Academic partners
Academic partners that work with AM4Life.
Dublin City University
The research group led by Professor Nicholas Dunne, President of the European Society for Biomaterials, works at the host/biomaterial interface and has played a leading role in the development of biomaterials that simulate an efficacious drug delivery.
Imperial College London
The group of Professor Rob Hewson at Imperial College is a multidisciplinary group working in the design optimisation of structural and multidisciplinary components for a range of different applications.
Imperial College London website
Karlstad University
Prof. Pavel Krahkmalev, Dept. Engineering and Physics.
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)
The department of Fibre and Polymer Technology is the largest academic institution on native and synthetic polymers in Sweden. The combination of the traditionally separate fields of natural and synthetic polymers is unique and the broad knowledge makes it possible to address several important issues such as future demands on a sustainable material use in society. Anna Finne Wistrand's research, including many collaborations, have during the last years been devoted to understand how the polymer behaves in AM and how the process influences the polymer, define the surface characteristics of the printed samples and, for example, correlate that with biofilm formation and cell-material interaction. The motivation is to improve the overall usability of AM so that it becomes the first manufacturing choice in the future and also to transform polymer-based AM from a comparatively green fabrication process to a truly green technology.
Mittuniversitetet
Professor Lars-Erik Rännar, Dept of Eng., Maths and Science.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
RISE is an independent, State-owned research institute, which offers unique expertise and over 130 testbeds and demonstration environments for future-proof technologies, products and services.
Our mission is to strive for sustainable growth in Sweden by strengthening the competitiveness and capacity for renewal of Swedish industry, as well as promoting the innovative development of society as a
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)
SLU is a leading international university providing research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life. Its principal sites are in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden. We bring people together who have different perspectives, but they all have a common goal: creating the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better world.
University of Birmingham
Professor Richard Hall leads a multidisciplinary group in the field of medical device design, assessment and pre-clinical testing. Their principal interest in AM has arisen through their leadership in the flagship programme Oncological Engineering and the advanced testing of such structures in orthopaedic applications.
University of Birmingham website
Uppsala University
Uppsala University's mission is to gain and disseminate knowledge for the benefit of humankind and for a better world.
- The University is based on the fundamental idea and premise that investments in education and research contribute to a better future.
- The University aims to offer an inspiring and well-functioning physical, social and cultural environment.
- Uppsala University contributes to development and innovation locally and nationally and is an active party in the pursuit of sustainable social development.
- Collaboration with the wider community is a natural, integral part of such research and contributes – directly or indirectly – to solutions concerning the sustainability challenges facing society.
From Uppsala University, two Disciplinary Domains, the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology are working with AM4Life.
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
The Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Research Group (BBT-UPC) and Barcelona have been identified as key international players in AM of biomaterials. BBT Director Prof. Maria-Pau Ginebra has made pioneering contributions to the development of bio-inspired ceramics and 3D printing of implants for regenerative medicine. and is a long-term collaborator of Prof. Cecilia Persson.