Medical & Dental

At Simon Fraser University in Canada, a team of researchers led by Professor Kim Woo Soo developed a 3D-printed ventilation system to fight COVID-19. Drawing inspiration from the art of Japanese folding, better known as origami, the team was able…

The Lion’s Den is an annual medical innovation competition with the aim of improving health care in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. This year, on September 10th, 3D technology is one of the innovations being pitched for the chance…

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have successfully made an active and viable glioblastoma tumor, an aggressive form of brain cancer, using 3D printing. Though it may seem counter-productive, the team believes that this will be a new way to treat…

Additive manufacturing has been playing an increasingly important role in the medical sector for years now. From advanced surgical procedures to cosmetic dentistry, physicians and medical support staff in nearly every field of medicine have seen the benefits of 3D…

Modern medicine regularly relies on the application of the latest technologies. In the past several months alone, 3D printing has helped save lives across the globe via various medical applications. So, it’s not surprising to find that 3D printing is…

In a further attempt to move to focus only on 3D printing, 3D Systems has announced that they have sold their medical simulation business, Simbionix. The $305 million USD sale of the simulation business was to Surgical Science Sweden AB,…

Shapeways has announced that they have entered an agreement to be Armor Bionics’ exclusive 3D printing manufacturer. The leader in digital manufacturing, known for its on-demand manufacturing in industries as vast as medical, robotics, architecture, jewelry and gaming, will be…

Eva de Goede, three-time Olympic field field hockey champion with the Netherlands, broke her wrist shortly before the 2021 European Championship. Not wanting to leave one of its best players on the bench, the Dutch team tried to find solutions…

Additive manufacturing continues to evolve, though rather than getting bigger, this time it’s getting smaller, microscopic even. Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), based as the name suggests in Massachusetts in the United States, is known for their high precision micro 3D…

It is no secret that 3D technologies, and especially 3D scanners are becoming increasingly important in the dental sector. Recently, we covered the top dental lab 3D scanners, larger scanners that are used, as the name suggests, by dental labs…

In 2020, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer globally. Breast cancer is the most common cancer across the world, and with breast cancer survival rates at 90%, the medical industry has ramped up efforts to enhance breast reconstruction…

Those who have been following our news for a while will certainly be familiar with the startup Kumovis. Because in 2018, only one year after its founding, Kumovis was already among the winners of the Formnext Startup Challenge. A year…