Align Technology has been one of the partner companies of exocad since 2017. On March 4, 2020, the company announced the acquisition of exocad. On March 12, 2020, representatives of both companies shared some insights at a press conference: Novica Savic, exocad CCO, Christophe Dorian, Director GPM Restoratives Align Technology, Larry Bodony, President exocad America, Tillmann Steinbrecher, CEO and co-founder of exocad, and Vianne Battle, Senior Director EMEA, Align Technology, (from left).
Align and exocad held their first joint press conference in Darmstadt/Germany on March 12, 2020. One of the main topics was the acquisition of exocad by Align Technology.
Novica Savic, exocad CCO, Christophe Dorian, Director GPM Restoratives Align Technology, Larry Bodony, President exocad America, Tillmann Steinbrecher, CEO and co-founder of exocad, and Vianne Battle, Senior Director EMEA, Align Technology, (from left) sent clear messages during the press conference: The philosophy of the open software architecture of exocad will continue and exocad will remain independent.
The exocad management remains on board. "We will continue our way as before and remain completely independent,” stated Tillmann Steinbrecher, CEO and co-founder of exocad.
"The distribution of our software will continue to be handled by partner companies in the future. exocad remains an OEM manufacturer," was the message of Novica Savic, exocad CCO. Currently, exocad distributes its software solutions through more than 200 partner companies worldwide.
Tillmann Steinbrecher (l), exocad CEO, sees Align Technology as the ideal partner with which to grow successfully as part of the global dental company, with Vianne Battle, Senior Director EMEA, Align Technology (r). Both see great potential for a successful future with the merger.
Partner companies and users can continue to rely one hundred percent on the robustness and unlimited usability of new software modules and features. Tillmann Steinbrecher (r) presented the innovations of the current DentalCAD 2.4 Plovdiv release. There will continue to be a comprehensive release once a year. Users of the open implant planning software can already look forward to the exoplan 3.0 Galway release, which Tillmann Steinbrecher (r) announced.
Christophe Dorian, Director GPM Restoratives Align Technology, in a press conference. Currently, about eight million patients rely on Invisalign, the world's most advanced aligner technology.
In the darmstadtium press lounge, representatives of Align and exocad management appeared in person and via livestream to the dental trade press for the first time: Novica Savic, exocad CCO, Christophe Dorian, Director GPM Restoratives Align Technology, Larry Bodony, President exocad America, Tillmann Steinbrecher, CEO and co-founder of exocad, and Vianne Battle, Senior Director EMEA, Align Technology, (from left).
Align Technology and exocad held their first joint press conference in Darmstadt on March 12, 2020. In exocad's home town, representatives from both companies explained the great potential of the acquisition for future digital dentistry.
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