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I industry news _ Planmeca 42 I cone beam2_2014 _Planmeca, the world’s largest privately owned dental imaging company and equipment manu- facturer, announced in December 2013 that it had made a non-controlling strategic investment in E4D Technologies, developer of CAD/CAM restora- tive systems and software solutions . This strategic investment reinforces Planmeca’s ongoing com- mitment to helping dental care providers improve patient care by offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated digital dental solutions for dentists and dental laboratories. Planmeca will co-develop CAD/CAM products with E4D Technologies and offer these products in North America under the brand names Planmeca PlanScan-E4D Technologies and PlanMill-E4D Technologies. Henry Schein will continue to be the exclusive distributor in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zea- land. In addition, Planmeca will expand distribution of the E4D system to more than 120 addi- tional international markets un- der the Planmeca PlanScan and Planmeca PlanMill brands. In cer- tain other markets, the E4D brand will remain in use. “Planmeca’s investment in E4D Technologies offers us an opportunity to grow our company globally,” said Dr Gary Severance, Chief Marketing Officer of E4D Technologies. “In addition, Planmeca has been a market leader in extra-oral digital imag- ing for many years, and we look forward to further- ing the seamless integration of our CAD/CAM plat- formwiththeadditionaldigitalsolutionsofferedby Planmeca.Ourcustomerswillbenefitfromthecom- bination of these unique and innovative products and services.” Under the new agreement, Planmeca joins the partnership of Henry Schein and Ivoclar Vivadent, who have been strategic equity partners in E4D Technologies since 2007, along with several mem- bers of E4D Technologies’ senior management team._ Planmeca Oy Asentajankatu 6 00880 Helsinki Finland www.planmeca.com cone beam_contact Planmeca makes strategic investment in E4DTechnologies