Align Tech shares rise on Street-beating Q1, iTero CFDA win, product launches
Shares in Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) rose today after the dental-focused device maker posted Street-beating Q1 earnings alongside a number of other updates, including a clearance from China’s FDA, an update on a legal spat with SmileDirectClub and multiple product launches. The San Jose, Calif.-based company posted profits of $95.9 million, or $1.17 per share, on sales of $436.9 million for the three months ended March 31, for bottom-line growth of 38.1% while sales grew 40.8% compared with the same period last year. Align Technology’s earnings per share were ahead of the 98¢ consensus on Wall Street, where analys...
Source: Mass Device - April 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Dental Legal News MassDevice Earnings Roundup Regulatory/Compliance aligntechnology Source Type: news

How To Walk the Innovation Walk (Not Just Talk the Talk)
In an industry led by the likes of Medtronic, Boston Scientific,  Abbott, and Edwards Lifesciences,  there's a popular notion that innovation doesn't happen at large public companies, it happens at small startups that large companies try to buy in an effort to grow inorganically. That's not necessarily true.  As many industry thought leaders have explored, big medtech companies can still innovate at a startup pace. But an expert who spoke at the Design of Medical Devices Conference in Minneapolis last week says these companies have to learn to approach innovation differently in order to be successful. "Innovation is not...
Source: MDDI - April 13, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news

Align Technology Rejects SmileDirectClub Claim That Invisalign Store Pilot Constitutes Breach of Non-Compete and Confidentiality Provisions
February 28, 2018 16:59 ETSAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - February 28, 2018) - Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) today announced that it included the following disclosure in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Align is currently evaluating the potential impact that this could have on our consolidated financial statements; however, Align does not anticipate this matter to impact its expected volumes and revenues from SmileDirectClub (SDC) for 2018.In February 2018, we received a communication on behalf of SDC Financial LLC, SmileDirectClub LLC, and the Members of SDC Financial LLC other than Align (collectiv...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 5, 2018 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Impressions: New Home-Based Invisalign(R) Alternative from Blue Ridge Orthodontics
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Jan. 9, 2018 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Blue Ridge Orthodontics announces Impressions — a new and affordable at-home treatment approach based on the proven Invisalign® system for improving smiles. Impressions prov... Devices, Dental, Product Launch Blue Ridge Orthodontics, Invisalign
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 9, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Bay Area company is 2017's top performer in S & P 500
It may be no surprise that the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 in 2017 is a Bay Area-based technology company.   But the company’s product might surprise you: they don’t make self-driving cars or personal digital assistants or fitness trackers. They make plastic trays that straighten your teeth.  Stock for Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN), makers of the Invisalign brand of clear plastic teeth aligners, rose 125 percent last year from an opening price of $96.49 on the first day of 2017 trading…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - December 29, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Anne Stych Source Type: news

Invisalign maker is 2017 top performer in S & P 500
It may be no surprise that the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 in 2017 is a Silicon Valley-based technology company.   But the company’s product might surprise you: they don’t make self-driving cars or personal digital assistants or fitness trackers. They make plastic trays that straighten your teeth.  Stock for Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN), makers of the Invisalign brand of clear plastic teeth aligners, rose 125 percent last year from an opening price of $96.49 on the first day of 2017…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 28, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Anne Stych Source Type: news

Align Tech nixes interoperability deal with, announces ITC patent investigation against 3Shape
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said yesterday that the US International Trade Commission voted to engage in two investigations of alleged patent infringement from orthodontic medical device firm 3Shape. The San Jose, Calif.-based Invisalign maker said that in the complaints, it asserts that 3Shape violated US trade laws by “selling for importation and importing its infringing Trios intraoral scanners, OrthoAnalyzer and Dental System software,” according to a press release. A total of six patents are referenced in the first complaint, with 3 related to the intraoral scanner and 2 related to software. The second ...
Source: Mass Device - December 19, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Dental Legal News Patent Infringement 3Shape aligntechnology Source Type: news

Common Sense Steps to Avoid the Flu
Daniel Haimowitz, MD, CMD, a multi-facility medical director in Levittown, PA, talks about how to stay well during flu season.
Source: Caring for the Ages - October 28, 2017 Category: Health Management Tags: Caring Source Type: news

Align Technology shares soar on solid Q3 beat
Shares in Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) have risen over 15% today after the orthodontic device maker beat expectations on Wall Street with its third quarter results. The San Jose, Calif.-based company posted profits of $82.6 million, or $1.01 per share, on sales of $385.3 million for the 3 months ended September 30, for bottom-line growth of 60.7% while sales grew 38.3% compared with the same period last year. Earnings per share were well ahead of the 82¢ consensus on Wall Street where analysts were expecting to see sales of $359.8 million for the quarter. “I’m pleased to report another strong quarter and resu...
Source: Mass Device - October 27, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Dental MassDevice Earnings Roundup aligntechnology Source Type: news

Police: Father Fleeing Crash Scene Left His 2-Year-Old Son to Die
(TULLYTOWN, Pa.) — A New Jersey man is jailed on charges he left his 2-year-old son to die after a crash that occurred while police were chasing him for allegedly stealing television speakers from a Philadelphia-area Wal-Mart. Twenty-seven-year-old Christopher Kuhn, of Hamilton, remained in the Bucks County jail Wednesday without an attorney listed in court records on third-degree murder and other charges. Tullytown police say Kuhn fled the store at Levittown Town Center early Tuesday afternoon after taking the speakers worth $228. Police say Kuhn ran a red light and collided with two other vehicles, and kept running...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - October 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized APW Crime onetime Pennsylvania Source Type: news

Police: 2-Year-Old Thrown From Wreckage Was Left to Die by Father Fleeing Crash Scene
(TULLYTOWN, Pa.) — A New Jersey man is jailed on charges he left his 2-year-old son to die after a crash that occurred while police were chasing him for allegedly stealing television speakers from a Philadelphia-area Wal-Mart. Twenty-seven-year-old Christopher Kuhn, of Hamilton, remained in the Bucks County jail Wednesday without an attorney listed in court records on third-degree murder and other charges. Tullytown police say Kuhn fled the store at Levittown Town Center early Tuesday afternoon after taking the speakers worth $228. Police say Kuhn ran a red light and collided with two other vehicles, and kept running...
Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - October 4, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized APW Crime onetime Pennsylvania Source Type: news