“From Trinkets to Body Parts: 3D Printing – Transforming Sci-Fi Fantasy Into Reality”
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:15 PM
Location: Impact Hub Seattle 220 2nd Ave South Seattle, WA
Description of the event:
The limits of 3D printing have expanded beyond the attention of hobbyists and enthusiasts. Imagine a young boy, born without fingers, lifting and grasping with a 3D printed hand or a woman speaking for the first time in years with a 3D printed jawbone. Astronauts will soon produce repair parts in space. And within a decade, doctors will transplant 3D printed kidneys and hearts.
Come learn how 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a catalyst for mass customization and rapid, collaborative product development. Its fast-growing market reach now includes consumers, small businesses and large industrial players. What are the implications for traditional manufacturing? What impact is 3D printing having on intellectual property law? Given this technology’s demonstrated ability to drive rapid advances in the Seattle region’s traditional fields of biomedicine, aerospace and software, what does the future of 3D printing look like?
Join us for our January MIT Enterprise Forum event to learn more about the technology, applications, and future of 3D printing.
Speakers:
Hod Lipson, Professor of Engineering, Cornell University
Ashley Long, Founder, Ember IP (moderator)
Dylan Oliver, General Manager, FATHOM Northwest
Ivan Owen, Mechanical/Puppet Designer & 3D Printer User