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3D printed pills: interview with FabRx at University College London

Posted in 3D printing, biotech/medical

Are 3D printed pills the future? We visited a London laboratory to find out.

Established by academics from University College London (UCL) in 2014, FabRx is a company seeking commercialize 3D printed medicines and devices. On the principle that everyone is different, the vision of 3D printed pills it to be able to provide more personal and specific care to patients in need.

Dr. Alvaro Goyanes is one of the four founding partners of FabRx and the company’s director of development. Dr. Goyanes invited 3D Printing Industry into the lab at UCL’s School of Pharmacy to find out more about the ongoing FabRx research.

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  1. I am sure 3D printing can help with medicines as well and why not, 3D printing can build great houses, produce nutritious and healthy food so i believe 3D printing has something to add to every field. i work for a 3D printing service company and we have created some artificial joints and dentures for our medical field clients and they are so much amazed to see with the perfect results they get with each of their of patients. This is one of the major benefits of 3D printing, it gave so much flexibility to create and design things more efficiently.

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