Medical & Dental

The medical industry in France is constantly innovating to improve healthcare, enhance patient comfort, and make practitioners’ daily lives easier. One of the latest gems we’ve discovered is Kicmed, a startup based in the Nantes region. The company has developed…

Big news has just impacted the French additive manufacturing market and, more broadly, the medtech sector in France: LATTICE MEDICAL has just raised €43 million. This €43 million will be used to accelerate the clinical development of MATTISSE. This is…

In medical additive manufacturing, much attention is paid to biocompatible materials and regulatory approvals. Yet another factor plays an equally critical role in the success of these innovations: the printhead. As the component that comes into direct contact with the…

A team of Swiss researchers at Empa, together with the University of Zurich, Zurich Veterinary Hospital, and Radboud University in the Netherlands, is developing a transparent, biocompatible corneal implant produced using 3D printing technology. The implant is designed to repair…

3D printing is steadily transforming the medical field, offering innovative solutions that enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities. From customized prostheses to adapted keyboards, this technology is opening new possibilities. Yet, one of the biggest challenges for…

Students from The Nature School in Port Macquarie have created a 3D-printed prosthetic hand for their classmate, Lois Agnello. Using an open-source design from Australian charity Free 3D Hands, the students spent months learning how to use a 3D printer…

Since its founding in 2015, pharmaceutical company Triastek has repeatedly made headlines with its advances in 3D printed drugs—including treatments for ulcerative colitis, bowel disease, and more. Now, the company has announced the opening of the world’s largest 3D printed…

Did you know that in Spain, around 1,144,214 animals are used every year for scientific experimentation? This practice has always been and will always remain controversial. Although animal models are used in medicine to test treatments for diseases, they don’t…

In this week’s 3DExpress, we highlight notable developments in the medical sector. In the United States, researchers at the University of Minnesota have successfully 3D printed a new type of skin model to advance surgical training. In Germany, a hospital…

At LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025, Carbon unveiled FP3D, a new resin designed for flexible, removable partial dentures that could mark a turning point for digital dentistry. The material is the first in the dental sector to use Carbon’s dual-cure…

Disability can be understood as any condition, whether physical, sensory, cognitive or developmental, that affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities or participate fully in society. For millions of people worldwide, these limitations shape how they access education,…

Using 3D printing to create bone implants is beneficial in more ways than one. Beyond achieving geometries personalized to the patient’s anatomy, the technology is compatible with diverse materials that can achieve more desirable properties than traditional implants, often made…