2023年8月29日

LightForce——世界上第一个完全个性化的制造商3 D印刷括号系统——最近宣布,它提出了一个8000万美元的D轮盟友桥组。和ωVenture Partners,物质风险合作伙伴和美国口腔正畸学协会加入了一轮,现有LightForce投资者,包括Kleiner Perkins,矩阵堤喀合作伙伴和合作伙伴。资金将用于:一轮融资,LightForce将推进它的使命让牙齿矫正医师提供个性化的保健与定制的3 d打印括号扩展生产一个新的设施,推进使用AI的工作流,投资于教育。LightForce牙齿矫正医师提供了一个全面的括号的解决方案,提高治疗效率和病人的结果。和LightForce 3 d印刷硬件定制的个性化,数字治疗计划。从Intraoral和CBCT支持最后的处方,LightForce软件集成了强大的人工智能生成精确的数字表示病人解剖学和临床效率和最佳的牙齿位置美学。新资金,LightForce将继续增长其世界领先的工程师和科学家的团队去开发软件和硬件进一步改善病人的经验更短的治疗时间和更好的临床结果。系列D一轮融资也将准备公司与一个新的增长和规模生产能力36000平方英尺的工厂在威尔明顿,马萨诸塞州。2020年推出商业运作,LightForce改变近世纪括号与3 d打印技术和人工智能方法,使新一波牙齿矫正医师的个性化和效率。LightForce规模生产和技术的进步,它计划地址需要教育矫正行业通过投资于临床教育资源,将为牙齿矫正医师提供所需的技能和技术从股票放之四海而皆准的括号过渡到一个完全数字练习。 Each tooth’s shape and every patient’s jaw are as unique as their fingerprints, so no one orthodontic treatment suits all patients. And the treatment with traditional one-size-fits-all braces requires the orthodontist to perform multiple wire and bracket adjustments to achieve a patient’s ideal outcome, which can add many months to the treatment time. LightForce’s personalized approach dramatically reduces the need for adjustments, resulting in shorter treatment times, fewer appointments, and better outcomes than traditional braces. A recent peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics showed that LightForce cases finished 45% faster with 41% fewer scheduled appointments than conventional bracket cases. KEY QUOTES: “This incredible syndicate of investors brings diverse expertise from the medical device, health IT, AI, and advanced manufacturing sectors to provide critical resources and expert guidance that will support our overall growth and continued innovation. Teen patients have been limited by the inaccuracy and inefficiency of non-custom braces for decades. LightForce was founded to provide fully personalized treatment options to orthodontists for each of their patients to improve their outcomes and experience while in treatment. With this funding, LightForce will continue to attract key talent, innovate through our incredible community of orthodontists, and scale operations as we seek to elevate the standard of care for teen orthodontic treatment.” — LightForce CEO and co-founder Alfred Griffin III, DMD, Ph.D., MMSc “LightForce is taking the orthodontic industry to the next level. Their solution applies highly innovative technologies to enable the personalization of orthodontic treatment via 3D printing, helping patients achieve their best smiles. We are excited to be part of a diverse group of top-tier healthcare and tech investors that believe in the benefits of personalized medicine in the orthodontic industry. The future of orthodontics is customization and digital workflow and we are excited to see the continued enhancement in patient care through this funding.” — Kevin Reilly, Managing Director at Ally Bridge Group Trending on Pulse 2.0