Medical & Dental

At Northwestern University, a team of researchers developing the first female reproductive tract on a chip (EVATAR) in order to enable sex-based ex vivo (outside of the organism) research discovered something worrying about their “biocompatible” materials. While using 3D printing…

Earlier this week, a team of Materialise clinical engineers and NYU Langone surgeons made history with the world’s first double hand and face transplant. The success of this transplant largely owes to 3D printed personalized tools that are becoming increasingly…

3D printing is increasingly becoming an important tool in the medical field notably for customization of medical devices. However it is clear that it also will be important in medical training. In the latest advancement, Biomodex, a Boston and Paris…

Founded in 2018 by 3D printing company Kwambio and WeFund Ventures in Ukraine, ADAM develops on-demand 3D printed bone implants. The initial vision of the company was to create a carshop-like infrastructure where any part of the human body could…

According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 800,000 people suffer from a stroke each year in the US. During a stroke, blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. In 85% of cases, it is…

Osteopore International and Magloy Tech have partnered to commercialise their new dissolvable bone graft product. The OrthoMag is a fully degradable facial bone fixation implant. The product is the first complete bone implant solution. While its predecessors require revision surgery…

Chinese startup, Triastek has just raised $15 million in series A funding for the research and development of 3D printed drugs. The company was established in Nanjing, China, in 2015 with the intention of improving healthcare using 3D technologies to…

At ETH Zurich, researchers have developed 3D printed microrobots that are capable of delivering drug payloads via blood vessels in the human body. These microrobots were created with a 3D printing technique that involves interlocking multiple materials in a complex…

At Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, a team of researchers has developed a printing method called FRESH (Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogel), which is able to produce a human heart model to help surgeons in their operations. Using alginate…

TISSIUM was founded in 2013 to address one of the most persistent medical challenges since the inception of medical procedures: to reconstruct damaged tissue. The medtech company developed a proprietary technology, called biomorphic programmable polymers, to transform the way tissues…

Sandvik’s additive manufacturing and metal powder specialists are preparing for the future of medical implants. The high-tech and global engineering group is currently unlocking the potential of 3D printed titanium devices for the medical industry at their cutting-edge titanium powder…

In the medical sector, additive manufacturing technologies are slowly but surely having more impact on treatment outcomes for patients than they once were. For example, they can be used to create tailor-made medical devices thanks to enhanced design freedom during…