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THANKS.
THE NIH 3D PRINTER EXCHANGE IS THE FIRST WIDELY AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT SPONSORED REPOSITORY
OF DIGITAL 3D MODELS SUITIBLE FOR 3D PRINTING. WHAT IS 3D PRINTING? IT’S THE FABRICATION
OF REAL PHYSICAL OBJECTS THROUGH AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE CONTROL MECHANISM
IS ESPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED DIGITAL 3D MODEL. IT IS A MAINSTREAM TECHNOLOGY. YOU MAY NOT
EVEN KNOW IT BUT YOU PROBABLY USE SOFTWARE THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS IT AND EVEN IF YOU
DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN 3D PRINTER, THERE ARE BRICK AND MORTAR ONLINE VENDORS WHERE YOU
HAVE YOUR MODEL FABRICATED. THE MARKET AS A WHOLE, IS GROWING AT MORE THAN 20% A YEAR,
EXPECTED TO REACH 4 BILLION NEXT YEAR AND 11 BILLION IN 2021. JUST A YEAR AGO, THE PRESIDENT
REMINDED US THAT 3D PRINTING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE MAKE EVERYTHING.
I’D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT HOW THIS DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY IS REVOLUTIONIZING BIOMEDICAL DISCOVERY
AT NIH.
SO SCOTT HENSLEY WITH A POST DOC IN THE LAB, THEY’VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE OF
THIS FLU PROTEIN FOR MORE THAN 15 YEAR BUT NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY TURNED IT AROUND IN
THE SCREEN, THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE MUTATION IN IT AND HOW THEY MIGHT INFLUENCE INFECTION.
WHEN I PRINTED THE 3D STRUCTURE, WE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED A BINDING GROOVE THAT HAD BEEN
COMPLETELY OVERLOOKED BEFORE. IT CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF RESEARCH IN THAT LAB AND MAY
PLAY A ROLE IN CREATING THE UNIVERSAL FLU VACCINE. CLEARLY NEW WAYS TO FIND SCIENTIFIC
DATA CAN DRIVE DISCOVERY AND AT NIH, RESEARCHERS SAVE TIME AND MONEY USING INNOVATIVE 3D PRINTS
IN THE LABORATORY IN A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE SAVED HUNDREDS OF RESEARCH ANIMALS,
PRECIOUS SAMPLES, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND WEEKS OF DOWNTIME.
BUT DIGIAL 3D MODELS ARE NOT NECESSARILY READY TO PRINT. CONVERTING THE DIGITAL MODEL SUCH
AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN INTO A PRINTABLE FORMAT TO GENERATE A SOLID OBJECT, LIKE THIS,
REQUIRES SPECIAL SOFTWARE AND A COMPLICATED WORK FLOW… THAT CAN TAKE OVER AN HOUR, EVEN
FOR A SKILLED USER. INSTEAD, WE PROVIDE ONLINE TOOLS. THIS IS OUR WEBSITE. THAT ENABLE REGISTERED
USERS TO GENERATE HIGH QUALITY SCIENTIFIC 3D PRINTABLE MODELS IN ONLY MINUTES, SIMPLY
BY UPLOADING DATA FILES THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE OR BY TYPING IN THE DATABASE SUCCESSION
CODE. THERE IS NO RESOURCE LIKE THIS FOR SCIENTIFIC 3D PRINTING ANYWHERE. OUR PROJECT EMPOWERS
RESEARCHERS AND EDUCATORS BY PROVIDING A TRUSTED VENUE TO EASILY CREATE AND DISCOVER COMMUNITY
CONTRIBUTD BIOMEDICAL 3D PRINT MODELS. WE ALSO PROVIDE VIDEO TUTORIALS TO GIVE THEM
THE SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO CREATE THEIR OWN CUSTOM 3D MODELS PRINTS AND WE PROVIDE
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM. AS PART OF OUR PROJECT, WE BUILT A NAIS WIDE
ADVISORY TEAM OF EXPERTS AND EDUCATORS WHO ARE ALL AT THE FOREFRONT OF 3D MODELING AND
PRINTING FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION. THEY PROVIDED VALUABLE FEEDBACK
IN MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS AND IN ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS. ALL OF THEM ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE. WE ALSO CULTIVATED A MARKET SPECIFICLY FOR SCIENTIFIC DATA FOR
3D PRINTS. WHETHER AT AN NSF-SPONSORED STEM EDUCATION FAIR OR AT THE NIH RESEARCH FESTIVAL,
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SPENT TIME WITH US AND ASKED SERIOUS ALL OF THEM ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE. WE ALSO CULTIVATED A MARKET SPECIFICALLY FOR SCIENTIFIC 30 PRINTS.
WHETHER IT ANY NSF SPONSORED STATE EDUCATION FAIR OR AT THE NIH RESEARCH FESTIVAL, HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE SPENT TIME WITH US AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF 3-D PRINTING FOR RESEARCH
IN EDUCATION. OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE TO SPRING WHERE WE WILL MEET THOUSANDS MORE.
