While it may not be as a catchy as the famous song from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, research from RMIT University argues that diamonds are (also) a 3D printer’s best friend. More specifically, dia…
3D LifePrints secures £500,000 to expand hospital based 3D printer labs
The future of 3D printing in healthcare? Many companies/individuals believe that 3D printer labs in hospitals is the way forward for medicine. Phoenix Children’s Hospital, veterans hospitals in the U.…
IDC forecasts worldwide spending on 3D printing to be nearly $12 billion in 2018
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has updated its Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide forecasting market-wide spending on additive manufacturing throughout 2018. IDC’s international…
3D printed micro-ships get a drug test from leading U.S. universities
In a development reminiscent of science-fiction, microscopic, 3D printed ships have proved capable of treating damaged brain tissue. The latest device to seemingly receive shrink-ray treatment is the …
3D Printing Industry Review of the year July 2017
July 2017 could be thought of as the “month of medicine” on 3D Printing Industry. Amidst the publication of Gartner’s 3D printing hype cycle, and discussions around net neutrality, i…
FDA makes statement concerning the future of 3D printing in medicine
The increasing availability of 3D printed medical devices, like hip implants or cranial plates, and the potential benefits of 3D printed drugs, makes additive manufacturing in healthcare hard to ignor…
Michigan vapor jet 3D printed medicines treat cancer as well as other drugs
A new method of 3D printing custom medication has been developed at the University of Michigan. The method uses an electronics manufacturing technique called Organic Vapor Jet Printing (OVJP), the tec…
MIT 3D printed “cups” deliver multiple vaccines in a single shot
A new 3D printing method from the Langer Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a way of making vaccines that releases multiple doses of a drug over a controlled period of ti…
Rice University receives $5 million grant for 3D printed cancer research
Rice University in Houston, Texas, has received a grant for $5 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The money is enabling the university to conduct research into…
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems 3D prints drug delivering microswimmers
Using nanoscopic 3D printing technology from Germany’s Nanoscribe GmbH, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart has developed a strategy to make micromachines that can be c…