Research Alert

Newswise — The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has released a new white paper, “Medical Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Year in Review 2019-20,” in advance of the AM Medical Virtual Summit, that takes place Wednesday and Thursday, October 28-29.

The white paper includes an overview and analysis of patient impact, community survey results, financial outlook, and market trends including:

  • COVID-19 response
  • new applications and devices
  • 3D Printing-enabled tissue generation
  • patient-specific devices
  • quality and standardization processes, and
  • reimbursement for news products. 

Advisors who contributed to this ASME report include clinicians, researchers, and technology experts from organizations including America Makes, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), Formlabs, GE Additive, Johnson & Johnson, Mayo Clinic, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Protolabs, Stryker, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and many more.

The AM Medical Virtual Summit, which runs Wednesday and Thursday, October 28-29, 2020, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time, offers more than 40 hours of education, presentations and keynotes from 80+ industry thought leaders exploring critical topics, and access to more than 20 solutions providers in medical device manufacturing, point-of-care, bioprinting and dental applications. Media are invited to cover the event. 

Link to white paper: https://resources.asme.org/ammedical-report

Link to virtual summit: https://event.asme.org/AM-Medical

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