Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001097149-25-000021
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Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
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 Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) program, Invisalign-trained doctors collaborate to provide a straight smile to young patients dealing with health conditions. Since 2019, Align has extended a helping hand to over 200 patients by waiving the lab fees for their treatments through the ARK program. In 2023, Align established a partnership with two non-profit organizations: Smiles Change Lives and Smile for a Lifetime. These organizations offer an affordable option for families who cannot bear the full cost of teeth straightening treatment for their children. As part of this program, Align waives lab fees and enables treatments through Invisalign-trained doctors who donate their time, skills, and practice resources.

• Employees at our site in Juarez, Mexico which represents our largest aggregate employee population, have a longstanding partnership with United Way Chihuahua, an organization that advocates for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community. Through our site’s voluntary payroll deduction program, our Juarez employees generously contributed almost $90,000 USD to support United Way Chihuahua. Beyond monetary contributions, Juarez employees engaged in numerous volunteer events with United Way which served as avenues for employees to directly engage with the community, fostering meaningful connections and making tangible differences in the lives of those in need. This partnership and the passion and support from our employees earned Align recognition by United Way Chihuahua as one of their top 2024 donors.

• We partnered with universities, dental schools, hospitals, and clinics that support education, leadership and diversity among current and future GP doctors and orthodontists. In 2010, Align began the Research Award Program with the goal to support clinical and scientific orthodontic and dental research in universities across the globe. Since its inception in 2010, we have funded over approximately $3 million in research awards. Research has provided insights into various areas including tooth movement efficacy with clear aligner therapy, oral hygiene and microbial bacteria presence or absence with clear aligners, and comparisons in quality of life with aligners as compared to fixed appliances. We awarded $300,000 to university faculty for scientific and technological research initiatives in 2024 to advance patient care in the fields of orthodontics and dentistry.

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Board Composition and Refreshment

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Summary of Director Experience, Skills and Attributes

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Our Board consists of a unique and varied group of highly qualified leaders in their