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The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #108 | Teleporting Medicine with 3D Printing - Dr. Stephen Ryan, PolyUnityWhat happens when a hospital needs a simple part but the supply chain takes weeks or months to deliver it? Dr. Stephan Ryan, physician and co-founder of PolyUnity, set out to solve that problem by helping hospitals produce parts themselves through safe, compliant 3D printing. In this episode, Stephen Ryan shares how early clinical experiences and an academic 3D printing lab evolved into a platform designed to help hospitals manufacture equipment on demand. The COVID pandemic accelerated that vision, exposing major supply chain gaps and pushing the team to rapidly scale production. Stephen Ryan explains...
2026-03-1455 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode#107 | The Lattice Feb 2026 - Latest News in Healthcare 3D PrintingWe map the biggest shifts in healthcare 3D printing this month, from emissions safety to custom eyewear, implant surfaces, microfluidics, and space-based biomanufacturing. We weigh promise against risk and share where standards and design can close the gap.• emissions from desktop and industrial printers and why they matter • safeguards for vulnerable groups and safer materials and testing • face-scan eyewear, on-demand manufacturing, and fashion collaborations • implant surface roughness, porosity, coatings, and clinical outcomes • ceramic, titanium, and PEEK devices for spine, ankle, and CMF • microfluidics for diagnostics and microneedle vaccines and immunotherapy • digital microfluidics and 3D...
2026-02-2306 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #106| Bionic Hands For Humans and Robots: The Psyonic StoryWe share how a decade of soft robotics, open APIs, and relentless iteration turned a 3D-printed prototype into a durable, touch-sensing bionic hand used by amputees and robots. Stories of failure, funding, and firsts reveal how speed, sensation, and design choices translate to real lives and real factories.• early 3D printing wins and durability limits• shift to soft robotics, silicone overmolding, carbon fiber reinforcement• founding spark, Ecuador trial, and move from academia to company• SBIR lifeline, failed crowdfunding, then coverage and clinical validation• speed, grip force, and touch sensors compared with the market• open...
2026-02-2253 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #105 | Jan 2026 News: ARPA-H Organ "Moonshots", Point-of-Care Manufacturing, and MoreWe track a month of fast-moving news in healthcare 3D printing, from organ-scale bioprinting programs and ARPA-H’s funding model to point-of-care tools already entering clinics. The throughline is clear: vascularization, immune compatibility, and scale are converging with real-world deployment.• UT Southwestern’s organoid-plus-bioprinting strategy for durable liver tissue• Carnegie Mellon’s consortium on vascularization, immune control, and scale• ARPA-H’s moonshot funding model is accelerating medical innovation• Aspect Biosystems and Novo Nordisk’s bet on curing diabetes• Cost shift from chronic management to curative therapies• Near-term point-of-care printing: Curify Labs and AZORG integrations
2026-01-2605 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #104| 3DHEALS2026 JP Morgan San Francisco (Live Recording) - Invest in 3DA crowded JP Morgan week can blur into noise, so we built a quieter stage to focus on what actually moves healthcare forward: 3D software‑planned care, on‑demand manufacturing, and proof that patients and payers can feel. Recorded live in San Francisco, this special episode brings founders and investors together to show how 3D data and advanced manufacturing are turning personalization into a scalable, measurable reality.We start with a rare blueprint for value in spine surgery: virtual planning, patient‑specific 3D printed implants, and post‑op analytics that cut two‑year reoperations by 74% while compressing lead times...
2026-01-182h 09
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #103 | Design for Medical 3D Technology (Virtual Event)Healthcare 3D printing is moving fast, and design is leading the way. In this episode, we explore how advanced CAD, simulation, and automation are enabling patient-specific implants, multi-material tissue-like structures, AI-powered prosthetics, and fully custom pediatric seating. Beyond the printer, human-centered design and smart workflows are turning ideas into devices that improve patient care. We start with the biology. Orthopedic engineer Matthew Shomper of Not a Robot Engineering, LatticeRobot, and Allumin8 explains why stress shielding sets up decades of problems and shows how patient-specific scaffolds can be generated in minutes. Analyze intact versus defect states, compare strain f...
