3dheals2020

Allevi (previously known as Biobots) was one of the earliest companies focusing on bioprinting for pharma research and organ regeneration. We are fortunate to have a fun and insightful 20-minute ice breaker style interview with its co-founder and CEO Ricky Solorzano, starting from how Ricky got introduced into the RepRap movement, how he crossed paths with several great minds in the field throughout his scientific and entrepreneurship journey, where Allevi is as a company, and how he and his team is coping with the pandemic. Ricky will be speaking at the 3D Printing in Space panel at the upcoming 3DHEALS2020.

His complete more in-depth written interview can be found here.

Ricky Solorzano, Co-Founder, and CEO of Allevi – Ricky guides the vision, strategy, and day to day of the company. He has been obsessed with tissue engineering for 10 years, studied Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and created the world’s first desktop 3D bioprinter out of his dorm room. He has been influential in creating the biofabrication industry and has been a Forbes 30 under 30, Inc 30 under 30, and Business Insider 100: The Creators #65. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Have a complex spine problem? Mike Cordonnier from Carlsmed may have an answer for you. While orthopedic surgeons are no strangers to virtual pre-operative surgical planning, it is a different challenge to also provide a patient-specific implant to fit into the patient, rather than molding patient to fit the device. In this interview with our upcoming 3DHEALS2020 speaker, Mike and I discussed how his company aims to realize medical imaging to patient-specific surgical plan and device, leveraging AI, cloud computing, data, and additive manufacturing (or 3D printing). We also touched upon how the ongoing COVID19 pandemic will change the future of surgery. 

Mike Cordonnier is CEO and co-founder of Carlsmed, a San Diego based Med Tech company. Carlsmed’s Corra system utilizes predictive analytics to create patient-specific surgical plans and 3d printed implants to improve patient outcomes for spine surgery.  Mike has held various leadership roles for large MedTech companies NuVasive, Zimmer Biomet, and Orchid Orthopedics as well as early-stage startups Ellipse Technologies and X-Spine Systems.  Mike is passionate about leveraging technology to improve patient outcomes and decrease the cost of healthcare.  Mike has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton. Mike will be a speaker for 3DHEALS2020 Orthopedic Panel.

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

3DHEALS2020 Dental Ambassador Dr. Nabeel Cajee did a quick ice-breaker style interview with Dr. Devic Zille, Director of Applied Innovations at OsteoMed. How can 3D Printing make oral surgeons' lives easier using well-designed 3D printed solutions? Previously an oral surgeon himself, Dr. Zille is working on incorporating 3D printing as a part of a virtual surgical planning solution. 

Dr. Devid Zille leads the Patient-Specific Implant initiative for Osteomed, one of the world’s largest small-bone implant manufacturers, dealing with Maxillofacial, Neuro, and Extremities surgery. He is post-graduate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery mainly focused on the correction of facial deformities. His expertise includes 3D modeling and design using advanced concepts like lightweight structures and topological optimization based on FEA analysis and 3D printing. Dr. Zille will be speaking on the 3D Printing for CMF panel in the upcoming 3DHEALS2020.

He also authored an Expert Corner blog for 3DHEALS.com previously here. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

We are fortunate to have Steve Kranz, a senior material scientist at Origin to chat about his life journey as a material scientist for 3D printing, what is an Open Additive Production system, how Origin pivoted in this pandemic and his various hobbies outside of work, including his life long interest in being a storyteller, and a recent publication of a memoir of a prisoner ( "Archie: Gold in the Fire" ). Steve will be a speaker at the material science panel at 3DHEALS2020 in June 2020.
The rest of Steve's more in-depth written interview can be found here.

Guest Biography:

Steve Kranz has been the senior scientist and lab manager at Origin since 2017. Before joining Origin, he worked on the Autodesk Ember 3D Print team in 2016. From 2013-2015, he worked with Prof. William Hammack to write, edit and produce educational engineering videos for the EngineerGuy Youtube channel. In 2013, he graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an MS in Materials Science and Engineering.

