MEDICAL FORGE supports start-ups with a co-working lab

The focus is on medical 3D printing and customised products. By using medically approved plastics and customised products, 3D printed products are manufactured for use on patients or in laboratories.

Models for surgical planning and surgical navigation in hospitals

Thanks to the cooperation with innovative Leipzig spin-offs such as NEXT3D (www.next3D.de) individualised custom-made products are designed and 3D printed for patients in the Leipzig partner clinics. Milestones include the development of innovative helmet orthoses, stereotactic navigation systems (brain operations) and patient-specific spine models.

In addition, biosaxony also offers other clinical specialities such as vascular surgery, orthopaedics and prosthetics the opportunity to use its 3D printing technology. The individual adaptation to the patient's anatomy and the rapid availability of 3D printed models not only streamlines surgical procedures, but also optimises treatment processes.

As a further service, biosaxony offers accompanying regulatory advice on the authorisation of 3D printed products as medical devices as part of MEDICAL FORGE. This topic can represent an insurmountable obstacle to market entry, especially for young medical technology start-ups.

Cost savings through customised products and intelligent material selection

Customised 3D printing solutions can also offer researchers and laboratory technicians unprecedented flexibility and efficiency in the field of biotechnology. With the small series production of temperature-resistant and chemically resistant components such as adapter plates for laboratory machines or specific sample holders, MEDICAL FORGE has been able to achieve considerable cost savings in some cases. The use of coated polyamide in particular represents a genuine alternative to conventionally manufactured metal components. This innovative approach not only enables efficient production, but also helps to conserve resources.

These examples of innovative solutions demonstrate the potential of new manufacturing technologies in medical technology and biotechnology. In addition, 3D printing encourages creativity and experimentation among young entrepreneurs in the CoWorking Lab.

The close cooperation with leading technology companies such as HP and the 3D team at druckerfachmann.de ensures not only the highest quality, but also constant innovation. These synergy effects allow MEDICAL FORGE to respond flexibly to requirements and continuously optimise its solutions.

Further planned projects include the establishment of an even more comprehensive medical prototyping centre on the Alte Messe Leipzig campus with additional additive manufacturing processes such as 3D metal printing and titanium laser sintering.

Press release from "PresseBox" dated 22 February 2024