Align Technology Announces Partnership With MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific, Industry’s Leading Nonprofit Startup Accelerato...
June 18 2020 - 8:30AM
Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced its
partnership with MedTech Innovator, the premier nonprofit startup
accelerator in the medical technology industry. MedTech Innovator
matches healthcare industry leaders with innovative medtech
startups for mentorship and support. In 2020, MedTech Innovator
will select 20 startups to participate in its Asia Pacific Showcase
program and will award more than $300,000 in cash prizes,
scholarships, and in-kind services to its participants.
Align Technology will work with MedTech
Innovator Asia Pacific to mentor and foster the growth of promising
early to mid-stage companies selected for the 2020 Showcase program
and provide financial support to MedTech Innovator.
“We are proud to support MedTech Innovator’s
program and this year’s promising group of companies that aim to
transform the lives of patients in the Asia Pacific region,” said
Julie Tay, Align Technology senior vice president and managing
director, Asia Pacific. “Align reimagined and reinvented
orthodontic and restorative treatments, and as we continue to
innovate in our industry, we appreciate the work that medtech
startups are doing to advance innovation within the medical
industry.”
“MedTech Innovator is committed to seeking out
the industry’s most promising medical technologies and digital
health companies. Our partners and sponsors play a key role in
advancing innovation by imparting valuable insights, industry
knowledge and individualized mentorship to the entrepreneurs in our
program,” said Paul Grand, CEO of MedTech Innovator. “We are
excited to welcome Align Technology as our newest partner and look
forward to working together to help emerging companies achieve
their goals in bettering patient outcomes and providing value to
the Asia Pacific health care system.”
The MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Program is
held in partnership with the Asia Pacific Medical Technology
Association (APACMed).
About MedTech Innovator: Based in Los
Angeles, Calif., MedTech Innovator is the premier nonprofit startup
accelerator in the medical technology industry. Our mission is to
improve the lives of patients by matching healthcare industry
leaders with innovative early-stage medtech companies for
mentorship and support. For more information about MedTech
Innovator, visit https://medtechinnovator.org/ and follow
@MedTechAwards on Twitter. To receive industry insights and
highlights about MedTech Innovator’s current and alumni participant
companies, subscribe to its monthly newsletter.
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 CAD/CAM software. Align has helped treat
over 8 million patients with the Invisalign system and is driving
the evolution in digital dentistry with the iTero intraoral scanner
and exocad CAD/CAM software − modernizing today’s practices by
enabling enhanced digital orthodontic and restorative workflows to
improve patient outcomes and practice efficiencies. 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.
Align TechnologyMedia Contact:Jasmine Chng+65
6690 3957jchng@aligntech.com
MedTech Innovator Media Contact:Lara
LingenbrinkHealth+Commerce858.525.1414lara@healthandcommerce.com
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