Global engineering and scientific technologies company Renishaw (
www.renishaw.com) is contributing to a new medical centre in London, Canada.
The centre — Additive DEsign In Surgical Solutions (ADEISS) — is the result of a partnership between Western University, the London Medical Network and Renishaw; it will focus on the research, development and commercialisation of additively manufactured medical devices and surgical instruments — and support the development of additively manufactured medical technology designed to resolve health-care issues across the globe.
Renishaw will supply additive-manufacturing systems to produce the 3-D printed medical devices and surgical tools, which will include replacement joints, jigs and guides. The devices can be made out of titanium or cobalt chrome; and once developed, they will be available to the medical, dental and orthopaedic sectors in North America — and beyond.
Located on the Discovery Park on the Western University campus, ADEISS is the first business to come out of the London Medical Innovation and Commercialisation Network — a fund to develop health-care businesses in the city. It is currently pursuing ISO 13485 accreditation in the USA, Canada and Europe.
Dafydd Williams, president of Renishaw Canada, said: “Following on from the success of our Healthcare Centre of Excellence in Miskin, South Wales, ADEISS will be crucial to Renishaw’s ability to impact the North American market.
We anticipate that this facility will yield many new innovations in both medical-device design and the use of additive-manufacturing technology, to push the boundaries of current thinking and design in this technically very
demanding field.”
Renishaw recently launched its inaugural North American Solutions Centre in Kitchener, Canada.
This gives companies access to its additive-manufacturing systems, allowing them to develop and test new products and advance their confidence with the technology (Renishaw is using its global network of Solutions Centres to help the development of additive manufacturing as an industrial technology).