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02 ASIA PACIFIC NEWS Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 9/2017 ADIA: Association of the Year services at a cost to members lower than would otherwise be the case. “Being named Association of the Year is a great tribute to the many individuals who, over many years, have worked to ensure that ADIA is an integral partner to the industry it represents,” ADIA Na- tional President Phil Jolly said in his acceptance speech. “ADIA’s com- mitment is to provide leadership, strategy, advocacy and support. Our members set our agenda, fund our activities and directly benefit from the results—this award is a great independent recognition of our success in this area,” he added. IMPRINT GROUP EDITOR: Daniel ZIMMERMANN newsroom@dental-tribune.com Tel.: +44 161 223 1830 MANAGING EDITOR AP: Kristin HÜBNER EDITOR: Yvonne BACHMANN ONLINE EDITOR/SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: Monique MEHLER MANAGING EDITOR & HEAD OF DTI COMMUNICATION SERVICES: Marc CHALUPSKY JUNIOR PR EDITOR: Julia MACIEJEK COPY EDITORS: Sabrina RAAFF Ann-Katrin PAULICK CLINICAL EDITORS: Magda WOJTKIEWICZ Nathalie SCHÜLLER PUBLISHER/PRESIDENT/CEO: Torsten R. OEMUS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: Dan WUNDERLICH ADIA Natiomal Presidemt Phil Jolly amd ADIA CEO Troy Willia)s (fifth amd sixth fro) left) celebratimg their Associatiom of the Year Award at the award cere)omy im July. The Association of the Year Award was presented at a gala dinner held in Sydney on 17 July. More than 300 stakeholders from across the not- for-profit sector attended the event. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: Claudia SALWICZEK-MAJONEK PROJECT MANAGER ONLINE: Tom CARVALHO JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER ONLINE: Hannes KUSCHICK By DTI SYDNEY, Australia: The Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA) has been awarded the first Associ- ation of the Year Award presented by Associations Forum, a body committed to assisting non-profit associations and charities in gov- ernance, operations, membership and finances. According to the panel, ADIA has distinguished it- self by achieving all-round excel- lence. The award recognises ADIA’s ability to influence government de- cision-making, deliver world-class exhibitions and publish meaning- ful market intelligence. In addition, Associations Forums highlighted that the dental body delivers its Other award winners included the Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors, which took home the As- sociation Turnaround of the Year Award, and Community Legal Centres Queensland, which won the Associa- tion Achievement of the Year Award. New NUS 3-D printing centre to focus on healthcare applications By DTI SINGAPORE: The National Univer- sity of Singapore (NUS) has for- After bringing together exper- tise from the faculty of dentistry, design, engineering and medicine, among others, several key goals Chiong from the Faculty of Den- tistry. “Future dentists and medi- cal professionals will be better ed- ucated right from the start.” “AM.NUS will bring together NUS technologies with industry expertise, enabling the acceler- ated translation of NUS technolo- “...we hope to boost technology capabilities as well as advance intellectual property development...” mally opened its new US$18 mil- lion Additive Manufacturing Cen- tre, AM.NUS. Primarily focusing on healthcare applications, the fa- cility aims to foster knowledge in the field of 3-D printing and addi- tive manufacturing [AM] among NUS clinicians and to stimulate as- sociated medical technology start- ups and spin-offs in the city. “The NUS Centre for Additive Manu- facturing will play a critical role in supporting Singapore’s vision of be- coming a leading AM hub. Through this inter-faculty pooling of exper- tise, we hope to boost technology capabilities as well as advance intel- lectual property development and commercialisation of AM-enabled biomedical technologies,” said AM. NUS co- director Prof. Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh from the university’s depart- ment of mechanical engineering. have been outlined for the centre’s collaborative efforts. For example, researchers from the university’s Division of Industrial Design will work on the development of 3-D printed surgical instruments, simu- lators and prosthetics, while scien- tists from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine will study bio- printing techniques for tissue re- pair and tissue engineering. Moreo- ver, the NUS Faculty of Dentistry will focus on enhancing comput- er-aided oral surgery protocols and surgical planning, as well as ad- vancing 3-D printing for dental im- plant design and tissue engineering. “Every project is a collaboration of the industry, clinicians, engineers and designers who all bring their own unique perspectives to address complex issues that cannot be solved alone,” said Prof. Kelvin Foong Weng The initial funding of S$18 mil- lion (US$13.2 million) for the AM.NUS came from NUS, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster and the Singa- pore Economic Development Board. In addition, the centre will collabor- ate with different industry partners. gies into innovative healthcare products and services,” said Dr Lily Chan, CEO of NUS Enterprise. “The centre is already working on a total of 17 collaborative projects, and has raised about S$4.7 million (US$3.5 million) in additional pro- ject funding.” e r o p a g n i S f o y t i s r e f i n U l a n o i t a N © A surgical guide for oral )axillofacial surgery created by a device that uses UV light to cure photosemsitive resims imto 3-D structures. 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