3D PRINTING HUB

The 3D BIOPRINTING HUB of the ISCIII Biobanks and Biomodels Platform contains 25 units spread all around our country in order to offer the highest level of cutting-edge quality and consulting services and delivery of 3D bioprinting and printing services as well as numerous experimental techniques. Our portfolio also includes advising on issues in the ethical and legal realm.

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Rubén I. García Fernández

He holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, 2008), an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC, 2010), and a PhD in Project Engineering from the UPV/EHU (2024), with a dissertation titled ‘Implementation and Adoption of 3D Printing in Hospital Settings.’

Since 2014, he has been a key member of the Innovation Unit at Cruces University Hospital and the Biobizkaia Health Research Institute (IIS Biobizkaia), where he coordinates technology projects. He has led the institution’s 3D printing strategy since 2016 and, since 2021, has served as the Head of the 3D Printing and Bioprinting Laboratory at IIS Biobizkaia.

He actively collaborates on numerous clinical studies and research projects, currently serving as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Biocruces node within the National Platform of Biobanks and Biomodels (ISCIII). As a co-inventor, he holds several protected industrial designs and has authored multiple scientific publications. Since 2023, he has also served as a Professor in the Department of Graphic Expression at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

María Gloria Álvarez Caballero

Graduated in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in bioengineering: medical devices, biomaterials, and biomechanics, from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM). MSc in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in advanced implant design techniques and tissue engineering, from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). Instructor in Clinical Simulation by the Center for Medical Simulation (Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology). Head of the Equipment Department in Coruña and Cee Health Area. Quality manager of the Simulation and 3D Printing Platform in Coruña and Cee Health Area (SIMIM3D). Co-coordinator of the 3DPRINTING HUB at ISCIII Biomodels and Biobanks Platform. Member of the European 3D in Hospitals Special Interest Group (3DSIG) and the Technical Working Group at the Spanish Society of Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety (SESSEP).

Ines Jauregui Monasterio

Laura Escot Garcia

Cristian Passera

Biomedical engineer of the PT20/00136 platform of the Centro Tecnológico de Formación del Área Sanitaria da Coruña e Cee. He is part of the coordination of the Ethical-Legal Working Group of the 3D (bio)print hub of the ISCIII Biobanks and Biomodels Platform.