Johnson & Johnson Innovation, the incubation arm of healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), said today that it’s investing in a variety of medical device and pharmaceutical programs, including 3D printing, coatings and contact lenses. The new”investments and strategic transactions” feature a joint effort with MIT spinout Inkbit Corp., which is developing “a unique multi-material […]
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Stryker inks 3D printing deal with GE Additive
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) today said it inked a deal with GE Additive, the 3D printing arm of GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE), for the equipment to build out its additive design and manufacturing facilities. Stryker, which has already bought 3D printing machines from Arcam and Concept Laser, said the new deal involves machines, materials and services it will buy from […]
Infertility: There could be a 3D printing solution
New Northwestern University research offers a potential 3D printing solution for women’s infertility – providing hope for cancer survivors who want to start families. The Northwestern researchers successfully 3D printed a bioprosthetic mouse ovary that ovulated when implanted inside a live mouse. Mice with the bioprosthetic ovaries were able to give birth to live pups, […]
Stratasys revenue down 3% in Q1
3D printing and additive manufacturing company Stratasys said today that its first-quarter revenue was down 3% year-over-year, to $163.2 million – even as consumable revenue increased 7%. Losses narrowed to $13.9 million, or 26 cents per share, from a loss of $23.1 million, or 44 cents per share a year before. Stratasys officials, however, think results […]
New CollPlant division focuses on 3D bioprinting
Regenerative medicine company CollPlant said Thursday that it has created a new division to focus on collagen-based bioprinting. CollPlant has been utilizing its proprietary plant-based rhCollagen technology for tissue repair. The new division will further develop collagen-based bioink for use in 3D printers creating organs and tissues. The Ness Ziona, Israel–based company says it has 3D […]
3D printed babies could help train surgeons: Here’s how
An Eindhoven University of Technology Ph.D. candidate is using 3D printing to create realistic models of baby skeletons and other organs to help train surgeons. Mark Thielen created an infant mannequin prototype that had realistic bones and organs. The model had a 3D printed heart with functioning valves and lungs that could breath like real […]
Watershed acquires 3D printer Additive Innovations
Medical device incubator Watershed said it paid an unspecified amount to acquire 3D printer Additive Innovations. The new company, operating under the Watershed umbrella, named Additive Innovations founder Nick Cordaro as CEO. Watershed, founded last September by VC shop Fountainhead Investment Partners, will be run out of Encinitas, Calif., and San Antonio, the company said. […]
Stratasys is creating a 3-D printing network in V.A. hospitals: Here’s how
The 3D printing and additive manufacturing company Stratasys has announced that it is collaborating with the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs to release one of the first 3D printing hospital networks in the U.S. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation (VACI) hopes that this collaboration will have a positive effect on patient care […]
GE plans to dominate 3D printing: Here’s how
A new big gorilla has entered the 3D printing space, and it is called General Electric. GE said Wednesday that GE Additive will work with GE Capital to both sell and finance metal additive machines. The news is but another sign of just how important officials at the multinational industrial company view 3D printing’s potential […]
EIT lands investment from SHS for 3D-printed ortho implant
German private equity player SHS said it invested an undisclosed amount in Emerging Implant Technologies and its 3D-printed orthopedic implants. EIT develops 3D-printed orthopedic devices and implants, sporting a portfolio of spinal fusion cages and patient-specific implants. The Tuttlingen, Germany-based company said it plans to use the investment to expand its manufacturing capabilities internationally, including […]
3D printer Carbon raises $81m
Silicon Valley-based 3D printing company Carbon said today that it raised $81 million in a new funding round it plans to use for its medical device and auto part printing business. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.