3D Printed medical devices for precision surgery
Formlabs is sponsoring a webinar exploring 3D printing from clinical, commercial, and regulatory perspectives.
3D printers: Why you need to seriously start thinking about this technology
3D printers are going to be an integral part of the dentist’s office - and it is the right time to think about buying one for your practice as well.
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
5 ways tech has modernized healthcare practices and the patient experience
These innovations have not only made medical check-ups safer, but they’ve also helped modernize and improve the patient journey. These technologies automated many archaic administrative functions and offered medical practices genuine savings - in terms of both time and money.
Register for our healthcare innovation event MedCity INVEST before Feb. 4 to save $400
Our national conference highlighting investment trends in healthcare and innovative startups across health IT and life sciences is happening April 21-22 in Chicago. You should be there.
At HLTH, family showcases DIY robotic exoskeleton
Bodo and his daughter Lorelei Hoenen built their own robotic exoskeleton to restore function to Lorelei's paralyzed left arm when the traditional medical world failed them.
At HLTH, experts discuss 3D printing complex structures
3D printing is slowly making its way into the life sciences. One example is Carbon, which has developed a 3D-printed elastomeric, bioabsorbable material, which does the job and then disappears.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
With an innovative approach to 3D production, Carbon seeks to disrupt medtech manufacturing
At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference this week, Carbon CEO Joe DeSimone talked about how the company is collaborating with medical device manufacturers and physicians to develop diverse products spanning pediatric tracheal stents, a diagnostic test for TB, and drug delivery.
The FDA weighs in on 3D printing, offering guidance on pathways for manufacturers
3D printing has the potential to manufacture drugs, fabricate skin grafts for burn victims and even provide replacement organs, according to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
For this 3D printing manufacturer, a complex implant is a piece of cake
OPM Biomedical is the first and only company to receive FDA 510(k) clearance for 3D printed patient-specific polymeric implants and it believes that 3D printing allows design complexity without adding to costs.
Researchers created a menstrual cycle on a chip, paving the way for innovative cancer research
The research project, spawned by NIH efforts to create a “body-on-a-chip”, led to a lot of firsts, such as new 3D models for uterus and cervix, but it’s the applications that are generating the team’s excitement.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Can a 3D printing network for VA hospitals realize ambitions for customized prosthetics?
One goal of the network is to improve training and to overcome the challenge of fitting innovative technologies into hospital workflows.
3D printing’s march in healthcare continues
Analysts have predicted that 3D printing will be a major disruptive force in the healthcare industry before the end of the decade.
J&J highlights plans for 3D printed orthopedics and contact lenses following alliance with HP
The partnership is a win for Fitchet’s plan to turn around J&J’s slow-growing device unit by partnering with external players.
3 emerging innovations for blood vessel repair
New technology created by Cellular Dynamics International has licensed its development to Indiana University, which creates new human blood vessels for those with peripheral arterial disease.
Researchers have created a “bionic patch” designed to monitor and treat heart conditions in real time
The patch is comprised of live, lab-grown heart tissue and nano-electronics embedded on a 3D printed scaffold.