Baby’s Life Saved with 3D Printed Device
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Baby’s Life Saved with Groundbreaking 3D Printed Device from University of Michigan that Restored his Breathing

Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren’t true.

Read the full story here of how a baby’s life was saved with a groundbreaking 3D printed device from the University of Michigan.

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With so much happening, we decided to help you stay up to date as well. In this section, you will find relevant articles from numerous sources.

Mimics Innovation Suite - Check Out The Latest Features

Materialise is proud to announce our latest release of the Mimics Innovation Suite for Engineering on AnatomyTM!

With this release, we have focused heavily on adding new features and functionalities that will make your efforts easier while expanding your overall capabilities with the Suite. Click here to see the improvements to the Suite as a whole as well as the application specific additions that we have added.

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Mimics Innovation Awards 2013 winners announced

Materialise is proud to announce the winners of the 2013 Mimics Innovation Awards. Through the years, the Suite has become an industry standard for processing and editing anatomical data from CT and MRI scans. Incorporating anatomical data is an important component in evidence-based R&D but funding is not always available. In order to ensure that this important research remains possible, Materialise offers 16,000 euros per year to the most innovative uses of the Mimics Innovation Suite. 

Find out who won this year's edition

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Materialise launches HeartPrint

“At Materialise, we are proud to offer these accurate anatomical models. Our proprietary multi-material processes allow us to 3D print both diseased (e.g. calcified) or healthy anatomy. I am excited about the enthusiastic response from the market and looking forward to future advancements we have in the pipeline.” Peter Verschueren, Cardiovascular Team Leader, Materialise. 

Upcoming webinar: Improve Benchtop testing, communication and training with a HeartPrint model

Do you use benchtop models and wish there was a fast track way to develop a patient-specific one? HeartPrint is your solution. Join us to see why the leaders in the cardiovascular industry are turning to the Materialise HeartPrint service to produce highly accurate 3D printed benchtop models from CT or MR.

3D Printing Technology Breathes New Life into Richard III

Loughborough’s world-leading expertise in 3D printing has been used by the University of Leicester to breathe new life into the remains of King Richard III – creating a replica of his skeleton. Materialise is excited to see 3D Printing contribute to such a historic project - and is honoured that the experts at Loughborough could rely on Materialise’s Mimics Innovation Suite to help them print a king.