ADDITIV Medical 2026 to explore Additive Manufacturing
ADDITIV Medical 2026, hosted by 3Dnatives, is set to take place online on October 21, 2026, bringing together more than 500 professionals from hospitals, medical device companies and Additive Manufacturing providers worldwide.
Now in its ninth edition, the summit will focus on the exchange of knowledge around the use of Additive Manufacturing in healthcare, including applications such as patient-specific anatomical models and surgical guides. Examples highlighted by the organisers include a surgeon in Barcelona rehearsing a cardiac repair using a model produced from a patient’s scan, and a children’s hospital in Nebraska producing a custom cranial guide within days rather than weeks.
Participants are expected to include surgeons and Additive Manufacturing specialists from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Children’s Nebraska.
Industry speakers will include Erez Ben-Zvi, Vice President of Healthcare at Stratasys; Dan Crawford, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Axial3D; and Michael Librus, CEO and Founder of Synergy3DMed.
The event will run from 10:00 AM to 12:40 PM EDT (4:00 PM to 6:40 PM CEST) on Wednesday, October 21, and will be free to attend. The programme will comprise three expert panel discussions, each followed by a live audience Q&A session.
“Every project we cover in medical AM traces back to a patient, a faster diagnosis, a smoother surgery, a better outcome. That’s what makes this community worth bringing together. ADDITIV Medical is our way of helping that work travel further,” stated Filippos Voulpiotis, Managing Director of 3Dnatives.
The panels
Panel 1: Can We Trust AI to Design a Patient-Specific Model? (4:10 PM to 4:55 PM CEST)
Overview: When a software algorithm takes over the design of a custom implant or anatomical model, who is ultimately responsible for its accuracy? This session tackles the friction between rapid automation and patient safety, from verifying that an AI hasn’t misread a scan to where algorithmic efficiency ends and human liability begins.
Speakers:
- Anish Ghodadra, Medical Director, 3D Printing Program, UPMC
- Dan Crawford, founder and CSO of Axial3D
- (Moderator) David Adrover, President of Addliance
Panel 2: Who Pays for Personalization? Navigating the Reality of 3D Printing ROI (5:00 PM to 5:45 PM CEST)
Overview: The clinical benefits of customised medical Additive Manufacturing are clear, but the financial pathways to sustain it are not. This panel digs into who absorbs the upfront capital costs, whether hospitals can secure insurance reimbursement for personalised guides, and how institutions build a
repeatable return on investment.
Speakers:
- Michael Librus, CEO and founder, Synergy3DMed
- Gabe Linke, Manager of 3D, Children’s Nebraska
- (Moderator) Clare Scott, Managing Editor of Today’s Medical Developments
Panel 3: How 3D Printed Guides and Models Prevent Surgical Surprises (5:50 PM to 6:35 PM CEST)
Overview: Even the most experienced surgical teams encounter unexpected variables once a patient is on the table. This discussion explores how physical, patient-specific models and guides are shifting preoperative planning, from time saved in the operating room to where the scan-to-build pipeline still bottlenecks.
Speakers:
- Shafkat Anwar, Director, Pediatric Heart Center 3D+ Program, University of California,
San Francisco - Erez Ben-Zvi, Vice President of Healthcare, Stratasys
- Ferran Fillat Gomà, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Digital 3D Surgery Expert, Hospital Clínic de
Barcelona - Devid Zille, Director of 3D Medical Visualization and Printing Lab, Tampa General
Hospital - (Moderator) Naomi Nathan, Head of Healthcare Division at Mobility Goes Additive
Those interested can register here.
