Advancements in 3D Printing Human Organs for Implantation

The US Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded a $26.3 million grant to Stanford University for the Health Enabling Advancements through Regenerative Tissue Printing (HEART) project, which aims to develop a functioning bioprinter and bioreactors to create replacement organs and tissues. The project's goal is to print a fully functioning human heart and implant it into a pig within five years, with the potential for future bioprinting of other organs. While human use is still decades away, the technology has the potential to save countless lives, as there are over 100,000 patients waiting for organ transplants in the US alone.