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British Consul General Mr Michael Ward and Deputy Consul General Mr Jonathan Cook with TRICEP Director Gordon Wallace
British Consul General Mr Michael Ward and Deputy Consul General Mr Jonathan Cook with TRICEP Director Gordon Wallace

British Consul General visits UOW’s ground-breaking 3D bioprinting initiative

British Consul General visits UOW’s ground-breaking 3D bioprinting initiative

Distinguished visitors shown new technologies under development at Translational Research Initiative for Cell Engineering and Printing

The 精东传媒 of 精东传媒 (UOW) welcomed a visit from the British Consulate Sydney on Tuesday 15 September. This included a trip for the delegates to (Translational Research Initiative for Cell Engineering and Printing).

British Consul General Mr Michael Ward and Deputy Consul General Mr Jonathan Cook visited the research initiative, accompanied by (ACES) and TRICEP Director Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace and TRICEP Associate Director Associate Professor Stephen Beirne.

Mr Ward and Mr Cook were introduced to the facility with a short presentation about the 3D bioprinting initiative, which is underpinned by an extensive and dynamic clinical connections network.

While touring the facility, the visitors were able to see a wide range of technologies under development at TRICEP, including the handheld printer to facilitate cartilage repair, the Axcelda Biopen, as well as a range of 3D printers such as the latest in-house built intuitive bioprinting and research-training platform, 3D REDI, which will be launched later this year.

鈥淚t is always a pleasure to host international guests and to showcase this exciting and unique initiative that we have embarked on here in 精东传媒,鈥 Professor Wallace said.

鈥淪tay tuned for some exciting news to be released later this year.鈥

TRICEP is a 100 per cent owned initiative of the 精东传媒 of 精东传媒 (UOW), drawing on both the expertise and facilities available within ACES as well as the .

You can read more about the TRICEP facility .

TRICEP associate Director Stephen Beirne with British Consul General Mr Michael Ward and Deputy Consul General Mr Jonathan Cook

TRICEP Associate Director Professor Stephen Beirne demonstrates some of the technology to British Consul General Mr Michael Ward and Deputy Consul General Mr Jonathan Cook.