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3D Printing News Briefs, November 6, 2025: Filament Drying, Personalized Medicines, Cricket Arm Guard, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Thought3D has upgraded its filament drying system. Moving on to dental and medical news, LuxCreo received a strategic investment to help develop next-generation 3D…
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…
Handheld 3D Printer Repairs Bone Like a Glue Gun — Tested in Rabbits, Planned for OR Use
A team of researchers from Korea and the U.S. has created a handheld 3D printing device that works like a glue gun, but instead of glue, it prints bone-like material…
From Prototype to Patient in Weeks, Not Years: Inside Latin America’s Fast-Track for 3D Printed Implants
While the global 3D printing industry continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare, a critical bottleneck threatens to stall the sector’s momentum: the clinical validation gap. International…
Daring AM: 3D Printing Moves Closer to the Clinic
In July 2025, 3D printing in medicine took several bold steps forward, not just as a tool for prototyping or visualization, but as a way to build real, functional treatments…
Carlsmed to Go Public in $101 Million Bid to Scale 3D Printed Spine Implants
Carlsmed is preparing to go public. The med-tech company, based in Carlsbad, California, plans to offer 6.7 million shares at a price range of $14 to $16 per share, which…
Understanding Failure and How to Avoid It: Lessons from Forensics and Predictive Analysis in AM
Forensics and predictive failure analysis play a critical role in the safe and effective adoption of additive manufacturing—especially as the technology enters more high-stakes industries. Understanding failure is, ironically, one…
OSSTEC’s Bone-Like 3D Printed Implants Get £2.5M to Target US Market
A spinout from Imperial College London is rethinking joint replacements, backed by £2.5 million ($3.3 million) in fresh funding. Medtech startup OSSTEC says it is 3D printing implants that behave…
Thai Startup OsseoLabs to Cut Surgery Time with 3D Printed Magnesium Implants
A patient undergoing mandibular reconstructive surgery typically faces two separate operations: one to place a custom-fit titanium plate and another month later to remove it. But what if that second…
Amnovis 3D Prints 50,000 Implants without Heat Treatment
Amnovis has announced that it has produced 50,000 implants using its proprietary heat-treatment-free 3D printing process. These implants have been used in the spine, orthopedics, and CMF markets since 2021….
ZSFab Debuts 3D Printed Implants in U.S. Spinal Surgeries
Doctors at Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital have performed three spinal surgeries using 3D printed titanium implants for spinal fusion. Surgeons Daniel Harwell and Michael Thambuswamy completed the procedures, which…
Doctors Implant 3D Printed Cranial Device Made with 3D Systems’ Material Extrusion
Doctors at the University Hospital Basel have utilized 3D Systems‘ material extrusion 3D printing technology to create a patient-specific cranial implant. Traditionally, powder bed fusion and vat polymerization have been…
3D Systems Pours $8M into Theradaptive for Therapy-Coated 3D Printed Implants
One of the most interesting developments in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry is the involvement of legacy original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) entering into the regenerative medicine space, further redefining what…
3DPOD Episode 155: 3D Printed Medical Devices with Anatomics Founder Paul D’Urso
Paul D’Urso is a pioneering surgeon and entrepreneur. As founder of Anatomics, he’s been an instrumental figure in developing 3D printed implants of all kinds. In this episode of the…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 21, 2022: License Agreement, Bike Stem, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting out with a little business, as Velo3D has hired an Executive Vice President of Operations. Horizon Microtechnologies launched its 3D microfabrication technology…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 26, 2022: 3D Printed Coral Reefs & Moon Habitat & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Carbon’s bioabsorbable elastomer platform is biocompatible in vivo, while researchers in Germany and Australia developed a 3D printing resin and dedicated printer that enable…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: October 2, 2022
In today’s 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup, Markforged and Stratasys both continue their tours, but are also holding additional webinars this week. Desktop Metal is holding a webinar about…
ZEISS Invests in Precise Bio’s Bioprinted Tissue for Corneal Implants
Regenerative medicine startup Precise Bio and Carl Zeiss Meditec (ZEISS), a medical technology company, have begun a partnership for the purposes of developing and commercializing 3D bioprinted corneal tissue for…
Shape Memory Polymers May Regenerate Muscle via 3D Printed Implants
Andaltec, a national technological center in Spain that performs R&D in plastics, has developed a new shape memory polymer that could be used to regenerate muscle tissue. As part of…
EPlus3D Customer 3D Prints Metal Cochlear Hearing Aids
3D printing is the dominant technology in the hearing aids industry. But so far not a lot of people have thought about cochlear hearing aids as a potential market. Cochlear…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 23, 2022: New Materials, 3D Printer, & More
We’re starting with new materials in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as MatX Smart Materials released an antimicrobial PLA and Evonik launched its osteoconductive VESTAKEEP for 3D printed implants. 3DGence…
GE Announces Metal 3D Printing Simulation and More at Formnext
As one of the most significant players in additive manufacturing (AM), GE Additive is always a company to watch at industry trade shows. At this year’s Formnext, the firm unveiled…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 17, 2021: SME, Z3DLAB & CNRS, GKN Additive, FibreTuff & RSNA, Nano Dimension & Hensoldt, ioTech
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll tell you about a rebranded case study award, and then a few stories about 3D printing materials. Finishing up, we’re sharing news about…
Australian Researchers 3D Print Molds to Create Tiny, Intricate Bioscaffolds
Tissue engineering—optimizing on the human body’s ability to heal itself in order to rebuild muscle and bone—is a major 3D printing application, as it can be used to fabricate the…
