regenerative medicine
Commercial Applications for Ceramic 3D Printing
With its Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) technology, Lithoz has set the technological cornerstone for scaling ceramic additive manufacturing to industrial production for many key industries. These industries – ranging from…
3D Printed Orthopedic Device Startup Nanochon Closes $4.1M, Oversubscribed Seed Round
Two of the biggest growth opportunity areas for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry that 3DPrint.com and AM Research have long been keeping an eye on are sports and medical devices….
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…
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…
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…
2.5D Mouse Muscle Tissue Made on Vomit Comet
In space, manufacturing has always been an area with much speculation but little actual progress. The idea is simple: zero or reduced gravity environments may be a better place to…
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…
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…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 6, 2025: SBIR Awards, Regenerative Medicine, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with some exciting funding news, as NIST has awarded over nearly $2 million to small businesses working to advance AI, additive…
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…
TissueLabs Launches Advanced TissuePro Bioprinter for Labs Ready to Scale Up
Swiss biotech company TissueLabs has launched its most advanced bioprinter yet, the TissuePro. Built for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, the new machine features precise multi-material printing, more automation, and…
3D Printed Microgels from Terasaki Institute Could Help Heal Tissue
In a major step forward for tissue engineering, scientists at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) in Los Angeles have developed a light-based 3D printing technique that guides cells…
Auxilium Starts Human Trial for Nerve Implant First Bioprinted in Space
Auxilium Biotechnologies has officially launched a clinical trial for its proprietary NeuroSpan Bridge, a nerve-regeneration implant first bioprinted in space. The implant, created using the company’s AMP-1 bioprinter aboard the…
3D Printed Skin: Australia Leads the World with Breakthrough Trial in Sydney
A world-first clinical trial is underway in Sydney, and it’s rewriting the future of burn treatment. At the Concord Burns Unit, a patient has become the first in the world…
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…
3DPOD 252: What’s Really Happening in Bioprinting, with Mark Skylar-Scott, Stanford University
Mark Skylar-Scott is an experienced bioprinting researcher now working at one of the foremost bioprinting labs in the world at Stanford University. We talk about inexpensive desktop bioprinters and their…
New Bioprinted Fat Tissue Could Treat Burns, Foot Ulcers, and Sores, Say Korean Researchers
Bioprinting continues its steady march toward the ambitious goal of making new tissue and organs commonplace. Teams worldwide are specializing in hearts, spleens, and cartilage. Now, researchers from Korea’s Pusan…
Former 3D Systems’ Exec Launches GenesisTissue for Bioprinting
Katie Weimer, a driving figure in 3D Systems’ medical 3D printing efforts, has announced the launch of GenesisTissue Inc., a company focused on bioprinting personalized regenerative tissue implants. While few…
Stanford’s $250 Bioprinter Makes Bioprinting Accessible to All
Bioprinting has long been praised as a groundbreaking tool for advancing regenerative medicine, drug testing, and tissue engineering. But despite its immense potential, the high cost of bioprinters has kept…
Game-Changing $115M for Aspect Biosystems’ Bioprinted Tech
Pioneering solutions for metabolic and endocrine diseases, Vancouver-based Aspect Biosystems raised $115 million in Series B funding to advance its bioprinted tissue technology. Led by investment firm Dimension, the round…
From Lab to Lifeline: Anthony Atala’s Vision for Bioprinting at WFIRM
Anthony Atala is transforming the future of medicine—not just with a scalpel, but with a bioprinter. As the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), he’s pushing…
NSF-Backed $2.5M Grant Boosts Bioprinting Innovation in North Carolina
Fueled by a $2.5 million grant program, a handful of companies in North Carolina are using bioprinting to take on big challenges in regenerative medicine. The funding supports projects addressing…
Bioprinting Strategies: The Robin Hoods of Wake Forest
Rue to those aspiring to be modern-day Robin Hoods of Wake Forest: the path to riches in bioprinting is fraught with challenges. It’s perplexing that the media has not fully…
