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November 16, 2016

¾«¶«´«Ã½’s in-hospital 3D printing lab is a first for NSW

¾«¶«´«Ã½ lives up to the title of City of Innovation today, with the opening of the first new 3D printing laboratory within a hospital in NSW.

Housed in ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Private Hospital’s ‘Innovation Hub’, the lab will bring together researchers, clinicians and industry representatives in one location to fast-track the development of next generation health devices that are inspired by the needs of the clinicians and patients within the hospital.

The hub, based at ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Private Hospital, contains a 3D printing facility that will be run by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) and Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) Materials Node personnel.

Both are headquartered at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ of ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Innovation Campus.

The lab is the brainchild of local vascular surgeon Dr Arthur Stanton, who founded and funded the facility with the vision of providing a creative, collaborative and commercial space for clinicians and researchers.

ACES Director Professor Gordon Wallace said the hub is all about bringing the right people together in a focused, creative space to accelerate the development of new medical devices.

“¾«¶«´«Ã½ has an opportunity to be a world-class technology region,” he said.

“We have all the right ingredients in a university recognised for its excellence in materials science, a national 3D printing facility and capabilities through the Australian National Fabrication Facility, along with a thriving medical sector.”

“This hub brings all of those experts together to help clinicians turn their ideas about how to improve patient care into real-word devices,” he said.

Importantly, the hub will also house industry experts, such as Australian company Anatomics, who are a leading 3D printing medical implant manufacturer and medical technology developer.

Anatomics Executive Chairman Paul D’Urso said the facility was a new benchmark for Australian innovation collaboration.

“This hub is a real example of what can be achieved with collaboration and commitment to building a future industry not just for ¾«¶«´«Ã½, but for the Australian medical technology sector,” he said.