Align Technology, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a publicly traded medical device company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker ALGN. Founded in 1997, the firm develops and manufactures products for the orthodontics and digital dentistry sectors. Its flagship product is the Invisalign System, a clear aligner therapy for orthodontic treatment that has been used to treat over 22 million patients worldwide. Another key product is the iTero intraoral scanner, a digital scanning device acquired in 2011.
The company operates at scale, employing more than 20,000 people globally and selling its Invisalign and iTero products in over 100 markets. Its annualized net revenues are approximately $4.1 billion. Align Technology's work is grounded in technical domains including digital treatment planning, mass-customization, advanced 3D printing technology, and shape-engineering based on biomechanical principles. The firm holds an active portfolio of over 2,300 patents.
