OsseoPrint3D Wins AMS Startup Competition —
Summary
Osseoprint3D attended the second annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit, co-hosted by 3DPrint.com and SmarTech Markets Publishing. Osseoprint 3D presented their platform technology for implantable, patient-specific bone scaffolds that can be 3D printed on-site at the practitioner’s office and went home as the winner of the Startup Competition. The startup has a working 3D printer prototype with several good features, like a particle counter, optimize algorithm for 3D printing infill patterns, a HEPA filter, and a software-controlled door lock. Dr. Greyf said that OsseoPrint 3D had a positive pre-submission meeting with the FDA last August, and that the 3D printer – which the room got to see during the pitch – should be designed and ready for final approval in the next 3-6 months. The startup has a simple business model, which will require about $5 million to get to the market in the near future, and offers “significant time savings” in surgery, as scaffolds can be designed and 3D printed chair-side in dental offices in less than 15 minutes.