GAFAMS, STARTUPS & INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE by PHARMAGEEK

Effective vascularization of thick three-dimensional engineered tissue constructs is a problem in tissue engineering. As in native organs, a tissue-engineered intra-organ vascular tree must be comprised of a network of hierarchically branched vascula

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Research from the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Department of Orthopaedics at Harvard Medical School, MA, demonstrates the use of a domestic 3D printer for use in bone operations. The study shows how, for some transplant procedures, expensive outsourcing of 3D printed surgical aids is not necessary, and that it makes sense for the surgeons themselves to

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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have used 3D bioprinting to develop a functional blood vessel network. The researchers say their work could advance the creation of artificial organs and regenerative therapies.

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African organization ReFab Dar are hoping to use 3D printing to create vital medical supplies in Africa and other developing countries. In order to do so they are working on a number of initiatives including a design competition for 3D printed medical tools.The program's main aim is exploring, "how plastic waste can power entrepreneurship using 3D

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Straumann, a dental solutions company based in Basel, Switzerland, has announced it is seeking an official 3D printing partner. The Straumann Group is one of the world's leading providers of dental implants, restorative products, and services.

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Scientists at Rice University in Houston have used 3D printing to create porous, bone-like scaffolds that can be used to study bone cancer tumors. They found that the size and orientation of individual pores affected how cells proliferate in the absence of blood.

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Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a viable bioink for 3D printed pills.As seen at the 3D Medical Expo in Maastricht, 3D printed pharmaceuticals are a relatively new venture but believed to have great potential for innovating an industry that has stayed the same since its conception.

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In what has been described as a UK first, a man from Studley in Warwickshire has been given a custom-built 3D printed titanium sternum and ribs after having part of his own removed. He is the first patient in England and only the second in the world to receive such treatment.

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3D bioprinting company Organovo Holdings, Inc. will collaborate with Professor Melissa Little and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia to develop an architecturally correct kidney that could be used in therapeutic applications.

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While the many forms of 3D printing live tissue are generally grouped together under the general category of 3D bioprinting, the methods are so varied that some of them barely resemble each other.

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As medicine searches for new ways to improve procedures and patient care, 3D printed and modeled organs have become a valued approach to simulate the conditions of the human body. As not every operation can take a "textbook" approach, these models give a greater understanding of the conditions inside a patient, bringing down crucial

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Oxford Performance Materials Inc. (OPM), a leader in high-performance additive manufacturing or HPAM, has made headlines again with a new European patent for its osteo-implants. Privately held OPM announced today that it has officially received a Notice of Decision to Grant a Patent from the European Patent Office.

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A researcher in Poland has developed a new technique for 3D printing model organs to use as surgical guides, successfully demonstrating his process during a liver cancer operation. The process is significantly cheaper, giving it the potential to be implemented much more frequently in surgery.

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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic's tissue engineering and biomaterials laboratory in Rochester, MN have created a porous 3D printed scaffold implant for patients undergoing ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction. The 3D printed scaffold can facilitate bone regeneration.

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Research from the University of Greifswald, Germany, uses quinine, a substance found in tonic water also used to treat malaria, to study 3D printer filaments for their ability to gradually release drugs into the body.The idea is to use the materials to make smart implants, for example in hip replacements or spinal surgery, that

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Doctors in India have helped a 32-year-old woman back onto her feet by rebuilding part of her spine with 3D printed vertebrae in a first-of-its-kind procedure. The patient had been suffering from spinal tuberculosis.

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Plus medica OT est un fabricant d'orthèses imprimées en 3D : la fabrication additive lui permet d'obtenir des solutions plus solides et personnalisées.

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New research from UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) has developed an approach using stem cells that, when 3D printed, could help the growth of bones. 3D printing these stem cells with red-light absorbing carbon nitride (C3N4) sheets could in the future rapidly increase bone growth and regeneration.The research could have significant impact upon the

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Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced plans to advance the use of 3D printing in dentistry and healthcare at this weeks Arab Health Congress (AHC) in Dubai. This includes plans for the Dental Services department to make greater use of 3D printing for dentistry by the end of this year.The Arab Health Congress also saw a number

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3D Printing Industry are at the 3D Medical Expo in Maastricht. We met up with two of the additive manufacturing pioneers using 3D printing for dental and healthcare: 3D Systems and Renishaw.At the 3D Dental conference metal additive manufacturing is demonstrated in two main ways: first of all for implants, and secondly to make the

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Scientists from Spain have developed a prototype for a 3D bioprinter that can print functional human skin. They say the 3D printed skin is fit to be transplanted onto patients or used to test chemical products, cosmetics, or pharmaceutical products.

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