Medical 3D Printing
The Real ROI of Personalized 3D Printed Medtech in Oncology
Discover how patient-customized 3D printed devices like Stentra™ significantly reduce high toxicity-related treatment costs and improve workflow efficiencies to handle more cases more effectively overtime. Introduction: The Economic Paradox in…
Nivalon Creates a Custom, Metal-Free Spinal Implant Using XJet 3D Printing
Nivalon Medical Technologies says it has successfully produced a fully patient-specific spinal implant that preserves motion and contains no metal, using AI-based design and ceramic 3D printing. The implant is…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 28, 2026: Suppressors, 3D Electronics, & More
We’re kicking off 3D Printing News Briefs with some news from last week’s Shot Show in Las Vegas, and then moving on to new 3D printing systems. We’ll end with…
ARPA-H PRINT Program is Accelerating the U.S. Landscape for Bioprinted Organs
Joris Peels recently wrote about UT Southwestern Medical Center’s (UTSW’s) award of a $25 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), for a project seeking to…
Multi-Axis Robots Push Silicone 3D Printing Further
In the paper titled “Robot-assisted multi-axis embedded silicone printing for free-form volumetric models,” Nottingham Trent University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Manchester researchers have collaborated…
Aspect Biosystems Expands Novo Nordisk Partnership, Signaling Broader Pharma Interest
Aspect Biosystems and Novo Nordisk are expanding their partnership. The duo had previously made a deal worth up to $2.6 billion in 2023. Then the deal centered on drug discovery…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 21, 2026: Scanning Inspection, Manufacturing Upskilling, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with 3D scanning news from Artec 3D. Then, Nanoscribe opened a demolab in Shanghai, and The Ohio State University Center for Design and…
Finnish Startup CurifyLabs Releases Pharmaceutical Compounding 3D Printer
‘Pharmaceutical compounding’ refers to the practice of customizing medications to fit patients’ specific needs, in cases where the relevant drugs on the market aren’t suitable. The standard pharmaceuticals on the…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 15, 2026: Project Call, Sports Medicine, Aluminum Alloy, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of a $1.1 million Project Call, Austal USA named a new Vice President for Business Development and External Affairs,…
Top 10 3DPrint.com Stories of 2025: Kickstarter, Consumer Goods, Bankruptcy, & More
As Vanesa Listek wrote, last year was a major turning point for additive manufacturing (AM), as the industry is working to sort itself out. Customers want proven use cases and…
Top 10 Moonshot Ideas for 3D Printing’s Future
As the year comes to a close, it’s clear that additive manufacturing (AM) is entering a new phase. Costs are falling, supply chains are changing, government spending is rising, and…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 31, 2025: Frenzy Engine, Adaptive Slicing, & More
It’s the last 3D Printing News Briefs of the year! On this New Year’s Eve, we’re focusing on Beehive’s completed Frenzy Engine, adaptive slicing for binder jetting, medical 3D printing…
How 3D Printing is Making the World a Better Place, One Medical Innovation at a Time
One of the most significant sectors for 3D printing applications is the healthcare field. According to an AM Research report, the 3D printed medical device market is estimated to reach…
A Year in 3D Prints: A Visual Journey Through 2025 in AM
2025 was a year of milestones and experimentation in additive manufacturing (AM), marked not only by technical progress but also by the mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings that reshaped the industry,…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 24, 2025: Investment, Acoustic Guitar, Toys for Tots, & More
In this Christmas Eve edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re sharing joy and good news, starting with Nanoscribe’s exciting machine milestone! Moving on, New York’s governor is investing $32…
QasE3D & Waveland Create Easy QMS Platform For MDR-Compliant Medical Devices
Erik Boelen and his firm, QasE3D, are quality management consultants to the 3D printing industry. He partnered with Waveland European Lawyers to create a simple tool to help companies stay…
Sustainability Meets Speed: How Latin America’s Medtech Industry is Reshaping Global Clinical Trials
The promise of additive manufacturing—specifically 3D printing—to transform medical device production is currently constrained by several critical factors. Medtech startups, in particular, face a formidable “proof-of-concept bottleneck.” They struggle not…
U.S. Congress Holds Hearing on Cutting Healthcare Costs and Points to 3D Printing
A U.S. House subcommittee held a hearing this week on how technology can help lower the rising cost of healthcare for Americans. Lawmakers pointed to 3D printing as a key…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 13, 2025: 3D Imaging, Living Lung Cells, & More
We’re covering medical and dental news in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with a new innovation at Boston Children’s Hospital that could become standard practice in orthopedics: 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 6, 2025: AutoSmooth, Tissue Engineering, Micro-Optics, & More
We’re starting with post-processing news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as AM Solutions shares the latest results from the AutoSmooth Project. CONSTRUCT3D launched a new 3D printer, while 3DXTECH…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 3, 2025: Vapor Smoothing, Microneedles, & More
Happy 3D Printing Day! In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we cover everything from a 3D printer order and vapor smoothing to microneedles, surgical training models, and more. Read on…
Surgeons Test Fast, Low-Cost 3D Printed Template to Improve Custom Stent-Grafts
A team of vascular surgeons in Medellín, Colombia, has shown that combining AI-assisted imaging with low-cost 3D printing can make it easier and safer to build patient-specific stent grafts. Their…
Boston’s Additive Edge: Harvard’s MEDscience Takes High Schoolers Into the Future of Medicine
Forget chalkboards and worksheets. At Harvard Medical School’s MEDscienceTECH Program, students learn medicine by building, coding, and experimenting – whether it’s navigating a LEGO robot through a 3D printed spine,…
World’s First 3D Bioprinted Corneal Implant Successfully Implanted in Phase 1 Patient
For the first time anywhere in the world, a corneal implant grown entirely in a lab and printed from living human cells has been transplanted into a human patient. The…
