Multiply Labs 3D Prints Personalised Daily Pills

Additive manufacturing seems to have opened the door to more unique and personalised types of therapy and treatments. People supporting this convergence to personalised health care often cite its benefits, such as the ease of use they bring. As a result improving adherence and the health outcomes of patients. In fact, this is what Multiply Labs is a firm believer of. They have focused on personalisation in order to supply to each patient what they need. With the use of pharmaceutical technologies (and a background in robotics) they’ve been capable of 3D printing personalised capsules. Their capsules provide throughout the day all the medication patients need. To gain a better understanding of their technology we decided to interview the co-founder and CEO of Multiply Labs, Fred Parietti.

3DN: Could you present yourself as well as your company, Multiply Labs?

I am Fred Parietti, I am the PDG and co-founder of Multiply Labs, a new type of personalised pharmaceutical company. At the moment, we haven’t involved ourselves in the fabrication of active pharmaceutical ingredients yet. However, we’ve developed and now produce 3D printed capsules which are programmed to release pharmaceutical ingredients in a controlled way. Our first products were personalised supplement pills. It allowed us to enter the market and develop the machines and filaments we would need to create these 3D printed pills.

We are working on a new range of products. We have started some work on capsules designed for HIV treatment. Thanks to Multiply Labs we can see a future in which each patient can take a single, unique capsule that contains all the supplements or drugs they need.