Nominations for the 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards are now open, have your say who is leading the industry now. “3D printing will be a basic tool in the virtuous cycle of personalized medi…
Researchers use 3D printed coatings to create personalized drug release profiles
A group of researchers from Greece and Italy have explored the use of 3D printing as a coating technology for customizing the release rate of drugs for patient-specific delivery. Using semi-solid ext…
Aprecia and Purdue University partner to advance 3D printed pharmaceuticals
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, the company behind the first FDA approved 3D printed drug Spritam, has announced a partnership with Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy to advance the technology and…
Aprecia signs pill 3D printing partnership for treatment of rare conditions
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, the company behind the first and only FDA approved 3D printed drug Spritam, has entered into an agreement with Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd. based in Cambridge, UK. The companies…
FDA makes statement concerning the future of 3D printing in medicine
The increasing availability of 3D printed medical devices, like hip implants or cranial plates, and the potential benefits of 3D printed drugs, makes additive manufacturing in healthcare hard to ignor…
Medicine gets personal: 3D printed pills and the FDA
After the first industrial revolution shifted the unit of production from the home to the factory, manufacturing became an area far removed from daily life. When you buy an object in a shop, chances a…