Belfast - based technology company Axial3D has secured £ 530,000 ( $ 661,000 ) in seed funding , with lead investor Index Ventures contributing almost half . Axial3D develops and manufactures patient - specific , 3D - printed anatomical models for surgical planning using its workflow solution Axial3D Insight . The technology allows physicians to create new surgical models and to try out novel techniques at no risk to the patient . And it’s not just the massive financial figures that should catch the eye, but the investors, too: Amazon, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, McKesson Ventures, Merck, Tencent Holdings and Varian Medical Systems are now involved, joining Johnson & Johnson Innovation. The additional funding will be used to develop the Insight solution .
Belfast - based technology company Axial3D has secured £ 530,000 ( $ 661,000 ) in seed funding , with lead investor Index Ventures contributing almost half . Axial3D develops and manufactures patient - specific , 3D - printed anatomical models for surgical planning using its workflow solution Axial3D Insight . The technology allows physicians to create new surgical models and to try out novel techniques at no risk to the patient . The additional funding will be used to develop the Insight solution .