A CONFLUENCE OF EVENTS THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT WHEN WE STARTED WITH HHS IGNITE HAVE
SHOWING US THE TIMELINESS OF THIS PROJECT. THE NIH LIBRARY WILL FEATURE OUR SITE IN THEIR
SANDBOX, THE WHITE HOUSE JUST ANNOUNCED A MARKER FAIR THIS YEAR AND IS SUPPORTING A
PLAN TO PUT THROUGH THE PRINTERS IN EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL
THE SMITHSONIAN AND NASA HAVE THEIR OWN 3-D MODEL COLLECTIONS AND HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST
AND INCREASE THE VALUE OF AND THE RETURN ON THESE OTHER INVESTMENTS. THEY ARE OPEN, SCALABLE
AND TRANSFERABLE. THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO MAKE THE WEBSITE ROBUST ANSWER CARE AND CONTINUE
TO CULTIVATE THE NATION ALL, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT WE KNOW IS HUNGRY FOR THESE
MODELS. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM WORKING ON THE NIH 3D PRINT EXCHANGE. THERE THEY ARE
AND THROUGH IGNITE, WE LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. IT’S
OPENED MANY EYES TO HOW WE MIGHT WORK ON FUTURE PROJECTS TO DRIVE INNOVATION EVER MORE QUICKLY.
MANY PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR PROJECT AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ASSISTANCE AND
ADVOCACY AS IT WAS A COLLABORATION ACROSS NEW LEVELS AT NIH. WE RECOGNIZE THE REST OF
THE COHORTS FOR THEIR FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT AND ESPECIALLY THANK RYAN, READ, AND MOST
OF ALL OF THE SECRETARY FOR SPONSORS THAT INITIATIVE. ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM, I THINK
YOU OFFER THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE TO HAVE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE LOOK
FORWARD TO AN EXCITING FUTURE FOR THE NIH 3-D PRINT EXCHANGE.
>> THAT’S FLU. I’VE GIVEN YOU THE FLU. SO THAT THING IN YOUR LEFT HAND IS THE LITTLE
BLUE NOBBY’S ON THE FLU VIRUS. YOUR CARING DOUBLE FLU. YOU’RE YOUR TITER IS HIGH.
>> IS THIS INFECTIOUS?
>>I’M JUST SHOWING SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE’VE DONE, BUT I’M HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS.
Q>> WE’D LOVE TO COLABORATE WITH YOU. FDA RECEIVES 3-D AUTOCAD SORT OF IMAGES AND WHAT
NOT FOR US TO PRESENT PROSTHETICS, SO PART OF OUR REVIEW PROCESS TO APPROVE THE PURSE
PROSTHETIC IN THE FIELD IS… NOT WHAT IT’S A NEW TYPE OF… NOT JUST DRUGS OR… YOU
GET 3D
A>> ACTUALLY PROSTHETICS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ONE OF OUR ADVISORY TEAM WORKS AT NATIONAL
NAVY BETHESDA, AND THEIR PRINTING PROSTHETICS FOR VETERANS THERE.
Q>> HOW IS IT THAT PEOPLE ACCESS THE DATA, HOW DIFFICULT IS THAT? I'VE HEARD THAT THERE'S
LIKE FAX 3-D PRINTERS EITHER ON THE WAY OR IN USE. IS IT AS SIMPLE AS CALLING UP A FAX
SIGNAL AND RECEIVING IT?
A>> WELL, ACTUALLY ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT WERE COLLABORATING
WITH HAS A SCANNER YOU PUT ON YOUR ARM AND, SCANS YOUR ARM AND PRINTS OUT A CAST. I KNOW
NASA HAS WHAT THEY CALL THE TRANSPORTER, WITH A SCAN SOMETHING AND UPLOAD IT TO THE SPACE
STATION FOR 3-D PRINTING REPAIR-PARTS AND THINGS. BUT IT’S NOT AS EASY AS IT SEEMS,
AND THAT’S WHERE – OR IT TAKES MORE THAN AN HOUR TO CREATE THESE THINGS FOR AN EXPERT.
MOST PEOPLE, IF IT READY TO GO MAINSTREAM AND IT’S ON ITS WAY, IT NEEDS TO BE FAST
AND EASY. THE TOOLS THAT WE PROVIDED AND EDUCATION MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE I THINK IS GOING TO
MAKE THAT MUCH MORE SENSIBLE TO A MUCH LARGER AUDIENCE.
Q>> I AM SO NOT THE BIOLOGIST AT THE TABLE HERE. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT MY FRIENDS WHO
WENT TO NURSING SCHOOL AND MEDICAL SCHOOL AND HOW TO USE THIS. THE BOTTOM LEFT SEGMENT
THAT THEY’RE SHOWING, I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THAT INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CADAVERS IN THIS
COUNTRY FOR BIOLOGY JUST TO STUDY. HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO KIND OF DEVELOP THE BRAIN
THAT YOU SHOWED? THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN TOUCH AND SEE? I ALSO THINK ABOUT ALL THE
BLIND SCIENTIST WHO MUST LOVE YOU, REALLY, SINCERELY. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED,
THIS WOULD BE QUITE REVOLUTIONARY IN THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD
NOT SEE.
Q>> THERE ARE MORE AND MORE MATERIALS COMING OUT. THE MATERIAL THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND
IS VERY CERAMIC – LIKE, AND IF YOU DROP IT, IT MAY BREAK. BUT THERE ARE RUBBER MATERIALS
AND OTHER PLASTICS COMING ONLINE. I HAVE A WHOLE BOX I LOVE TO SHOW YOU MAYBE LATER TODAY.
SO THE POTENTIAL IS NEARLY BOUNDLESS.
>>THANK YOU VERY MUCH!