BMF has been collaborating with Carnegie-Mellon University on a very promising approach to COVID-19 vaccines.
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In-Body 3D Printing Under Development
There may soon be a way to 3D print bones directly into patients.
Bioprinting Cartilage Tissue To Help Knees Function Again
The Wake Forest Institute has bioprinted regenerative knee cartilage tissue to replace damaged knee cartilage.
The Fauci Effect: Medical School Applications Rise To New Levels As 3D Printing Aids The Profession
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider rising interest in medical school – and how 3D printing might come into play educating our next generation of doctors.
Future Trends In Healthcare And 3D Printing
The next time you or someone you love needs care, you may well find your doctor firing up a 3D printer to provide it.
Delayed Elective Surgery, Medical Devices And 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding, Adam Friedman and Preeti Sulibhavi take a look at how 3D printing plays into near-term surgical delays.
3D Printing Aiding Spinal Surgeries
Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata examine 3D printing being used for more advanced spinal surgical care.
3D Printing And Hip Replacements
Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata explore the role of 3D printing in the manufacture of hip replacements.
Cannabis And 3D Printing: R&D On The Ascent
Charles Goulding Jr. considers the place of 3D printing in the growing cannabis industry.
3D Printing For Shoulder Surgery
Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata examine 3D printing coming into play to aid in advanced shoulder surgery procedures.
3D Printing Aiding In Ankle Surgery
Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata examine how 3D printing is stepping up to create better results in ankle surgery.
Digital Anatomy 3D Printing Adds Realistic Bone Capability
3D printed medical models are becoming ever more realistic, as Stratasys shows with its new biomechanically realistic bone capability.
Tackling Global Health Challenges with Autodesk
Many businesses in the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, media and entertainment industries rely on Autodesk’s array of software and services to help deliver innovative solutions.
How 3D Printing Can Help Us Weather The Ongoing Pandemic
We’re going to take a look at a few key areas in which 3D printing, as an accessible form of manufacturing, is useful to weather the pandemic.
Ear-y Developments In 3D Printing And R&D
Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at bioprinting developments targeting the complex ear.
3D Printing’s Pandemic Call To Action
COVID-19 took the healthcare system by storm (and surprise). We had little time to prepare and lots of lives at stake. 3D printing is trying to balance the playing field by responding to worldwide calls to action.
Tongue Tied Pharma: Oral Thin Films And 3D Printing
Charles Goulding Jr. considers the use of 3D printing in a different sort of pharmaceutical development.
Cost-Efficient Custom Prosthetics
Young entrepreneur Easton LaChappelle built his first robotic arm at the mere age of 14. Now, at the age of 24, he’s the CEO of Unlimited Tomorrow –a company looking to reimagine the prosthetics industry.
ResMed: Disrupting The Sleep Care Industry With Help From 3D Printing
Charles Goulding and Peter Favata contemplate 3D printing opportunities that could arise in a more personalized sleep care industry.
Human Longevity Increases The Need For 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding considers increasing lifespans increasing medical 3D printing demand.
Siemens Healthineers / Varian Medical Acquisition & 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Mellissa McIntyre consider potential 3D printing implications of Siemens Healthineers’ acquisition of Varian Medical Technologies.
Could 3D-Printed ‘Bone Bricks’ End Amputation?
Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed 3D-printed ‘bone bricks’ as a cost-effective method of repairing shattered limbs that are a result of blast explosions.
3D Printing Single-Use Stethoscopes
Another application for 3D printing in pandemic response has emerged with single-use stethoscopes.
3D Printing Our Way To Robotic Surgeries
Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe explore the rising usage of 3D printing in increasingly automated surgical tasks.
Karen De Leener: “I Believe That Point-Of-Care 3D Printing Will Be Implemented In All Major Hospitals”
Karen De Leener is a Cardiovascular Market Specialist at Materialise and is based in Belgium.
Kumovis Updates On Medical 3D Printing
Decentralizing production is in focus for Kumovis’ mission in medical 3D printing.
3D Technologies And Healthcare Accessibility
From providing new methods for conducting healthcare appointments to improving diagnostics, 3D technologies promise improved quality of life for patients with a vast array of health needs.
3D Printing + Injection Molding: COVID-19 Collaboration Scales Up Within A Week
Scaling up production to help in the fight against pandemic poses certain challenges — that are increasingly possible to overcome.
3D Printing Against Coronavirus: Who And How To Help
The 3D printing community continues to unite in efforts to help in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Where To Offer 3D Printing Help During The COVID-19 Crisis
A number of initiatives have emerged that may need your help in providing critical medical equipment required by hospitals to deal with the crisis.