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Join me for a fascinating conversation with 3DHEALS2020 speaker, Kevin Caldwell, CEO and co-founder of Ossium Health, a startup building a bone marrow bank, and providing solutions to more available bone marrow transplant and other related cell therapies. Learn more about Kevin's personal journey as an entrepreneur, how such a bone marrow/stem cell band from organ donors can help biofabrication and tissue engineering, and the bioethical concerns with cell therapy and tissue engineering. The video version of this interview can be found here. Stay tuned for more in-depth written interview with Kevin at 3DHEALS.com.

Guest Biography: 

Kevin E. Caldwell II is the Co-founder, President & CEO of Ossium  Health, where he leads a team that is building the world’s first bone marrow bank. Kevin previously worked in consulting as an Engagement Manager at leading strategy consulting firm 
McKinsey. Prior to that, he served in the Quantitative Research department of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. Kevin was trained in Physics and Economics at MIT before receiving his JD from Harvard Law School.

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

In this interview, professor Nick Dechev shared with us the history of Victoria Hand Project,  a nonprofit organization focusing on 3D printed upper limb prosthetics. Nick shared with us the technologies and the people behind it, and how the organization is making an impact in eight developing countries and now moving into underserved communities in the U.S. and Canada with new funding.

Nick Dechev received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 2004, and joined the University of Victoria in 2005.  He is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and is presently Director of the Biomedical Engineering Program. Dr. Dechev’s research program involves biomedical system design with application areas centered on advanced hand prosthesis and bio-sensor design.  These areas include 3D printing of hand prosthesis, implantable sensor design for the acquisition of bio-signals, and wireless power transfer technology for implantable sensors. These projects aim at developing better methods for the control of advanced hand prosthesis.  He is also the Executive Director of the Victoria Hand Project, a non-profit dedicated to providing hand prostheses to amputees in need in developing countries. Professor Dechev will be a speaker at the #3DHEALS2020 conference focusing on point of care 3D printing with his work with VHP. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Fluidform, a bioprinting startup, successfully printed heart valves using the FRESH technique and new biocompatible materials. In this short interview, Mike Graffeo, CEO of Fluidshorm shared with us this amazing technology, challenges and opportunities with regulation, scalability, and commercialization of tissue engineering /regenerative medicine products in general.

Mike Graffeo, CEO, Fluidform

A senior executive with a proven track record in commercialization of innovative medical technology, Mike is a results-oriented, decisive leader with a track record of successfully growing new businesses in both startup and growth organizations. Throughout his career, he has gained extensive experience translating highly complex devices and clinical data into successful businesses, both in the US and globally. Mike holds a BS in Engineering Physics and an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mike will also be speaking at the upcoming 3DHEALS2020 San Francisco on June 5-6th, 2020, along with 40+ other world-class speakers.

See full video, audio, written interview here. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Dr. Mayasari Lim has been the 3DHEALS bioprinting ambassador since 2017. She was one of a few female bioprinting founders (SE3D), and now she is in her new role at RoosterBio. Hear her thoughts on entrepreneurship, bioprinting startups, future of biotech, and overview of the 3DHEALS2020 biofabrication programming. 

About Our Co-host Dr. Mayasari Lim: 
Dr. Mayasari Lim is the West Coast & APAC Regional Account Manager for RoosterBio and an active contributor to the stem cell and bioprinting community. She was the founder and CEO of SE3D, a startup focused on bringing bioprinting into the classroom to support future workforce development. And previously, she was an assistant professor in Bioengineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore with a research focus in stem cell bioprocess engineering, bioprinting, and regenerative medicine. She has also served as an adjunct lecturer at the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley. Dr. Lim obtained her Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London and her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Dr. Nabeel Cajee is a thought leader in 3D Printing in dentistry and healthcare. He is the Dental Ambassador of 3DHEALS; a healthcare 3D printing innovation platform. He directs the PRINTtoPROTECT Coalition, a COVID19 emergency PPE 3DPrinting effort in California’s Central Valley which aims to produce 10,000 face shields for frontline workers. He is recognized as a Master of the International Congress of Oral Implantology and Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics. Dr. Cajee maintains a private practice in Manteca, CA where he focuses on implant and complex dentistry. Dr. Cajee is a speaker for 3DHEALS2020. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Dr. Jenny Chen (3DHEALS) interviews 3DHEALS2020 software design panelist Gavan Wilhite, an interesting conversation on how game developers have huge potential role in future biofabrication software design, fascinating VR world and how that translates into Gavan's eventual desire to have a bigger impact in the physical world he is part of, and last but not the least, how generative design can play a big role in future design software development. 

