The World Economic Forum (WEF) Initiative on Shaping the Future of Production is collaborating with McKinsey & Company, a New York-based management consulting firm, to find manufacturers successfu…
Johnson & Johnson acquires EIT 3D printed spinal implant range
Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH, the subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) has acquired spinal implant 3D printing specialist Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT), he…
WEF and McKinsey highlight smart factories leading Industry 4.0
The World Economic Forum (WEF) and McKinsey & Company, a New York-based management consulting firm, are conducting a global search and assessment for “Fourth Industrial Revolution [4IR] production…
AMBER to develop 3D bioprinted implants for arthritic patients
The Advanced Materials + BioEngineering Research (AMBER) center, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is undertaking a project to develop 3D bioprinted implants for people suffering from osteoarthritis. …
SME releases 2018 Medical Additive Manufacturing Report
SME, an organization working closely with manufacturing professionals, companies and educators to generate solutions to manufacturing industry challenges, has announced the release of the Medical AM3D…
Materialise expands DePuy Synthes partnership for 3D printed surgical guides
Materialise is to launch a new system allowing surgeons to plan, design and order patient specific 3D printed guides for shoulder operations. The all-in-one TRUMATCH® Personalized Solutions Shoulder S…
3D bioprinting center of excellence launched by AMBER and Johnson & Johnson
Trinity College Dublin (TCD), in Ireland, is to be the recipient of a new specialist 3D bioprinting facility supported by a collaboration between multinational medical device and pharmaceutical compan…
Materialise financial results see double digit revenue growth for Q3 2017
Materialise NV (NASDAQ:MTLS) has announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. Business at the Belgium based additive manufacturing software specialist and 3D printing se…
Materialise custom 3D printed facial implants now available in the U.S.
Belgium-based Materialise has announced this its 3D printed titanium TRUMATCH® maxillofacial implants for jaw and facial reconstructions have been certified for distribution within the U.S. The implan…
3D printed hydrogel knee implants mimics meniscus knee cartilage
Researchers from Duke University have used a $300 3D printer together with a special hydrogel material to create life-like knee implants. The group has attempted to address the large number of meniscu…