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CollPlant and United Therapeutics sign major licensing agreement for bioprinted lungs Bioprinting

by Business

Biotech companies CollPlant and United Therapeutics Corporation have signed an agreement for the licensing, development and commercialization of 3D bioprinted lungs for transplant. The companies will leverage their respective specializations: CollPlant will offer its proprietary recombinant human collagen (rhCollagen) and bioink technology, while United Therapeutics will use its expertise in regenerative medicine and organ manufacturing.

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Closing the 3D printed shoe circle with mass customized uppers 3D Printing Processes

by Consumer

Many major companies, including Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Carbon and others, believe that the footwear industry could be the first major adopter of 3D printing technologies for mass production of consumer products. This is true in particular for mass customization applications. Until now, all of these companies have focused primarily on 3D printing the outsole and midsole. Voxel8, a startup with a fascinating history originating from Harvard University, is ready to bet on the rest of the shoe, the “upper” or top section, by introducing its unique ActiveMix® process for extrusion and coloring of advanced polyurethane materials.

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Top 10 highlights from the In3Dustry 2019 show in Barcelona 3D Printing Events

by Automotive

Fira de Barcelona is one of the premier show organizers in Europe and in the World. Now in its third year, the In3Dustry show represents its bet on AM as the future of manufacturing and a window for companies to address local markets and the larger Southern European industrial area. In3Dustry 2019 offered quite a few interesting AM scenarios, products and ideas, originating from both the local Catalunya area and other European regions. These are ten reasons that made it definitely worth it to attend.

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Nano Dimension adds GoEngineer to U.S. reseller channel Marketing and Content

by Business

Nano Dimension, a leading additive electronics provider, today announced an agreement establishing GoEngineer as a new U.S.-based channel partner to sell Nano Dimension’s DragonFly Pro additive manufacturing platform for printed electronics. This relationship will allow Nano Dimension to expand its geographic footprint and reach GoEngineer’s customer base of tens of thousands of engineers in medical, machine design, energy and other highly technical industries.

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AM-Motion project is driving AM across Europe AM Industry

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Europe has generally embraced the development and adoption of additive manufacturing technologies. The continent is not only home to some of the biggest AM manufacturers and providers, but businesses across many industries have adopted AM or at the very least acknowledged its potentials. The effort to drive additive manufacturing within Europe, though reliant on individual adopters to a degree, has also been influenced by organized groups such as CECIMO (the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries) and AM-Motion.

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ICON raises $9M in seed round for affordable 3D printed housing technology Construction 3D Printing

by Architecture

ICON, a Texas-based construction tech company that made headlines earlier this year for its low-cost 3D printed home, has announced that it has raised a whopping $9 million in funding. The money, raised through a seed round led by Oakhouse Partners, will enable ICON to continue its mission of transforming construction using new technologies with the ultimakte goal of making housing more affordable, durable and sustainable.