Gavan Wilhite, Founder AltspaceVR

Gavan Wilhite has spent his career leveraging video game technology to create a positive impact in other industries. He helped reinvent educational games at Disney, founded AltspaceVR,  a social virtual reality company that was acquired by Microsoft, and is a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. Originally from Honolulu, he now lives in San Francisco where he is building 3D generative modeling tools to accelerate tissue engineering.

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Hear our exclusive interview with Mr. Kuntay Aktas, Co-Founder of BTech Innovation 

"I am a passionate technology executive, leader, and strategist. I am an expert in additive manufacturing, medical 3D Printing, AM technology implementations, and applications.

I am the co-founder of BTech Innovation and currently working as CEO of the company. During my years at BTech Innovation, I’ve had the privilege of working with global companies (USA, UK, Germany, Sweden, France, Belgium, Italy, Latvia, Netherland, Canada) and technology experts as a representative, consultant, and partner all around the World.

I have the ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects and to navigate complex challenges. I have always been an integral part of the BTech team who succeed in many global case studies, awards and projects and became leading engineering companies in the additive manufacturing industry. I will be speaking at 3DHEALS2020. "

Full in-depth written and video interview can be found here. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Shannon Walters is an innovation enabler and workflow-optimization enthusiast. At Stanford 3D and Quantitative Imaging Lab, Shannon works closely with healthcare providers, researchers, and educators to enable effective health visualization. Recent innovations are of particular interest to Shannon such as 3D Printing, immersive volumetric visualization, and concise reporting of changes over time. Mr. Walters will be a speaker on "3D Printing for Point of Care- Stanford Experience" for our upcoming June virtual conference 3DHEALS2020. Here is a recording of our interview with Shannon.

Full in-depth written interview can be found here. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

There are literally hundreds of 3D printing designs to support the current COVID19 response. Some work, others don’t. Some look great but do not work. 3DHEALS invited several top additive manufacturing designers who have been very active throughout the COVID-19 crisis to speak at this 1.5-hour webinar. Full speaker detail here. Attendees from 16 countries participated in this webinar.

Click here for show notes.

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Mr. Joshua Neubert has extensive experience managing entrepreneurial non-profit organizations, incentive prize competitions, educational programs, and startup enterprises. In 2012, he founded the Institute of Competition Sciences to create an online community and support system for academic competitions. His passions center on accelerating science, technology, and learning to make the world a more knowledgeable and inspiring place. Through the Institute of Competition Sciences, Mr. Neubert developed the Summit on Incentivized Innovation, launched the first collaborative community for challenge-based- learning, and helped develop and manage high-profile prizes providing over $8,000,000 in awards through partnerships with the Cleantech Open, Lemelson Foundation, NASA, Ideas42 and the Robinhood Foundation, Goodwill, Duke University, New Mexico State University, the Methuselah Foundation, the Actuarial Foundation, and others. Mr. Neubert has been a National Science Foundation Principal Investigator and has organized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics policy workshops with the NIH, HHS, NSF, NASA, and White House OSTP among others. Prior to founding ICS, Mr. Neubert helped NASA launch a $1.5 Million energy storage competition for advanced aerospace technologies. He previously led a team of over 500 volunteers and staff at the X PRIZE Foundation to create a STEM education program reaching 12,000 students. During this time, he developed the Spirit of Innovation Awards – a science and technology entrepreneurship competition for high school students – and later helped spin the program out as its own foundation built upon the legacy of Apollo 12 Commander Pete Conrad. He served as the founding Executive Director of the Conrad Foundation and launched the program into schools across the country reaching over 3000 students in its first three years. Mr. Neubert has designed and led grand challenges, hackathons, game jams, and other incentivized innovation programs for over 10 years and has served as Founder and CEO of the Institute of Competition Sciences since its founding in 2012.  He was trained as a Planetary Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and continues to hold space science and exploration as a passion in his life. Mr. Neubert is a regular instructor, public speaker, and lecturer in entrepreneurship, innovation, and education topics particularly related to science and technology fields. Josh will be speaking at 3DHEALS2020.

