The UK’s 3D LifePrints has announced a successful investment round. Led by Fenwall Investments the £1.2 million in finance will hasten the award-winning medical 3D printing enterprises’ presence in the local and international market. This latest round follows earlier investments made in 2017 and 2018. 3D LifePrints is based upon a model that leverages additive […]
A 3D printed tumour model leads cancer patient to recovery
A 3D printed tumour designed and fabricated by 3D LifePrints, a UK-based medical technology company, has aided surgeons in the removal of a cancerous mass in six-year-old, Leah Bennett. Bennett was admitted to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool after experiencing back pain. Various scans and tests lead to the diagnosis of a large unknown […]
NASA’s Antimicrobial Space Challenge invites students to 3D print off-earth medical devices and space tools
The Antimicrobial Space Challenge is holding an Invent-a-thon to create off-earth 3D printed medical devices and tools. From October 21st – 25th, high school teams will gather at the University of Nebraska, to resolve the microbial risks in manned space habitations using Copper3D’s antimicrobial filament PLACTIVE. As space facilities nurture dangerous bacteria and weaken astronauts’ […]