Full profile interview
25 Mar 2022

Glassomer
Glassomer is a German start-up using glass resins for 3D printing and injection molding for the fabrication of complex shaped glass components. IDTechEx spoke with CSO Frederik Kotz-Helmer.
External press release
28 Jan 2022

Nanoscribe Launches Quantum X Align High Precision 3D Printer
The Quantum X align is the first 3D printer with advanced 3D alignment capabilities that enables the printing of freeform microoptical elements directly onto optical fibers and photonic chips, setting new standards in the design and fabrication of microoptical elements.
Full profile interview
1 Dec 2021

Exaddon
Exaddon is a metal microscale additive manufacturing company based in Switzerland. IDTechEx spoke to Edward White, Marketing Manager at Exaddon.
27 Sep 2021

Micro-Robots Propelled by Air Bubbles and Ultrasound
A team of engineers created cell-size robots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves. Despite their tiny size, these micro-robotic swimmers - whose movements were inspired by bacteria and sperm - could one day be a formidable new tool for targeted drug delivery.
External press release
21 Sep 2021

Nanoscribe Introduces the Quantum X shape, an Ultra-Precise 3D Printer
Nanoscribe, a BICO company, announced the launch of the Quantum X shape, a high-precision 3D printer for rapid prototyping and wafer-scale batch production. With the Quantum X shape, high-precision 3D printing becomes significantly more efficient in terms of printing on wafers up to 6 inches in size.
24 Jan 2020

3D Printed Microscaffold Cochlear Implant
Scientists developed a 3D-microscaffold cochlear implant for steroid elution. For the first time, scientists combined a highly precise, porous 3D printed steroid reservoir with a 2D MEMS-based electrode array to fabricate a novel cochlear implant. This implant is designed to reduce the damage of residual hearing against electrode insertion trauma.
2 Apr 2019

IDTechEx Show! Highlights Emerging Technologies in Healthcare
The IDTechEx Show!, held in the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin, Germany on April 10 - 11, 2019, will be the third IDTechEx Show! to dedicate a healthcare track that runs throughout the 8 co-located conferences offered.
13 Mar 2019

3D Printing in the Medical Industry: Medicine, Implants, Models, more
One of the key industries to have successfully leveraged the advantages of 3D printing is the medical and dental industry. 3D printing allows for the creation of personalized medical devices to be streamlined, and it has also been used to improve surgical outcomes and deliver personalized medicines. IDTechEx has forecasted that the market for 3D printing of medical devices and living tissues will be worth $8.1 billion by the year 2029.
19 Feb 2019

The IDTechEx Show! presents 3D Printing 2019 in Berlin, 10-11 April
The IDTechEx Show! presents 3D Printing 2019 in Berlin, which offers the opportunity for key innovators and end users across several verticals to share their insights and expertise in the leading edge of additive manufacturing. IDTechEx forecasts the total market value of 3D printers, materials and services will be $22 billion by 2028.
16 Feb 2018

First hybrid nanotech device mimicking blood-brain barrier
The device, which is a combination of artificial and biological components, will be fundamental for studying new therapeutic strategies to overcome blood-brain barrier and treat brain diseases, such as tumors.
Full profile interview: SWOT
6 Jul 2017

CytoSurge AG
Background
16 Feb 2017

EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing
IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Bryony Core caught up with Dr Martin Baumers, Research Fellow and Projects Coordinator at the Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing.
20 Nov 2015

New 3D printing tech empowers surgeons at a nano scale
A 3D printer that can produce detailed models narrower than a human hair is helping experts in medical robotics.