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Why Big Pharma Hasn’t Fully Adopted 3D Printing—Yet: Inside Triastek’s Push to Modernize Drug Manufacturing

Why Big Pharma Hasn’t Fully Adopted 3D Printing—Yet: Inside Triastek’s Push to Modernize Drug Manufacturing

December 5, 2025 Medical

In pharmaceutical manufacturing, tablets have long been produced through standardized processes that leave little room for fine-tuning how a drug behaves once ingested. Chinese pharmaceutical technology company Triastek is challenging that model. By applying 3D printing to drug product development and manufacturing, the company is introducing a more controlled and predictable way to engineer oral medications.

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