2025-12-281h 41
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #102 | Can Bioprinting Reshape The Future of Immunology?We explore how to move IVIG from donor scarcity to on‑demand manufacturing with tissue‑engineered bioreactors, and why that shift could lower costs, expand access, and improve consistency. We dig into polyclonal advantages, regulatory guardrails, scaling plans, and what success would mean for complex biologics beyond antibodies.• Defining a bioreactor that recreates human tissue niches• Why polyclonal IVIG remains essential across 100+ conditions• Limits of donor‑dependent plasma supply and regional variability• Complex therapeutics as a new manufacturing category• Cost targets of 10–100x reduction and CapEx shrink• Coffee‑cup reactors and near‑term validation mileston...
2025-12-1941 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #101 | Therapeutic Hardware: Can Implants Also Heal? With Alyssa Huffman Allumin8In this episode, Alyssa Huffman, CEO and co-founder of Allumin8, shares the six-year journey behind a first-of-its-kind 5.5 mm porous, 3D-printed pedicle screw. We discussed how Allumin8 earned FDA clearance and why design details matter for fatigue, fixation, and fewer revisions. We also map a path toward therapeutic hardware that integrates orthobiologics without slowing surgeons down.Critical questions addressed:Why does 5.5 mm matter so much?How does Gaussian topography support bone ingrowth?What are some of the lessons from fatigue testing and post-processing?What are the additive vs milled manufacturing...
2025-11-271h 08
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #100 | 3D Printing and 3D Tech in Pediatric Cardiology (Live Recording)Imagine holding a child’s heart in your hands and seeing the exact path a surgeon must take before a single incision. That shift from uncertainty to clarity frames this conversation on how 3D printing, virtual reality, and advanced imaging are transforming pediatric cardiology. Our speakers show how AI-assisted segmentation, multimodality fusion, VR rehearsal, and rapid mixed-reality planning are reshaping preoperative strategy and improving communication with families.Sarah Ptashnik of Materialise opens with the modeling perspective, walking through how CT, MRI, echo, and cath-lab 3DRA are turned into precise hollow heart models that guide baffles, conduits, and ca...
2025-11-212h 01
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #99 | 3D Printing for Orthotics & Prosthetics (Virtual Event)Orthotics and prosthetics are entering a new era. Instead of hand-built devices that take days to shape and adjust, clinicians can now scan a limb, tune the geometry in software, and print a device that fits with impressive consistency. This episode explores how that shift is happening in real clinics and fabrication labs by hearing from experts who are shaping the future of digital O and P.We have Michael Schmitt of Prosthetic Plus , who has moved from traditional clinical practice into advanced additive manufacturing and now helps run a central fabrication site that blends MJF and...
2025-11-141h 48
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #98 | Meeting the Bioprinting Vascular Challenge: VoxCell CEO Dr. Karolina ValenteIn this episode, Dr. Karolina Valente, Founder and CEO of VoxCell BioInnovation, discusses her journey in biotechnology, focusing on 3D bioprinting and its impact on cancer research and drug discovery. She shares insights into her leadership at VoxCell, the company's growth, and the accolades it has received. Dr. Valente also talks about the importance of partnerships, the future of biotechnology, and her personal experiences that drive her passion for innovation.Questions answered:How did Karolina first get involved with entrepreneurship and founding VoxCell BioInnovation?What was it like to start a career across...
2025-11-041h 04
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode # 97 | Is ChatGPT Making Us Dumb?SummaryIn this conversation, Jenny Chen explores the complex implications of ChatGPT on intelligence and education. She emphasizes the need for careful consideration of the technology's impact, particularly in academic settings, and discusses the broader context of a technological revolution that may have both positive and negative consequences.TakeawaysIs ChatGPT making us dumb?This is a much more complicated question.ChatGPT is problematic, especially for students.We should consider this carefully and thoughtfully.We're at a juncture of technological revolution.Revolutions typically will have some casualties...
