth movement with clear aligners,” said Dr. Mitra
Derakhshan, Align executive vice president, chief clinical officer.
“We look forward to the reviewing the wide variety of applications
from researchers focused on advancing the field of dental
science.”
“The topics submitted throughout the past years have been
diverse and often on the forefront of the dental field,” said John
Morton, Align vice president, product innovation and technical
fellow. “Align Technology is proud to fund this research program
with the purpose of improving dental care throughout the
world.”
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 then forwards its recommendations to Align for final
selection. 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 7, 2025. Award
recipients will be notified by June 2, 2025.
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 271 thousand doctor customers
and is key to accessing Align’s 600 million consumer market
opportunity worldwide. Over the past 27 years, Align has helped
doctors approximately 18.9 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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