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 .
Belfast-based healthtech firm Axial3D has secured £530,000 ($661,000) in seed funding, with lead investor Techstart NI 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 techniques and to try out novel procedures at no risk to the patient. The additional funding will be used to develop the Insight solution.