Context and goals of AM4Life
Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D-printing, is an emerging and disruptive technology which has already shown successful implementation in the field of life sciences. However, there are many remaining challenges connected to for example the development of degradable implants, tissue printing, sensor printing, and development of equipment with better resolution.
Our Main Goal
The main goal of the Centre is to support a fast national advancement in the field of Additive Manufacturing for the Life Sciences by creating synergies between academia, industry and healthcare. The Centre focuses on conducting multidisciplinary, cooperative research and innovation by bringing together academic researchers and industrial experts from the life- and materials sciences, biomedical engineering and additive manufacturing.
We strive to involve clinicians in the projects, as end users as well as active researchers, and we engage relevant and leading partners working in the field of 3D-printing technologies and related applications. The created synergies constitute the basis for building strong and successful long-term collaborations.
Photo: Jonas Lindh
Funded by VINNOVA
The Competence Centre in Additive Manufacturing for the Life Sciences (AM4Life) is funded by VINNOVA (Sweden's Innovation Agency) and gathers more than 30 partners in academia, industry and the public sector to support competence and research development in the filed of life sciences.
The centre is funded by academia, industry and VINNOVA in equal parts, with a total budget of >200 MSEK and runs for 10 years, between 2020-2029, and engages experts within academia, industry and public sectors with a passion for 3D-printing.
Open seminars with AM@Å and U-print
AM@Å organises a series open seminars together with U-PRINT and the AM4Life Competence Centre. This series goes under the name of Additive Manufacturing @ Uppsala University (AM@UU), and aim to broaden knowledge of Additive Manufacturing (AM) applications from life science to metallurgy, and to let audience to learn more about AM from both academic and industrial perspectives.
These seminars are held at the Ångström Laboratory or broadcasted on Zoom (registration required), and are open to all interested.
Planned seminars are listed below and further details will be announced on the LinkedIn channel of the AM4Life Competence Centre, and sent out on our e-mail list.
Use the following form to the seminar series and register for seminars:
https://doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/kurt/8880070
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Planned seminars in 2025
Seminars are held on Thursday afternoons at 15.15-16.00 CET
30/1 - Dr. Khalid Rafi, ASTM International, Singapore.
27/2 - Associate Professor Mélanie Despeisse, Chalmers institute of Technology
3/4 - Professor Samy Gobaa, Institut Pasteur, France
24/4 - Assistant Professor Gry Hulsart Billström, Uppsala university
22/5 - Dr. Tobias Bergström, Uppsala university hospital