The FDA awarded $2.6 million in grants for 3D bioprinting and biomanufacturing research, 3D Printing Industry reports.
The five research institutions receiving the award are:
1. Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University — $599,910
2. Pittsburgh-based Carnegie-Mellon University — $599,844
3. Piscataway, N.J.-based Rutgers University — $600,000
4. Atlanta-based Georgia Institute of Technology — $600,000
5. Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology — $600,000
Carnegie-Mellon will use the award to focus on manufacturing needs for extracellular matrix scaffold 3D printing.