2025-11-0111 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #96 | The Future of Surgical Digital Twin with Gilly Yildirim (CEO, Vent Creativity)How well do we really understand the body? For decades, surgeons have relied on static scans and flat 2D models to plan procedures. Gilly Yildirim believes it’s time to expand our view to more dimensions. As founder and CEO of Vent Creativity, he is bringing together point clouds, digital twins, and physics-based AI to capture movement with a level of precision that static imaging is far from.In conversation with Jenny Chen, Gilly Yildirim describes how his team built a platform that sees the body not as a collection of bones, but as a dynamic system of...
2025-10-301h 13
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #95 | Microfluidics & Additive Innovation with Paul MarshallMicrofluidics has long promised to reshape diagnostics, drug discovery, and laboratory science. Microfluidics is about manipulating how tiny amounts of liquid move through channels no wider than a human hair; a "lab on a chip" diagnostic. Now imagine being able to 3D print those channels instead of painstakingly etching them. Paul Marshall, CEO of Rapid Fluidics, is working to improve the norm by applying additive manufacturing to the design and production of microfluidic systems.In this episode, Jenny Chen speaks with Marshall about how 3D printing enables fluidic devices with architectures that cannot be produced through conventional...
2025-09-261h 01
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #94 | Advances in Biomaterials for Medical 3D Printing (Virtual Event Recording)What truly makes bioprinting possible isn’t just 3D printers. It's important to understand the materials that flow through them. In this virtual event, we explored the world of biomaterials for tissue engineering and how chemists are shaping the future of regenerative medicine through careful material design. On demand course: https://3dheals.com/courses/advanced-biomaterials-for-3d-printed-medtech-and-biotech/YouTube highlights: HereOur editorial event recap: https://3dheals.com/what-are-the-latest-advances-in-biomaterials-for-3d-bioprinting/Bowman Bagley, Vice President of Commercial at CollPlant, introduces recombinant human collagen made from genetically modified tobacco plants. This approach avoids animal-derived components whi...
2025-09-161h 45
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #93 | 3D Design & Geometric Intelligence with Elissa RossWhat happens when advanced mathematics meets manufacturing? The result is a new way of creating products that range from record-breaking running shoes to life-changing medical devices.In this episode, we sit down with Elissa Ross, mathematician and CEO of Metafold 3D, to explore how her company is using mathematics to reshape design and manufacturing. Metafold’s platform is built on geometric intelligence which is her company's novel approach that transforms shapes into data that can be analyzed and improved. Instead of simply representing objects the way traditional CAD software does this method allows engineers to simulate and op...
2025-09-121h 02
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #92 | Nanochon: Joint Repair Layer by LayerCartilage injuries sideline millions every year, yet current treatments often fail to restore long-term function. In this episode, Dr. Nathan Castro and Dr. Ben Holmes, co-founders of Nanochon, explain how they are tackling this challenge with a 3D-printed implant designed not only to replace damaged tissue but to help it regrow. What began as a collaboration in a graduate lab has grown into a company now preparing for its first human clinical trial.Their journey began at George Washington University in Dr. Grace Zhong’s tissue engineering lab, where the freedom to explore outside of strict grant-funded pr...
2025-08-271h 09
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #91 | 3D Printed Pharmaceuticals (Virtual Event Recording)What if your medication could be made just for you? No more pill overload and no more awkward dosing workarounds. Just the exact treatment you need when you need it. That is the promise of 3D printed pharmaceuticals.Drug manufacturing has relied on a one-size-fits-all model for decades. Nearly half of all medications lack proper formulations for children and seniors are often left struggling to manage boxes of pills each day. It is time for a smarter, more personal approach.In this episode, you will hear how innovators around the world are reimagining what medicine...
2025-08-211h 45
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #90 | 3D Printing Across Decades with Lee DockstaderLee Dockstader takes us on a fascinating journey through the commercialization of 3D printing in healthcare, drawing from his decades of experience with industry giants like HP and 3D Systems. Dockstader is one of the major pioneers of the 3D printing revolution that helped transform medical applications today. The conversation takes us behind the curtain of industry-defining moments few people know about. One is the story of Invisalign. Today it’s a household name, but in its early years Align Technology struggled to survive. Orthodontists resisted the innovation, and for nearly a decade the company failed to tu...
