Press Releases

Materialise to Expand Reach in Fast-growing Brazilian Market with Strategic Investment in Engimplan LTDA

Leuven, Belgium / Rio Claro, Brazil – August 1, 2019. Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing solutions, today announced a strategic investment in Engimplan, a Brazil-based manufacturer of orthopedic and cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) implants and instruments. The combination of Materialise’s expertise in 3D printed medical solutions with Engimplan’s innovative product portfolio will help to accelerate the introduction of 3D printed, personalized implants and instruments in the Brazilian market.

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Materialise Receives FDA Clearance for Cardiovascular Planning Software Suite

CHICAGO (TVT2019 – Structural Heart Summit), June 13, 2019 – Materialise, a global 3D printing software and solutions company, has received FDA clearance for its Mimics Enlight cardiovascular planning software suite. The first release will support clinicians planning complex transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) procedures.

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Fluidda and Materialise Announce Partnership to Develop Personalized Solutions for Lung Patients

Fluidda announces a new phase in its collaboration with Materialise, to expand personalized treatment options in the respiratory care, building on its image based software. As part of the partnership, Materialise invests €2.5 million in Fluidda and Wilfried Vancraen, founder and CEO of Materialise, will join the board of directors at Fluidda.

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Materialise and Carestream to Deploy Zero Footprint Surgical Planning Solution

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 27, 2018 – Materialise, in collaboration with Carestream Health, is developing a work-in-progress zero footprint deployment of their pre-operative planning solution for orthopaedists, leveraging Materialise’s OrthoView software. Thanks to enterprise-wide licensing and an enterprise imaging-integrated zero footprint deployment, Materialise and Carestream will be able to give surgeons the freedom to plan procedures in a standard browser, eliminating the requirement for additional software.

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Bring Peace of Mind to Medical 3D Printing with Materialise Certified Solutions

CHICAGO – (Nov. 26, 2018). Materialise NV (Nasdaq: MTLS), a world leading 3D printing solutions provider, is working with partners to remove uncertainty and confusion for hospitals and physicians who are incorporating 3D printing into their diagnostic and surgical planning processes.

Materialise has launched a certification program that allows printer manufacturers that partner with the company to have products tested and validated as being fully compatible with Materialise Mimics inPrint software. inPrint is the first and only software to gain clearance from the FDA to develop 3D printed anatomical models for diagnostic and surgical planning uses. The inPrint software is printer- and material-agnostic, allowing Materialise to develop partnerships and solutions to meet a range of hospital and clinician requirements.

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