Additive Manufacturing for the Life Sciences (AM4Life)

Additive Manufacturing for the Life Sciences (AM4Life) is a competence center that supports advancements in the field of additive manufacturing for biomedical applications and healthcare.

The Centre focuses on conducting multidisciplinary cooperative research by bringing together academic and industrial experts from the life- and materials sciences, cell biology, biomedical engineering and additive manufacturing. AM4Life works for example on development of 3D printing equipment with nanoscale resolution, patient-specific resorbable implants for a decreased infection risk, bioprinting of tissue constructs and enhanced surgical planning to enable complex procedures.

AM4Life competence centre currently has 35 partners: 23 industrial, 9 academic and 3 public organisations. The project will run for ten years, from 2020 to 2029, and brings together experts from academia, industry and the public sector who are passionate about 3D printing.

The Centre is funded by Vinnova.