Himed and Adva Cera to Work on Bioceramic Medical Devices

• Himed, a provider of calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite, has partnered with Adva Cera. Adva Cera is not a spell to make you stop moving in the Harry Potter universe, but...

Himed, a provider of calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite, has partnered with Adva Cera. Adva Cera is not a spell to make you stop moving in the Harry Potter universe, but rather a 3D service that uses equipment from Lithoz and Prodways Ceram to produce ceramic parts. The two firms will work on calcium phosphate spine, orthopedic, and dental implants. Himed and Adva Cera, from idea to implant, are using Himed’s Bioceramics Center of Excellence and Adva’s 3D printing capabilities. This kind of setup could be very beneficial since it lets people quickly lean on existing expertise in medical device manufacturing using additive. Amnovis does a similar thing for metal additive, and this can mean that a lone inventor could get her device made by one partner. The companies think that this appro