Rokit Healthcare
ROKIT (or ROKIT Healthcare) is a South Korea-based 3D bioprinting research company that develops hardware, software, and clinical application platforms employing the 3D printing technology for customized human organ and tissue regeneration. The company develops a bioprinter line and medical-grade plastic printers for research and therapeutic development. With the use of 3D bioprinting in the operating room, ROKIT seeks to enable patient-specific tissues to be created more quickly and at a lower cost, with the technology eventually reducing the need for tissue donors and improving regenerative medicine research [1][2]
History[edit]
ROKIT was founded in 2012 by Seok Hwan You as a 3D printing technology company.[3] From 2013 - 2015, the company released several desktop 3D printer lines for applications in educational training, fashion, design, food and industrial manufacturing.[4]
In April 2016, the company entered the biomedical industry with the launch of INVIVO, a cell and biomaterial 3D printer equipped with clean chamber technology. It is one of the first commercialized desktop bioprinters made in Korea.[5][6]
In addition to being a printer manufacturer, ROKIT works as a medical contractor that partners with state agencies, biotechs and academic research centers to develop applications of the 3D printing technology in the hospital operating room. In October 2016, ROKIT was awarded a $3 million grant by the South Korean government to co-develop an in-situ 3D bioprinting system for skin regeneration.[7][8] In Dec 2017, ROKIT announced the establishment of a European R&D center in Germany as a research collaborator with Fraunhofer IBMT.[9] In 2018, ROKIT signed agreements with plastic surgery clinic GNG in Korea to develop processes and technology to create 3D printing-guided regeneration of skin and cartilage tissues for use in nose and ear reconstruction.[10]
Products and Services[edit]
ROKIT offers 3D bioprinters, research and medical-grade biomaterials and other consumables. [4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "iMakr Med Platform Offers 3D Printers & Bioprinting Technology for Medical & Dental, Features Invivo Hybrid 3D Bioprinter | 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing". 3dprint.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ↑ "The Top Five 3D Printing News Announcements Today at Additive Manufacturing Europe 2016 | 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing". 3dprint.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ↑ "[INTERVIEW] Rokit seeks to lead 3D bio-printer market". koreatimes. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rokit Universe". en.3disonprinter.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "The World First Hybrid Bio 3D Printer to be revealed at Digical Show". Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "ROKIT launches new Edison Invivo 3D bioprinter for tissue engineering research". 3ders.org. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "Rokit Receives $3 Million From South Korea to Develop 3D Bioprinter for Skin Regeneration - Inside 3D Printing | Inside 3D Printing". inside3dprinting.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "South Korea's Rokit Announces $3M Grant to Enter 3D Bioprinting Space | 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing". 3dprint.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "Presse-IBMT-ROKIT-MoU-2017-07-06". Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "로킷-지앤지병원, 피부 연골 등 재생의학 신기술 공동개발 나섰다". hankyung.com (in 한국어). 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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