Medical & Dental

3D printing is increasingly used in the medical field, whether for research work, to create fabrics using bio-printing technology or to design custom prostheses and orthotics. Some players in the sector are developing innovative solutions using 3D technologies, allowing patients…

It is accepted that additive manufacturing disrupts many modes of production, although it is still difficult to compete for the moment with certain conventional methods, the main reason being speed is still considered too slow. 3D printing of large series…

The Severance Hospital belonging to the Yonsei University (YUHS), in South Korea, has announced that after more than three years of research they are preparing to market the first 3D printed eye, an eye prosthesis that will help hundreds and thousands…

BIOLIFE4D, a Chicago-based company that specializes in bio-printing and tissue engineering, recently announced that they have successfully bio-printed 3D human heart tissue. This is the first conclusive results since the $50 million fundraiser by the company last September. Bio-printing could…

Italian 3D printer manufacturer, WASP, recently opened a Digital Orthopedic Laboratory, offering their patients the opportunity to have customized medical assistance devices. Thanks to its WASPMed entity, which brings together doctors, researchers and additive manufacturing experts, the Italian company will…

It appears that bioprinting is gaining more ground as engineers at the University of Illinois have reportedly developed a new sugar-based biomaterial that could have a significant impact on medical engineering and cancer research. The team of engineers has opted…

Surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London have used 3D printing to increase the success rate of complex organ transplants in young children. They have recently completed a complex operation with a 2-year-old boy named Dexter…

SME is an American professional association that recently unveiled their Medical AM3DP 2018 Annual Report, which provides a global overview of the impact of additive manufacturing in the medical sector – highlighting the importance of technological innovation to improve the…

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) launched at the Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) on February 1st 2018. This big UK event marks the opening of the £21m centre, which is to be used to trial and develop innovative…

SmarTech Publishing recently announced its latest report on the 3D printing dental market, including an expected increase in market size to $9.5bn by 2027. SmarTech’s findings explain that the dental industry has grown by over 35% year-on-year in 2016 and…

CARMAT, founded by cardiologist Alain Carpentier, is known for working on the most advanced artificial heart in the world. The company has just announced a partnership with 3D printer manufacturer AddUp. Unveiled on Monday, this collaboration is expected to accelerate…

Surgeons from France’s Amiens-Picardie University have used 3D printing alongside a robot to successfully perform surgery on a boy’s spine. The boy, 6, had been suffering from severe progressive scoliosis coupled with infantile spinal amyotraphy, rendering him unable to even…