2025-08-151h 05
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #89 | The Bioprinting Frontier (Live Recording)The future of medicine is growing closer to recreating the very building blocks of life itself. In this groundbreaking discussion, four bioprinting experts reveal how their technologies are moving rapidly from laboratory concepts to clinical realities that could forever change how we treat disease.Mike Graffeo, the CEO and co-founder of FluidForm Bio, shares the group's remarkable progress toward eliminating insulin injections for type 1 diabetes patients. Their FRESH 3D bioprinting technology creates implants that produce insulin naturally in response to blood glucose. "Life should not come with a needle," Graffeo emphasizes, highlighting how their approach could deliver...
2025-07-241h 39
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #88 | Shaping Veterinary Medicine in 3D with Dr. Bill OxleyWhat happens when cutting-edge technology meets veterinary expertise? Precision, innovation, and better outcomes for our four-legged family members. Dr. Bill Oxley, a prominent figure in veterinary orthopaedics, walks us through the evolving world of 3D-guided veterinary surgery. With years of surgical experience behind him, Dr. Oxley began to question the limits of traditional planning methods. Complex bone deformities that looked manageable on initially often became challenges in the operating room. The tools weren’t the problem. The planning was. His solution? Bringing veterinary orthopedics into the three-dimensional world through advanced imaging, computer-aided design, and 3D printing.
2025-07-1759 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #87 | Lattice News Summary: The Bioprinting Revolution & MoreThis is an AI-generated audio version of the news section of the Lattice Newsletter. You can find the full newsletter, including a list of recent healthcare 3D printing and bioprinting news here. Full Lattice Newsletter Archive.Highlighted news this week:• US Army developing field-deployable bioprinting labs for creating custom skin grafts in combat zones• Stanford researchers designing organ-scale vascular trees for 3D-printed hearts 200 times faster than previous methods• First patient treated with a bioengineered external liver (ELAP) for acute liver failure• Researchers creating 3D bioprinted brain models that mimi...
2025-07-1023 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #86 | AI's Vital Role in Medical 3D Printing (Virtual Event Recording)Artificial intelligence is transforming medical 3D printing and bioprinting. In this virtual event, hear from a panel of experts from across the globe. Our speakers showcase the practical applications of AI in creating personalized medical solutions that were previously impossible.One size does not fit all. William Jung, Business Development Director of FITme in South Korea, explains how AI-driven customized silicone implants are revolutionizing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Using a design screening engine that reduces design time from hours to minutes, FITme’s technology has supported over 30,000 surgical cases and captured 85% of the Korean market.At...
2025-06-291h 48
DE 24/7 PodcastAdditive Manufacturing Becomes an Integral Part of Medical Device Manufacturing3DHeals Founder Jenny Chen Discusses the AM-Adoption Momentum in Medical Device Industry, and Regulatory Bodies' Attitude Toward the Technology
2025-06-2709 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #85 | Jetting the Impossible: Ben Hartkopp on Printing Ultra-Viscous MaterialsPrinthead technology may not sound revolutionary, but what if it could radically transform the way we manufacture everything from electric motors to medical implants? That's exactly what Ben Harkoff and his team at Quantica have achieved with their breakthrough inkjet system that can handle materials 10-20 times more viscous than any conventional technology.Starting in 2018 with a simple goal of printing electronics, Ben's team became frustrated when every existing printhead failed spectacularly when trying to eject viscous resins. Their solution? Design something completely new using piezo crystal actuators and compliant mechanisms that could amplify deformation. This innovation...
2025-06-0122 min
The Lattice (Official 3DHEALS Podcast)Episode #84 | Tuan Tranpham On 3D Printing Mega-TrendsTuan Tranpham shares his extraordinary journey from Vietnamese refugee to 3D printing industry leader, offering unique insights on industry evolution, technological innovation, and future trends. His global perspective bridges Eastern and Western manufacturing approaches while highlighting continuous carbon fiber printing opportunities and microfactory development.Vietnamese refugee turned global 3D printing leader3D printing in 2003, after Z Corp The Journey: 3D Systems, Desktop Metal, AnisoprintIndustry consolidation and integration strategiesCarbon fiber 3D printing for aerospace and defenseHighlights China’s rapid rise in 3D printing innovationAI, robotics, and AM will enable portable microfactoriesBuilt a personal brand on Lin...
2025-05-0858 min