Consensus to use Materialise's ACO Hip Guide System, allowing surgeons working with Consensus' hip implants to plan their surgeries in 3D and use 3D printed patient-specific guides

SmarTech has estimated the number of installed polymer printers in dental applications to outnumber that of metal printers at a ratio of 19:1 today - this will remain consistent throughout the next decade despite metal printer growth of 16 percent CAGR over the next ten years.

This Version of the ReWalk Personal Exoskeleton Offers Users the Fastest Walking Speed, Most Natural Gait, and the Most Precise Fit of Any Exoskeleton

By Allison Mills

The printer looks like a toaster oven with the front and sides removed. Its metal frame is built up around a stainless steel circle lit by an ultraviolet light. Stainless steel hydraulics and thin black tubes line the back edge, which lead to an inner, topside box made of red plastic. In front, the metal is etched with the red Bio Bot logo. All together, the gray metal frame is small enough to fit on top of an old-fashioned school desk, but nothing about this 3D printer is old school. In fact, the tissue-printing machine is more like a sci-fi future in the flesh—and it has very real medical applications.

Poietis, first French bioprinting company today announced the issuance by the American Patent Office (USPTO) and the Japanese Office (JPO) of two patents covering its 3D laser assisted bioprinting technology. " The issuance of these patents both in the USA and Japan is very good news. These decisions lays the foundation for future industrial exploitation in these two important countries, that represent together a very large part of the regenerative medicine market " said Bruno Brisson, Poietis co-founder and Director of Business Development.

Combined expertise to enhance bioprinted 3D tissue models to support the development and testing of cosmetic bioactives for skin care applications

L'Oreal USA, the largest subsidiary of the world's leading beauty company, has announced a partnership with 3-D bioprinting company Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"). Developed between L'Oreal's U.S.-based global Technology Incubator and Organovo, the collaboration will leverage Organovo's proprietary NovoGen Bioprinting Platform and L'Oreal's expertise in skin engineering to develop 3-D printed skin tissue for product evaluation and other areas of advanced research.

"We have increased productivity and gained the ability to provide many new restoration types to attract more orders.", Siebe van der Zel, Oratio B.V.

Continuous patient monitoring, smart pills and mind-machine interface are among the exciting applications of this nascent technology, finds Frost & Sullivan

The number of installed dental scanners -- both intra-oral and standalone -- are currently estimated to reach 8,800 by the end of 2015, growing to over 100,000 in 2024

The "Living Heart Project" Attracts a Multidisciplinary Team of Engineering and Medical Experts to Help Define the Future Diagnosis and Treatment of the Heart

• 100 percent of ClearCorrect dental models are now 3D printed
• Digital dentistry workflow allows prompt scale-up with demand