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Clecell Turns Stem Cells into 3D Printed Human Skin in the Lab
South Korean biotech startup Clecell has achieved what many tissue engineers have long sought: a reproducible, full-thickness human skin built entirely from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), using bioprinting. Clecell’s…
3D Printing Financials: Stratasys Holds Its Ground as Tariffs Drag Down Margins
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) reported a mixed third quarter, with weaker margins due to higher tariffs, but the company still managed to generate solid operating cash flow. The quarter also took…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: Harvard Researchers Turn Mining Waste into Masonry
When most people look at piles of mining waste, they see rubble. For Maddie Farrer and Chenming He, two researchers at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD), those rocks look…
Europe’s Reshoring Moment: How AM Can Power Industrial Recovery
For years, Europe has seen much of its manufacturing base shrink as production has moved overseas and global competition has increased. Now, the region is trying to bring that work…
3D Printing Financials: Velo3D Lists on Nasdaq and Tightens Its Path to Profitability
After months of cost cuts and restructuring, Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) says it’s turning a corner. The company, which recently uplisted to Nasdaq under the ticker VELO, reported its latest quarterly…
Spanish Researchers Use Meltio’s Metal 3D Printing to Create Titanium Implants
A group of Spanish researchers is rethinking how titanium implants are made, and they’re doing it with 3D printing. The team behind the ATILA Project has used Meltio’s metal additive…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: MIT Experiments with 3D Printed Concrete
At the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston, experiments don’t stay on paper for long. Ideas are tested at full scale, sometimes overnight. Among the largest machines in the space is…
3D Printing Financials: 3D Systems Sees Signs of Stabilization Despite Lower Revenue
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) ended the third quarter on a more hopeful note. Results suggest its key markets are starting to recover, helped by better printer sales and ongoing cost…
3D Printing Financials: Invisalign Demand Keeps Align’s 2025 Growth on Track
Align Technology‘s (Nasdaq: ALGN) third quarter showed a company tightening its operations while keeping growth steady. Demand for its Invisalign clear aligners continued to drive growth, led by rising demand among…
3D Printing Financials: Xometry Hits Record Quarter as Marketplace Growth Narrows Losses
Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) reported record results for the third quarter of 2025, with revenue at an all-time high and a strong rebound in profitability. The company’s marketplace continued to grow…
Hawkins, Now Printing
“I am on a curiosity voyage, and I need my paddles to travel.” — Dustin Henderson, Stranger Things, Season II. Monsters, bikes, and ’80s nostalgia. Stranger Things has always been…
3D Printing Financials: Protolabs Hits Strong Q3 Despite Weak 3D Printing Sales
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) had another strong quarter, setting a new revenue record and keeping profits steady. The digital manufacturing company said demand was solid across its key markets, with more…
Cutting 2,048 Experiments Down to 12: How Lean Thinking Is Making 3D Printing Smarter
Experimenting in industrial 3D printing can quickly become intense. Every small change, such as a new material, a slightly higher temperature, or a different surface finish, adds one more variable…
3D Printing Financials: Another Strong Quarter for Materialise’s Medical Segment — and a New Brussels Listing
See the addendum to this article for an update from October 30, 2025. Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) reported its third-quarter 2025 results, remaining profitable with positive cash flow despite weaker performance…
From Hobby to Hustle: How the Prosumer 3D Printing Market Is Rewriting the Industry
When many hear 3D printing, they still think of hobbyists tinkering in garages, making figurines, models, or toys. But that image has changed. A new wave of users exists between…
Tiny Bioprinter Could One Day Repair Vocal Cords During Surgery
A team of engineers and surgeons at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, has created the world’s smallest 3D bioprinter, and it could change how doctors repair damaged vocal cords. At…
3D Printing Brings 7.7M-Year-Old Giants Back to Life in Türkiye
In Türkiye, scientists are using 3D printers to rebuild the remains of animals that walked the Earth nearly 8 million years ago. The fossils, found near the Yamula Dam in…
When Bioprinting Enters the Room: Wyss Institute’s Chris Chen Joins the National Academy of Medicine
Christopher Chen, one of the architects behind Harvard’s 3D Organ Engineering Initiative, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a rare honor that points to just how…
ExOne + voxeljet: Anzu Partners Brings Two 3D Printing Pioneers Together
Anzu Partners has officially brought together two of industrial 3D printing’s biggest names under one roof. ExOne and voxeljet have been combined under one new parent company called ExOne Global…
3D Printing Helps Create Narcan Dispensers to Prevent Overdoses
A North Texas team is using 3D printing to make smaller, low-cost Narcan vending machines, helping more communities get access to a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses and save…
From SpaceX to Portal: Jeff Thornburg on 3D Printing’s Space Edge, Part II
Jeff Thornburg has worn many titles: SpaceX propulsion chief, Amazon Kuiper executive, and now CEO of Portal Space Systems. In the first part of this series, he explained how falling…
Korean Doctors Use 3D Printing to Replace Entire Ankle Bone in Groundbreaking Surgery
A team of orthopedic surgeons in South Korea has successfully replaced an entire ankle bone — the talus — with a custom 3D printed titanium implant. The study, published in…
Scientists 3D Print a Functional Human Colon Model to Study Cancer and Drug Response
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine), and the New York Institute of Technology have 3D printed one of the most realistic models of the human colon ever…
October in Pink: 3D Printing’s Role in Healing and Hope
Each October, the world turns pink to remind us of a difficult truth: breast cancer is still the most common cancer among women. While survival rates keep improving, the path…
