3D Printing at the Service of Health (Health Cities Days)
As part of the Health Cities Days study visit of the Health Cities project under the Interreg Europe programme, on 29 October project partners visited HP Sant Cugat, where David Soriano Baguet, Healthcare and O&P Segment Manager for HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions, showcased real-world applications of 3D printing in personalised medicine and biomedical research.
Soriano explained how HP is transforming the healthcare sector — particularly in prosthetics and orthotics — thanks to HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology: lighter, more comfortable and fully customised devices, produced through automated, sustainable and scalable processes. In Sant Cugat, the global headquarters of HP 3D Printing, more than 2,600 people work on site, including over 800 engineers, and the centre welcomes around 7,000 visitors every year.
HP collaborates with startups and companies such as Invent Medical, FITED, EXTOL, iOrthotics, Naked Prosthetics and Quorum Prosthetics, scaling up production and improving patients’ quality of life. The visit concluded at the Application Centre, where participants were able to see and handle real examples of these innovations — a truly inspiring experience.
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