3D Printing Helps Save Patients During Virus Crisis, And You Should Too
A quick-acting FabLab in Northern Italy may have saved many lives through rapid production of replacement parts. They are not the only ones who should do so.
New Developments in Healthcare 3D Printing
Healthcare 3D printing attempts to solve two problems that plague providing care: customization and cost.
3D Printing And The Coronavirus
Coronavirus is on the rise, and so are efforts to deploy 3D printing to combat infection.
3D Printing More Affordable Cranial Implants
A recent case study out of India highlights the low-cost benefits of 3D printing to create personalized medical implants.
Validating Digital Anatomy: Inside Stratasys’ Strategy
Stratasys is proving out a strategy of application-based 3D printing.
An Ecosystem For Medical 3D Printing: Inside Kumovis
We recently caught up with Munich-based Kumovis for a conversation in medical 3D printing for production.
The Importance and Potential of 3D Printing
3D printing has the potential to transform numerous industries. From medicine to automotive, many sectors have felt the benefits of this technology and what it can do.
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies in Healthcare Today
Advanced Manufacturing is the use of innovative technology to improve products or processes. Today, these advancements are especially prominent in the healthcare industry, where we see innovations in prosthetics, dentistry, and medical models.
The 3D Future Of Healthcare Isn’t Only 3D Printing: A Conversation In Holography
3D technologies including 3D printing and holography are having a major impact on the future of healthcare. International collaborations point to a very three-dimensional future of medical care.
MedAccred Certification for Plastic Injection Molding Company Suggests 3D Printing May Be Next
Cameron Torti and Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers analyze the potential for MedAccred certification for 3D printing.
Solving Image-Based Medical 3D Printing Challenges
Medical 3D printing is becoming increasingly valuable for manufacturers and clinicians to solve patient-specific problems through tailored implants to improve diagnostic decision-making.
MedAccred Certification Forms the Framework for the Future of Micro Medical Components
Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers discuss precise medical 3D printing.
Materialise Enlightens Medical Care With FDA-Approved Cardiovascular Software
Materialise has received FDA clearance for its cardiovascular planning software.
The Mayo Clinic’s 3D Printing Accomplishments
Charles Goulding and Rafaella July of R&D Tax Savers discuss the Mayo Clinic’s use of 3D printing.
XJet CEO: Metal And Ceramic 3D Printing Applications Come From The Customers
XJet’s CEO shares a look into operations and applications in metal and ceramic 3D printing.
Speed Is King: Ambulance & Fire Truck 3D Printing Technologies
Charles Goulding & Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing usage in emergency medical services.
3D Printing To Breathe Easier
Materialise’s latest partnership invests in the future of patient-specific healthcare for respiratory patients.
More 3D Printers for More Spinal Implants
A medical device company is installing more metal 3D printers to focus on spinal implant manufacture.
1,000 3D Printed Hearts
Henry Ford Health Systems has brought 3D printing into 1,000 patients’ cardiac treatments.
Crafting a Skull Implant
A case study from Autodesk and Granta highlights the technologies put to use in crafting a personalized skull implant.
The Right Fit 3D Printer for the Right Assistive Fit
Finding the right fit in tech is important for finding the right fit for patients.
University 3D Printing Research Strengthens Medical Innovation Clusters
Mellissa McIntyre and Andressa Bonafe discuss medical research in 3D printing and advances in medical innovations.
A 3D Printed Sponge to Soak Up Chemo Drugs
A new 3D printed sponge could help reduce side effects of chemotherapy.
3D Reconstruction with Stratasys and the VA, Part Two
Closing out 2018 on a heartening note, I caught up with Stratasys and the VA on their cooperation to bring 3D printing and innovation into healthcare.
3D Reconstruction with Stratasys and the VA, Part One
Closing out 2018 on a heartening note, I caught up with Stratasys and the VA on their cooperation to bring 3D printing and innovation into healthcare.
The Impact of Bloomberg’s $1.8 Billion Donation to Johns Hopkins on 3D Printing
Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers discuss the potential impact on 3D printing of a major philanthropic donation.
Johnson & Johnson’s Wide Range of 3D Printing Initiatives
Mellissa McIntyre and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers examine J&J’s participation in the 3D printing industry.
3D Printing Assists Cardiac Procedure
As usual, inventive minds are developing innovative uses for 3D printing. This time European medical technicians developed an “anatomically correct 3D rapid prototyping model” of a patient’s heart in an STL file. They then used a 3D printer (Zcorp 510) to punch out the model. Why do this? Because they were then able to easily… Continue reading 3D Printing Assists Cardiac Procedure