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Align Technology Funds Research Grants to Universities Worldwide for Advancing Orthodontic and Dental Research
$275,000 in Research Grants to be Funded as Part of its Ongoing Annual Research Awards Program TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Align Technology, Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n$275,000 in Research Grants to be Funded as Part of its Ongoing Annual Research Awards Program\n\n\n TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAlign Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN) a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, today announced the award of eleven research grants to universities under the company’s thirteenth Annual Research Award Program.\n\n\n“Align is committed to the advancement of the orthodontic and dental fields and we are pleased to support university research around the world, said Dr. Mitra Derakhshan, Align senior vice president, global clinical. “We are excited to see the findings and future clinical insights about Invisalign® clear aligner treatment and its applicability for a broad range of clinical case types for patients of all ages. Continued research around all aspects of clear aligner treatment will increase awareness within the dental community about the efficacy of clear aligner treatment as compared to traditional appliances.”\n\n\nThe Americas research award recipients for 2023 are:\n\n\n\nUniversity of Washington (Seattle, US) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Greg Huang\n\n\n\nUniversity of the Pacific (San Francisco, US) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Heeyeon Suh\n\n\n\nUniversity of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Camila Pacheco-Pereira\n\n\n\nUniderp (Campo Grande-MS, Brazil) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Paula Vanessa Peron Oltramari\n\n\n\nThe European research award recipients for 2023 are:\n\n\n\nUniCamillus, International Medical University (Rome, Italy) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Roberta Lione\n\n\n\nMohammed Bin Rashid University (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Sabarinath Prasad\n\n\n\nJohann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Babak Sayahpour\n\n\n\nUniversity of Milan (Milan, Italy) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Francesca Gaffuri\n\n\n\nThe Asia Pacific research award recipients for 2023 are:\n\n\n\nSichuan University (Chengdu, China) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Hu Long\n\n\n\nSchool of Stomatology Wuhan University (Wuhan, China) – Primary Investigator, Dr. Sanjie Yeweng\n\n\n\nMahidol University (B...