In Depth 19 Jun 2018 Bioprinting in Europe: Fact or Fiction? A lot of fantasy surrounds bioprinting: everyone has in mind advanced reactors that would print, in just a few seconds or minutes, a missing body part or even a fully functioning organ. Still, as the technology gains in maturity, it’s no longer utopian to imagine tissue implants created from scratch. The bioprinting market is expected […] June 19, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 8 Jun 2018 This Israeli Biotech Engineers Tobacco Plants to Make Collagen This week we’re in Ness Ziona, Israel, visiting CollPlant, a biotech that engineers tobacco plants to produce collagen for a variety of uses, including 3D printing and artificial tendons. Mission: CollPlant engineers tobacco plants to express five human genes, which enables the plants to produce recombinant human collagen. The material can be used in different […] June 8, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Mar 2018 This Oxford Spin-out Could be Printing New Body Parts The Oxford spin-out OxSyBio has secured £10M (€11,26M) to develop a 3D tissue printer that uses liquid droplets to design and regenerate tissues. Founded in 2014, OxSyBio is developing a technology to 3D print living tissues in order to replace body parts that are damaged by disease or injury. The substantial Series A funding was provided by Woodford Investment […] March 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Jan 2017 Spanish Researchers Create a Human Skin 3D Printer Scientists in Spain have created a 3D printer that uses bioink to recreate authentic human skin for drug testing and regenerative medicine applications. Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3) and collaborators, including the Spanish bioengineering firm BioDan, have presented a prototype of a 3D printer that can create completely functional human skin. An industrial model could […] January 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Oct 2016 This Start-up sells Cheap 3D-printed Microscopes for Bacterial testing What if you could print your own microscope to save money? WaterScope has designed a 3D-printed microscope for rapid water testing in the field on a budget. WaterScope is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge that 3D prints microscopes and sells them to anyone that requires low-cost equipment for their project or start-up. The funds will […] October 13, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email