In 2019 a pioneering prototype of bionic pancreas was printed by means of 3D bioprinting. It was fully vascularized and it positively completed all functionality and viability tests while being kept alive in a bioreactor prototype. This was achieved by a young and ambitious team of cross disciplinary scientists from the Foundation of Research and Science Development (FBiRN) and BIONIC Consortium, led by prof. Michał Wszoła MD, PhD.
The first 3D printed bionic pancreas
