£15m boost for 3D printing projects

The funds will come from both public and private bodies, with The Technology Strategy Board and Research Councils investing £8.4m, and an additional £6.3m leveraged from private investment. Announcing the funding during a visit to the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, one of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres, Vince Cable said: "Investing in tomorrow's technology will bring jobs and economic growth throughout the UK. "That's why last month the government announced the biggest ever investment in the work of the Technology Strategy Board. With £440 million of funding they will support new manufacturing techniques to maintain the UK's position as a world leader in technology and design. "This joint investment with the Research Councils highlights the commitment from across the sector to boost manufacturing in the UK." The projects that are being funded will cover a range of technology areas and will last between one and three years. A project being led by Renishaw will develop specific facial implants for patients who have suffered a head trauma, while another project being led by JRI Orthopaedics will develop customised hip replacements.