Vital3D Technologies

Behind all the hype, at the end of the day, Artificial intelligence (AI) is a mere tool. Whether it is needed and what value it can bring heavily depends on the field and applications. And it seems that for Vital3D Technologies, AI can be the next big leap forward in enabling mass-customized 3D bioprinting. One of the main peculiarities regarding optical 3D bioprinting is the sheer amount of data and variables that need to be accounted for during the processing, from regular parameters, such as optimal slicing and hatching algorithm, to biological peculiarities and light modulation. Doing it all manually creates X-dimensional parameter space, where X is the number of parameters that must be accounted for. While we humans are gifted with the miracles of intuition and logical thinking, while tackling the challenge of such a massive scope, some highly non-trivial solutions can be missed. The capability of AI to synthesize all the possible combinations of X parameters and find the best possible combinations alleviates this challenge in enabling mass-customized 3D bioprinting. One of the best examples of such non-trivial optimization tasks is developing the FemtoBrush solution. Beam shaping is generally highly non-trivial, where only a small part of possible intensity distributions can be calculated deterministically. Iterative methods needed for others, such as the Gerchberg–Saxton algorithm, bring a lot of inherent uncertainty to the calculations of phase masks for 3D intensity distributions. Due to the colossal effort of the whole team, especially Karolina Limanovskaja, the current iteration of the brushes we use is quite consistent, with minimal irregularities in XYZ space (see measurement below). However, I want them to be perfect and on demand. Here, AI seems to be the best possible long-term option that should trivialize the whole brush generation process. I am looking forward to exploring this and many other possibilities that AI brings to the table. One way or another, 3D bioprinting is an exceptionally interdisciplinary research field. Thus, AI fits in perfectly with the challenges presented by optics, materials, and biology. Bellow – 3D intensity distribution of 25 µm brush measured using CCD camera and spherical lens on a dedicated Z-scan characterization setup. Horizontal intensity is well defined, while there are some irregularities in the Z direction. The goal for further research and AI – the complete elimination of any irregularities in the Z direction. #Bioprinting #AI #Photonics #3Dprinting #Laser #Teamwork

🚀 Unlocking Innovation with EU Funding Opportunities At Vital3D Technologies, we’re on a mission to revolutionize bioprinting with our platform for large-scale tissue and organ production. Deep tech innovations like ours thrive not only on bold ideas and cutting-edge research but also on the availability of strong funding support. This is why EU funding programs are such a game-changer for companies like ours. They provide an incredible opportunity to scale breakthrough ideas and accelerate their path to impact. Over the past months, we’ve been actively engaged in this space, submitting several ambitious projects to these programs. While we can’t say too much just yet, let’s just say the near future could bring some very exciting updates. 🤞🎉 Grateful for the EU’s commitment to supporting deep tech innovations and can’t wait to share what’s next in our journey toward shaping the future of healthcare. 🌍💡 #Bioprinting #DeepTech #Innovation #Funding #EUPrograms #FutureOfHealthcare

Emotional intelligence is a life hack. When I look back on my early life and education the main things that I was thought were technical. How to write well, how to count properly, how to solve technical challenges, etc. However, when it came to emotions the main lesson was to ignore and suppress them. In some instances, it was even implied that emotions are something to be ashamed of. As a result, emotions, in a lot of cases, were borderline excluded from mainstream discourse and education as something undesirable. Result? Burnout, loss of motivation, and even mental health issues in far too many people. Sadly, these issues are completely normalized as a byproduct of achieving anything. One way or another, solving them would involve looking at emotional health, which is once again perceived as some kind of “sign of weakness”. Such a status quo is both counterproductive and dangerous. All of us experience emotion. Looking fundamentally, it is just a neurochemical reaction in our brains depending on various external and internal stimuli. It manifests in all of us differently. But it is there. Always. Inseparable. Also, due to its nature, it is very sudden and, in a lot of cases, hard to control logically. These last two aspects of emotion – being very diverse and very unpredictable – are the reason why many people started to perceive it negatively. We are humans after all! Perfectly logical in all situations ever! Right!? This is where emotional intellect comes in. Instead of looking at logic and emotion as two opposites, it enables us to see them as two irreplaceable halves. Yin and Yang if You will. Emotion is a very fast reaction to the stimuli with a logical response following later. So, instead of rejecting emotion and causing multiple associated mental health problems, why not see emotion as something to understand and accept? Kind of like an early warning signal that something is happening, and logic is just not picking it up. “I am feeling this now. Why?” is a very sobering thought that both allows us to immediately assess the situation and, at the same time, stabilizes us emotionally. Accepting emotion and understanding what causes it gives a lot of control and situational awareness. In other words, self-control and awareness go up, anxiety goes down. Apart from self-control, it is also a massive help when dealing with people. Remember – everyone feels emotions at every instance. So, realizing how certain situations might make a person feel is insanely helpful. Another party is happy? Sad? Angry? Scared? Indifferent? Steer conversation accordingly! I will be the first to admit that I am not perfect at using emotions to my advantage. I mean this is why I gravitated towards physics – understanding lasers is a lot easier than people… But I am happy where I am and what I learned so far. People for me are the final frontier. Thus, I hope to learn and implement harmony of emotion and logic as best as I can! #psychology #emotion #learning