The group aims to accurately identify high priority clinical applications of 3D printing and build our regional research and manufacturing capability in medical and pharmaceutical 3D printing at the point-of-care.
In December 2021, Prof Sheng Qi and her team were awarded a grant from UEAHSCP's first-ever ‘Power of Collaborative Research’ Strategic Funding round. Designed to boost collaboration across local health and social care research and innovation, the scheme awarded funds to projects that will undertake joint research that benefits our region’s healthcare services.
The grant will go towards an innovative scheme to set up a 3D-printing service to produce surgical equipment tailored to individual needs, in one of the region’s hospitals, as well as setting up an offsite research and development 3D Printing suite.
The group is composed of leading academics and clinicians and has the vision and ambition to make our region the leader of transforming 3D printing technologies into cost-effective tools to serve the NHS and service users.
