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#Working3D: Six Questions for a 3D Printing Biomedical Engineer

Today we bring you a new installment of #Working3D, the series of articles in which we give insight into the different jobs available in the additive manufacturing industry. Specifically, we will go into detail on a position in one of…

#Working3D: Six Questions for a 3D Printing Biomedical Engineer
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Today we bring you a new installment of #Working3D, the series of articles in which we give insight into the different jobs available in the additive manufacturing industry. Specifically, we will go into detail on a position in one of the sectors in which 3D printing plays a key role: the medical sector. According to a report by Global Market Insights, the 3D printing market in the healthcare sector is expected to reach a value of $19.5 billion by 2032. This growth is due, in part, to increased private and public investments in research and development (R&D) activities. And in this new installment we will understand the day-to-day life of an expert in additive manufacturing working in the industry. We interviewed María Álvarez, a biomedical engineer and quality manager at SIMIM3D, to learn a little more about her professional work and her relationship with 3D technologies.

3DN: Could you introduce yourself?

María Álvarez Caballero, biomedical engineer.

My name is María Álvarez Caballero. I graduated with a degree in Biomedical Engineering, with specialization in medical devices, biomaterials and biomechanics, from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) in 2016. Then, I completed a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, with specialization in advanced implant design techniques and tissue engineering, from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) in 2017. Currently, I am a biomedical engineer and quality manager at the Simulation and 3D Printing Platform (SIMIM3D) of the Health Area of La Coruña.

3DN: How did you discover additive manufacturing?

My experience in the working world began at the Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe in Valencia, where I started working as a biomedical engineer in the Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety Area. Basically, I was dedicated to facilitating, technologically and logistically, the recreation of certain situations and environments so that healthcare professionals could experience the representation of real clinical care events, for different purposes: practicing, learning, evaluating, experimenting, etc.