Medtech Company Stryker to Build 3D Printing Manufacturing Facility
The Fortune 500 medical technology company Stryker, among other products offering joint replacement implants, will build a 3D printing manufacturing facility this year. The news...
FDA Approval for First 3D Printed Drug – Update: SPRITAM Now Available
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first 3D printed drug product, developed and produced by Aprecia Pharmaceuticals. August 4, 2015: SPRITAM levetiracetam is...
Arcam Receives Order for Five Q10 Systems following FDA Approval for 3D Printed Implants
Following the approval of 3D printed hip implants by the Chinese FDA, Swedish manufacturer of EBM metal 3D printing machines, Arcam, has received an order...
3D Printing Company Alphaform AG Files for Bankruptcy
German 3D printing service provider Alphaform AG applied for the opening of bankruptcy proceedings on July 28, 2015 due to impending insolvency. Over the course of...
Organovo Presents First Fully Cellular 3D Bioprinted Kidney Tissue
3D bioprinting company Organovo Holdings presented another breakthrough at the 2015 Experimental Biology conference in Boston. For the first time researchers 3D printed in vitro...
Materialise Teams Up with Leapfrog for 3D Printer Software
Materialise, provider of additive manufacturing software and of 3D printing solutions in the medical and industrial markets, and the Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog...
Materialise Acquires Orthopaedic Planning Software Company OrthoView
Materialise NV announced the acquisition of UK-based OrthoView Holdings Limited, a leading provider of 2D digital pre-operative planning and templating solutions for orthopedic surgeons. Materialise...
3D Printed Aorta Model Helps Treating Aneurysm
We would like to share yet another story with you of how important the option of 3D printed surgical models has become to save the...
3D Printed Heart Model Safes Life of 4-Year-Old Girl
Now 4-year-old Adaenelie Gonzalez was born with a heart anomaly, where the pulmonary veins that transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium, were...
Dental Equipment Manufacturer Planmeca Introduces Creo 3D Printer
Finnish dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca introduces its first 3D printer, called Planmeca Creo. Targeted at dental laboratories and large clinics, the 3D printer creates dental...