Our 3D printing company in Seattle has shared many stories of 3D printing technology being put to good use in the medical field, improving the lives of people around the globe. We’ve even seen the advent of bioprinting, representing the use of actual human cells as a printing material. Not only does this promise to revolutionize medicine, but it also has a lot to offer in the way of promoting animal rights.
Recently, L’Oreal announced that it was teaming up with the bioprinting form Organovo to produce 3D printed human skin tissues. Organovo, which has also successfully printed with kidney cells, signed a Research Collaboration Agreement with the cosmetics company to create skin models with their NovoGen Bioprinting Platform. This technology is allowing L’Oreal to reliably test topical products for human use without the need for animal testing. Currently, the company claims that it has completely ceased any animal testing for any of its ingredients throughout the world, though it allows that exceptions could be made if a regulatory authority requires such testing for safety purposes.
