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3D LifePrints, a medical 3D printing company, is bringing its Point of Care business model to the U.S. In 2020, the company received funding in support of its growth in domestic and international regions.
3D LifePrints is supported by the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) and part of the ABHI U.S. Accelerator program in partnership with Dell Medical School, based in Austin, Texas.
The company is also strengthening its U.S. team by bringing American physician and former NASA astronaut Dr. Scott E. Parazynski into its leadership team and Board of Directors to assist with this long-term strategic move.
Specifically, 3D LifePrints is opening new embedded Medical 3D Printing facilities in Texas. Its team will work with surgeons and clinicians at host hospitals to provide 3D solutions, initially including virtual and 3D-printed patient-specific anatomical models, as well as custom-made surgical simulation and training devices. Their devices are used across a wide range of surgical specialties, including pediatric, orthopedic and craniomaxillofacial.
This marks the company’s first international expansion and will be followed by the launch of new Point of Care Hubs in a number of other states. This approach will provide in-house 3D medical printing to support hospitals in lowering their operational costs and improving patient outcomes. 3D LifePrints also offers a remote service via its digital platform, EmbedMed™.
The Point of Care service includes on-site biomedical engineers, a range of advanced 3D printing hardware and a suite of software. The embedded nature enables the host hospital to access all the benefits of having an in-house service, including access to an engineer and immediate delivery of devices.
Supporting the company in its U.S. strategy is Stanford- and Harvard-educated American physician and former NASA astronaut Dr. Scott E. Parazynski, who brings a number of credentials to the company. In May 2016, he was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, and is also known as the first person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest. Since retiring from NASA, he founded Fluidity Technologies, a company that aims to manufacture and distribute novel control devices for mobility in 3D space.
Paul Fotheringham, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, said, “3D printing is revolutionizing the healthcare industry across the globe, providing surgeons and clinicians with patient-specific products and services in order to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. We are delighted to begin our international expansion in the U.S., where we are already able to provide a range of our state-of-the-art 3D medical solutions. It is also a huge honour for us to welcome Dr Parazynski to our leadership team; to have attracted a figure of his calibre demonstrates the ambitions of our company.”
Source: 3D LifePrints
