# Unlocking the Potential: 3D Printing’s Impact on Medical Innovation and Beyond with Laura Gilmour

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2023-09-12
- Length: 32m
- Episode: 1
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8535dfd2

## Summary

Laura Gilmour, founder of LG Strategies and former global medical business development manager at EOS, discusses the adoption of additive manufacturing in the medical device industry. She details key applications including hearing aids, orthopedic implants with porous structures, and dental crowns, while highlighting regulatory hurdles from the FDA and insurance payers. Gilmour explains the importance of IQ, OQ, and PQ processes for quality assurance and outlines emerging trends like point-of-care manufacturing and bioprinting.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit#t=4) Introduction: Laura Gilmour and LG Strategies
- [1:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit#t=61) Laura Gilmour's Career Journey in Medical AM
- [3:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit#t=205) Key Medical Applications: Hearing Aids and Orthopedics
- [11:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit#t=687) Regulatory Hurdles and Insurance Reimbursement
- [16:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit#t=978) FDA Approval Process and Digital Workflows
- [21:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit#t=1276) IQ, OQ, and PQ in Additive Manufacturing
- [24:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-09-12-unlocking-the-potential-3d-printings-impact-on-medical-innovation-and-beyond-wit#t=1490) Future Trends: Point-of-Care and Bioprinting

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- EOS (company)
- LG Strategies (company)
- FDA (other)
- United Therapeutics (company)
- Radiological Society of North America (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Regulatory & Quality Perspectives of 3D Printing in the Medical Device Industry](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-06-22-regulatory-quality-perspectives-of-3d-printing-in-the-medical-device-industry) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [S2E48 Medical Device Research & Development at Mayo Clinic | Sean McEligot](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-12-s2e48-medical-device-research-development-at-mayo-clinic-sean-mceligot) (Being an Engineer)
- [S4E50 Travis De Jong | Medical Device Engineering Leadership 2](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-12-29-s4e50-travis-de-jong-medical-device-engineering-leadership-2) (Being an Engineer)
- [50. Additive Manufacturing for Eardrums and Nano-Objects](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-12-28-50-additive-manufacturing-for-eardrums-and-nano-objects) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Understanding the Value of a Medical Device Guru](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-05-26-understanding-the-value-of-a-medical-device-guru) (Global Medical Device Podcast)

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