Here is a recording of Dr. Mayasari Lim interviewing Josh on his work with NASA and biofabrication. Full in-depth written and video interviews can be found here. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Dr. Rui Coelho “I’ve started as a DDS, jumping almost immediately to maxillofacial surgery, I’ve taught dental implantology at the University from 1993 to 1998, a post-graduate program. From 2011 I’ve dedicated to the Industry as a project manager for some projects including “Digital stratification of dental crowns”. The project was developing a 5-axes 3D printer to make stratification of dental crowns with composites by 3D printing.

In 2013 I’ve found two companies “Tailoredimplant” and “Boneeasy”, the first was to develop 3D software for surgeons designing bone grafts and the second one a bioprinting company that prints implantable medical devices.”

Dr. Coelho will be speaking on the dental panel at 3DHEALS2020.

Here is a short recording of Dr. Nabeel Cajee Interviewing Dr. Rui Coelho.  Full in-depth written and video interviews can be found here. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Over the years Dr. Kevin Yoder has been immersed with computers and technology, which he quickly developed a fierce passion for.  He coded his first application when he was in the 7th grade, and continued on until he received his undergraduate degree in computer science.

After completing his dental degree and settling into private practice, Dr. Yoder immediately saw the need for many technological advancements in the field of dentistry and made it his second full-time job to raise the bar for the profession.  Since then, Dr. Yoder has spent countless hours researching, prototyping and experimenting with various modalities of technology, trying to determine what the best and cheapest methods are to universally advance dentistry as a whole. He prides himself on his software development skills, a thorough understanding of CAD/CAM and streamlining workflows for digital dentistry. Dr. Yoder will be a speaker at 3DHEALS2020 .

Here is our short interview recording between 3DHEALS dental ambassador Dr. Nabeel Cajee and Dr. Kevin Yoder.

Read the more in-depth exclusive interview here.  

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw

Firoza Kothari started her journey to provide patient-specific medical solutions and one day end the organ donation problem by creating live organs out of patients’ stem cells. With that aspiration, she gave birth to Anatomiz3D. She, along with her team, was the first to execute soft tissue models in India through Paediatric Cardiology, partial amputee prosthetic hand, first kidney tumor case in India, and the model for tongue cancer was the first in the world. Being a Co-founder and CTO of Anatomiz3D, she, along with her team, has successfully added 700 plus case studies. Her multi-disciplinary expertise prevails in converting 2D DICOM CT/MRI/Echo Scans to 3D Printed anatomical replicas, medical devices, and allied products, using various combinations of Hardware and Software, across multiple medical specializations. Anatomiz3D has played a vital role in creating the market for 3D Printing in the Medical industry in India and are pioneers for the same. Firoza will be speaking on her experience of Point of Care at 3DHEALS2020.


Here is our short interview recording between 3DHEALS founder Dr. Jenny Chen and Firoza Kothari from Anatomiz3D.

Read here for a more in-depth exclusive interview. 

Relevant links:

#3dprinted basketball by Wilson:
https://www.wilson.com/en-us/explore/basketball/airless-prototype

#3dprinting for #performancesports on-demand recording link:
https://3dheals.com/courses/3d-printing-for-performance-sports/

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/s4nJQVA66Nw