About

3DHEALS is a healthcare 3D printing innovation platform.

Mission Statement
To educate the community about the innovations and applications of healthcare 3D printing.
To facilitate global multidisciplinary collaborative innovations in the field of healthcare 3D printing.
To help with quality control, standardization, and scaling of applications in healthcare 3D printing.

Background
While 3D printing is a 30-year-old technology, its consumer applications are still in its infancy stage. Lower cost printers and materials allow for more players to get involved and identify new and interesting opportunities. This trend has received major traction in the past couple of years. The use of 3D printers has been explored in several verticals including healthcare, where direct human benefits were witnessed by a few pioneer cases (e.g. Invisalign, hearing aids, etc…).