RASTRUM™ – the 3D printer for living cells, recognized with annual awards from Leading Business Magazine

RASTRUM™ – the 3D printer for living cells, recognized with annual awards from Leading Business Magazine

April 30, 2020 - The winners of Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the companies, policies, projects and concepts that are actively and deeply committed to changing the world. Among the winners is a revolutionary living cell bioprinter, which won the top prize in the Experimental category.

Inventia Life Science's RASTRUM™ 3D Bioprinter gives medical researchers and biologists the ability to quickly produce 3D tissue that closely resembles our human body. By mimicking a specific human disease such as cancer, these 3D printed cell models allow researchers to test new drugs more quickly and effectively without relying on animal testing. Importantly, the RASTRUM™ 3D bioprinter helps accelerate research efforts and save valuable time in the search for cures.

“The vision of RASTRUM™ is to revolutionize the approach to the drug discovery process by accelerating drug development from the bench to the hospital bed,” says Dr. Julio Ribeiro, CEO of Inventia Life Science.

This visually striking pink and chrome 3D bioprinter – designed in collaboration with Design + Industry – won the top prize in the Experimental category at Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards. A worthy winner, RASTRUM™ is revolutionizing the fight against cancer and enabling new paradigms in regenerative medicine and has already been adopted by leading medical research institutes.

At the core of our company’s vision is the goal of transforming the way we fight disease by accelerating the development of new drug treatments, particularly in areas of great societal need such as cancer and viral infections,” said Dr. Ribeiro.

Now in its fourth year, the World Changing Ideas Awards showcase 26 winners, more than 200 finalists and more than 500 honorable mentions – with health and wellness, corporate social responsibility, and AI and data among the most popular categories. A distinguished jury selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than 3,000 entries spanning transportation, education, nutrition, politics, technology and more. The 2020 awards include entries from around the world, from Vancouver to Singapore to Tel Aviv.

The Inventia team is very pleased and honored to be recognized by a renowned publication like Fast Company. This World Changing Ideas award is in line with our mission to help build a better world and reinforces the fact that we are moving in the right direction,” said Dr. Ribeiro.

There seems to be no better time to recognize organizations that are using their ingenuity, resources and, in some cases, scale to address society's biggest problems," said Stephanie Mehta, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. "Our journalists, led by Senior Editor Morgan Clendaniel, have uncovered some of the smartest and most inspiring projects of the year."

About the World Changing Ideas Awards

One of Fast Company's flagship annual awards programs, World Changing Ideas focuses on social good, with the goal of elevating finished products and bold concepts that make the world a better place. A panel of cross-industry judges selects winners, finalists and honorable mentions based on feasibility and impact potential. With a mission to reward ingenuity and encourage innovation, Fast Company draws attention to ideas with great potential and helps expand their reach to inspire more people to work to solve the problems that affect us all.

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