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Phoenix Children’s Hospital Runs 3D Printing Project for Patients

Liesbeth Kemel
July 27, 2015
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Runs 3D Printing Project for Patients

Thanks to major efforts from the Patient and Family Alumni Leadership fundraising group (PALs), Phoenix Children’s Hospital is now 3D printing models for patients as a souvenir of their troublesome medical past, either to cherish as a memento or destroy as a way of coping.

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A Drive for Fashion: FashionTech Designer Anouk Wipprecht collaborates with Audi!

Radhika Dhuru
July 23, 2015
A Drive for Fashion: FashionTech Designer Anouk Wipprecht collaborates with Audi!

Dutch FashionTech designer Anouk Wipprecht and car brand Audi have joined style-savvy hands for the A4 collection, in a collaboration aimed at merging the provocative with the practical. Here’s a peek at what happens when a tech-inspired fashion designer meets a luxury carmaker: smart cars and smart dresses. (For more details on how Anouk designed this collection, check out our case study!)

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Ping Pong Tournament at Materialise Malaysia!

Siti Hanani
July 16, 2015
Ping Pong Tournament at Materialise Malaysia!

This spring marked the kick-off of the 3rd Ping Pong tournament at Materialise Malaysia, which was the grandest one yet! Composed of 37 players on 17 randomly-organized teams, everyone fought a hard battle despite not yet knowing their partners’ strengths and weaknesses. There were many interesting and unique pairs since Materialise Malaysia is known for its multiracial population. Besides Malaysians of Malay/Chinese/Indian descent, we also had a combination of players from Korea, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and, of course, Belgium!

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Materialise Forms 3D Printing Collaborations in China

Kristina Camilleri-Grygolec
June 30, 2015
Materialise Forms 3D Printing Collaborations in China

3D Printing is going global, and as the technology is increasingly used in numerous industries around the world, we are expanding our collaborations with those users. That’s why we are delighted to announce both the signing of a collaboration agreement with Fuwai Hospital and another with Golden Laser in China. The two agreements were signed last week in Beijing, China in the presence of a delegation of Belgian government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders and Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Pieter De Crem.

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Ending with a START(S): Making a Difference / A Difference in Making Comes to a Close at the BOZAR

Vanessa Palsenbarg
June 26, 2015
Ending with a START(S): Making a Difference / A Difference in Making Comes to a Close at the BOZAR

Since the Making a Difference / A Difference in Making exhibition opened its doors on the 24th of April, it has been the scene of fantastic celebrations (including the start of the Materialise World Conference 2015 and Materialise’s 25th Anniversary Party), of informative workshops, and has seen 15,000 people discover the added-value that 3D Printing has to offer for the lives of individuals, our society and the environment. Curated by Marta Malé-Alemany, held at the BOZAR, and realized thanks to the passion, brilliance and dedication to 3D Printing of individuals throughout the industry (and within Materialise), the exhibition was truly something to be proud of for all involved.

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Natural Forms and Technological Instruments: A Look at Mathias Bengtsson’s Big Growth Table

Kristina Camilleri-Grygolec
June 18, 2015
Natural Forms and Technological Instruments: A Look at Mathias Bengtsson’s Big Growth Table

Structures in nature are known for being highly complex and difficult to represent in a designed form. Indeed, designers are often attracted to creating objects which have minimal straight lines, finding beauty and functionality in the simplicity. But what if that challenge could be overcome, and with the help of 3D Printing, complex structures could be digitally broken down and printed back together?

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A Medical First: Sea Turtle Receives 3D-Printed Beak Implant after Collision with a Propeller

Liesbeth Kemel
June 09, 2015
A Medical First: Sea Turtle Receives 3D-Printed Beak Implant after Collision with a Propeller

After being severely hit by a boat propeller, a 45-kg sea turtle lost two-thirds of its upper and lower jaw. A Turkish animal rescue team found the wounded turtle floating in the sea, without any sign of life, and carried it to the Dalyan Iztuzu Pamukkale University (PAU), Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. Due to a gaping hole near its mouth, as well as the extent of the stress trauma, the turtle was unable to eat or swim on its own. The turtle was fed by hand for an extended period of time and incrementally regained its health. To ensure the sea turtle’s return to its natural habitat, volunteers from Dalyan started to look for a solution to reconstruct the chopped- off beak. The volunteers eventually contacted Turkish 3D printing service provider BTech Innovation to customize a 3D-printed custom jaw implant.

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25 Years of Meaningful Innovations

Kristina Camilleri-Grygolec
June 05, 2015
25 Years of Meaningful Innovations

This year, Materialise is celebrating its 25th anniversary and you’re likely to hear the phrase “25 Years of Meaningful Innovations” going around. But what does 25 Years of Meaningful Innovations mean?

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Meet the Newest Version of the Mimics Innovation Suite - the Software Behind Our Most Touching Stories!

Liesbeth Kemel
June 03, 2015
Meet the Newest Version of the Mimics Innovation Suite - the Software Behind Our Most Touching Stories!

As we’ve already announced, this year Materialise is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In these past 25 years, the Mimics Innovation Suite (Materialise’s software solutions for biomedical engineering) has helped engineers, doctors, implant designers and many others realize endless meaningful innovations. We recently reported on some astounding cases, like the separation of conjoined twins and the printing of a complex congenital heart model for a four-year-old girl.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE / A DIFFERENCE IN MAKING Exhibition Opening

Elizabeth Boorman
May 18, 2015
MAKING A DIFFERENCE / A DIFFERENCE IN MAKING Exhibition Opening

A buzz of excitement was in the air the air the evening of April 23rd. Guests from the Materialise World Conference were walking one block from the SQUARE to the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts to join the official opening of the exhibition: "MAKING A DIFFERENCE / A DIFFERENCE IN MAKING", curated by Marta Malé-Alemany and produced by Materialise to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 3D printing pioneer.

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