This short article describes how Organovo is using a novel technology called bioprinting to produce liver and kidney tissues that could help reshape the way drugs are tested and organs are transplanted in our days. It also discusses the challenges and potential effects on society.
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3D Printing…we should ‘Just Do It’!
Feet wide apart, arms down by his side, he stares at the precise location where he will place the ball with his right foot. Before the run-up, there is an empathic sigh, with his lips pursed, as his shoulders go […]
Brooks Running: Personalized Running Shoes for the Mass Market?
Beginning in 2019, Brooks Running will offer a personalized running shoe made using 3-D technology. But when will we see true mass-market shoes produced through additive manufacturing?
3D printing in Automobile: End of Invention from 100 Years Ago?
Challenge of VW: 3D printing will replace the conventional mass production process of cars?
Rest Easy, Global Giant: additive manufacturing as risk mitigator
For infrastructure-builder AECOM, additive manufacturing represents a way to address a set of its most-pressing risks–but is the technology ready?
Boeing: Making Metal 3D Printing take-off
Boeing is in the “rocket science” business, hence as the common idiom goes, it is no secret its manufacturing process is quite complex…
With millions of parts that go into the making of each plane and space launch systems – Boeing is peering into new technologies to look for faster, cheaper and safer ways to produce its planes. Metal Additive Manufacturing (i.e. 3D Printing) is at the forefront.
Organovo: bioprinting tissue to speed up drug development
Organovo, kicked off use of 3D printed liver tissue in big pharma research and drug development. Can it catapult the industry to shorten drug development cycle time and print entire liver organs in the next 15 yrs?
3D-Printing: A Nuclear weapon for startups willing to disrupt the vending machine business.
3D-Printing represents a great opportunity for vending machine startups to innovate through an easier iteration process, enabling the whole industry to reinvent the customer experience.
3-D Printing and the Future of Joint Replacement: “Knee”rly There or Ready For Total Replacement?
What role is 3D printing playing in commercializable knee replacement implants?
3D Printing Straighter Smiles
“Align Technology disrupted the orthodontic industry by creating a digital approach to straightening teeth that makes treatment possible for more people than ever. None of what we have been able to achieve would be possible without 3D printing technology”
– Srini Kaza, vice president, product innovation, Align Technology (1)