M3d+it 2026 Program

Please note: This is a preliminary programme. Details on individual talks, speakers and session content will be updated continuously. Speakers marked as TBD have been invited or are not yet finally confirmed.

Friday, December 4th, 2026

11:00-11:45

On-site Visit: JKU medSPACE | Virtual Morphology

Franz Fellner, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine, Austria.

11:45-12:30

On-site Visit: Competence Centre for Patient-Specific 3D Applications & Biomimicry Centre for Biomedical Engineering

Jürgen Schwarzbauer & Eleni Priglinger, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine

12:50-13:05

M3d+it 2026 Opening – Day 1

Welcome and introduction to the conference.

Chairs: Eleni Priglinger, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine, Linz, Austria; Elena Guillén Rodríguez, PROFACTOR GmbH, Austria.

13:05-13:30

Keynote 1

Myron Spector, Harvard Medical School, US (remote)

3D Tissue Engineering with 3D Printing Techniques

13:30-14:15

Session 1: International Society for 3D Technologies in Hospitals

Update on activities of the International Society for 3D Technologies in Hospitals and developments across European hospitals.

13:30-13:40
Francesco Moscato, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
IS3DTH & Austria

13:40-13:45
Lukáš Čapek, Liberec Regional Hospital, Czech Republic
Czech Republic

14:05-14:10
Pásztor Zsolt, Hungarian Medical Cluster, Hungary
Hungary

Additional country updates: TBD

Chairs: Francesco Moscato, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Lukáš Čapek, Liberec Regional Hospital, Czech Republic.

14:15-14:45

Panel Discussion

Towards European 3D Technologies and Printing in Hospitals.

Panelists: TBD

14:45-15:15

Coffee Break

Networking and exhibition visit.

15:15-17:00

Session 2: Clinical Use Cases

Clinical applications of 3D technologies, patient-specific solutions, medical 3D printing and practical examples from hospitals and healthcare-related research.

15:15-15:30
Vincent Nevelsteen, CADskills – Medartis Group, Belgium
Subperiosteal Patient-Specific Implant “AMSJI”

15:30-15:45
Jürgen Schwarzbauer, Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria
Patient-Specific Subperiosteal or Facial Implant

15:45-16:00
Francesco Moscato, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
3D Visualization and Training with Robotic Surgery

16:00-16:15
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

16:15-16:30
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

16:30-16:45
Manfred Schmidt, Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria
3D Printed Soft Tissue Models for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

16:45-17:00
Stefan Hanusek, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Biomedical Engineering and 3D Printing

Chairs: Eleni Priglinger, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine / Kepler University Hospital, Austria; Silke Patz, Medical University of Graz, Austria.

17:00-17:25

Keynote 2

Markus Laubach, LMU University Hospital Munich, Germany
Clinical Translation of Scaffold-Guided Bone Regeneration

17:25-17:55

Industrial Exhibition

Meet industry partners, explore technologies and exchange with exhibitors.

17:55-18:55

Session 3: Industry Update

Current developments, technologies and perspectives from industry partners active in medical 3D technologies, additive manufacturing and healthcare innovation.

17:55-18:10
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

18:10-18:25
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

18:25-18:40
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

18:40-18:55
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

Chairs: Gernot Kronreif, ACMIT GmbH, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Francesco Moscato, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

18:55-19:00

Closing – Day 1

Summary and outlook for the second conference day.

from 19:30

Social Event

Networking dinner at Stiegl-Klosterhof, Landstraße 30, 4020 Linz, Austria.

Saturday, December 5th, 2026

08:30-08:35

M3d+it 2026 Opening – Day 2

Welcome and introduction to the second conference day.

Chairs: Tobias Gotterbarm, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine / Kepler University Hospital, Austria; Zoltan Major, JKU Linz, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Austria.

08:35-08:45

Keynote 3: Reimbursement Strategy

Kinga Meszaros, KU Leuven, Belgium; Laura Cercenelli, University of Bologna, Italy.

09:00-10:45

Session 4: Research & Development

Current research activities, new materials, bioprinting approaches, tissue engineering, regulatory perspectives and developments in medical 3D technologies.

09:00-09:15
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

09:15-09:30
Riccardo Levato, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Volumetric Printing

09:30-09:45
Tiziano Serra, AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland
Sound Induced Morphogenesis

09:45-10:00
Ioannis Papantoniou, KU Leuven, Belgium
Skeletal Tissue Engineering

10:00-10:15
Lorenzo Civilla, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Characterizing and Mapping Materials and Methods for Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Phantoms

10:15-10:30
Matej Daniel, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Biomechanics of Bone and Resorbable 3D-Printed Metal Implants

10:30-10:45
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

Chairs: Kinga Meszaros, KU Leuven, Belgium; Andrea Malandrino, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine / Kepler University Hospital, Austria.

10:45-11:15

Coffee Break

Networking and exhibition visit.

11:15-12:00

Session 5: International Projects

International research and innovation projects in medical 3D technologies, bioprinting, additive manufacturing and patient-specific medical solutions.

11:15-11:30
Lucy Vojtová, Central European Institute of Technology, Czech Republic
ACCURE

11:30-11:45
Speaker: TBD
Talk title: TBD

11:45-12:00
Daniel Seitz, Agensmed, Bayreuth, Germany
inkjet-bioAM (UC#1): Semi-Automated Patient-Specific Design of Osteochondral Implants

Chairs: Lucy Vojtová, Central European Institute of Technology, Czech Republic; Andres Díaz Lantada, UPM Madrid, Spain.

12:00-13:45

Session 6: National Projects

Austrian research and innovation projects in medical 3D printing, patient-specific implants, biomaterials and healthcare applications.

12:00-12:15
Eleni Priglinger, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine, Linz, Austria
Translational Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering: Regenerative Cells, EVs and Biodegradable Scaffolds

12:15-12:30
Corey Miller, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine, Linz, Austria
Core Facility with 4-Material Gradient Bioprinter and Multimodal Raman

12:30-12:45
Elena Guillén, PROFACTOR GmbH, Steyr, Austria; Stephan Haudum, Resorbink, Linz, Austria
Biostruct Project

12:45-13:00
Gernot Kronreif, ACMIT GmbH, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Ceraknee: 3D-Printed Ceramic-Based Partial Implants for Knee Hemiarthroplasty

13:00-13:15
Margarete Voortman, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Gernot Kronreif, ACMIT GmbH, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
From Article 5.5 to Clinical Practice: Implementing Hospital-Based Manufacturing of Patient-Specific Cranial Implants

13:15-13:30
Simone Eder, Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering (RCPE), Graz, Austria
3D Pharma

13:30-13:45
Andreas Reisinger, Karl Landsteiner University, Krems, Austria
Talk title: TBD

Chairs: Eleni Priglinger, JKU Linz, Faculty of Medicine, Linz, Austria; Elena Guillén, PROFACTOR GmbH, Austria.

13:45-14:15

Panel Discussion

Status and Outlook of 3D Printing in Hospitals.

Panelists: TBD

14:15-14:20

Closing – Day 2

Final remarks and closing of M3d+it 2026.

Please note: This is a preliminary programme. Details on individual talks, speakers and session content will be updated continuously.