Stratasys introduces medical solutions group, deepening its commitment to the medical industry

Premier vascular disease institute leverages accurate 3D printed anatomical model, dramatically reducing surgical risk for mother of three

Collegiate Inventors Competition® Announces 2015 Graduate and Undergraduate Winners

The first images of a collaboration between the University of Glasgow and the Digital Design Studio (DDS) at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to build a 3D Definitive Human were unveiled today as the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) joined the team involved in the project.

• Larger platform Objet500 Dental Selection offers increased throughput and productivity, with triple-jetting capability to enable life-like color models and multiple applications to be 3D printed in a single run
• New 3D printer is ideal for larger labs to benefit from digital dentistry

A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time.

A Palestinian-Canadian doctor has created a low-cost stethoscope using a 3-D printer, the first in a series of inventions he hopes will help alleviate medical supply shortages caused by an eight-year blockade on the Gaza Strip.

German-based company millDENT specialises in the manufacture of dental prostheses made of zirconium. Founder Akin Öztürk uses the DWX-50 milling machine from Roland DG in the manufacturing process. The 5-axes machine is ideal for milling crowns and bridges in zirconium, PMMA and wax. "The DWX-50 is compact, easy to operate and much less expensive than similar machines from other manufacturers," Öztürk says.

• CHU Bordeaux is one of the first hospitals worldwide to pioneer kidney tumor removal by using 3D printed color multi-material models pre-surgery to locate depth of kidney tumors
• 3D printed models used as big driver to train tomorrow's surgeons
• Easier visualization of their own organ increases patient understanding of procedures by up to 50%

3D PRINTING FROM STRATASYS CHANGED HER LIFE

Registration is now open for Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2015, the region's first event of its kind for the fast-growing medical devices and diagnostics industry. Announced by the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) today, this inaugural forum will address key issues, medical innovations and partnerships in healthcare.

15-Year-Old Cancer Patient Receives the Perfect Implant and Renewed Hope for the Future