Vita Zahnfabrik and Vident aquire dental shade matching and color measurement assets from JJL Technologies LLC
MORTON GROVE, IL: August 13, 2007— Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG ("Vita"), Vident ("Vident") and JJL Technologies LLC ("JJL Technologies") announced today that Vita and Vident acquired substantially all of JJL Technologies’ dental business, which includes certain assets and rights to intellectual property developed by JJL Technologies related to dental shade matching and color measurement of teeth and dental materials. JJL Technologies, founded by Wayne Jung, Russell Jung, and Alan Loudermilk, is a developer of color measurement/shade matching instruments and technologies and is the original developer of the product that was successfully introduced to the market by Vita and Vident as the Vita Easyshade system. Russell Jung, DDS and COO of JJL Technologies, says: “We are delighted to announce this agreement, which followed years of collaboration that resulted in the Vita Easyshade system becoming the worldwide market leader for dental shade matching and color measurement.” Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Contact:
Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG
D-79713 Bad Saeckingen
Spitalgasee 3, Postfach 1338
Germany
Telephone: (49) 7761-562-0
Vident
3150 East Birch Street
Brea, CA 92821
Telephone: (7140 961-6200
JJL Technologies LLC
8121 North Austin
Morton Grove, IL 60053
Telephone: (847) 770-8915