Will we one day be able able to print our own personalised medicine?
Could we one day be able to print our own personalised medicine? Lee Cronin, Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow is suggesting exactly that.
3D Printing
Redistributed Manufacturing – offering shorter lead times, better customisation and more resilience in Healthcare Manufacturing
Since the 1980s, UK Manufacturing has increasingly moved offshore, with a vast share of goods being produced in countries such as China, India or Bangladesh. Couple this with the fact that any ‘finished’ product will often go through different production stages, each of which can be carried out in various parts of the world, and you are often left with supply chain scenarios that have taken on near absurd scales.
Supply Chain Special Interest Group (SIG): Redistributed Manufacturing in Healthcare Network (RiHN)
In November 2015 the RiHN team hosted a Special Interest Group in partnership with Medilink . Those who attended had the opportunity to engage with researchers from various institutions who are leading cutting edge feasibility studies that have the potential to radically transform patient care and medical supply chains.