Materialise has acquired FEops to integrate AI-driven simulation technology into its cardiovascular solutions, enhancing personalized treatment and clinical outcomes for heart disease patients.

Target Company Overview

Materialise, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, is a global leader in 3D printing software and services. The company has recently acquired FEops, a Belgian firm that specializes in AI-driven simulation technology designed to enhance the efficiency and clinical outcomes of structural heart interventions. This acquisition enables Materialise to broaden its cardiovascular solutions by integrating predictive simulation capabilities, facilitating more personalized treatments for patients suffering from heart diseases.

FEops’ technology allows healthcare professionals to better predict the interactions between transcatheter structural heart devices and individual patient anatomies. Their expertise in predictive simulation, combined with Materialise's existing Mimics Planner for Structural Heart Interventions, which is recognized as an industry-standard solution for anatomical segmentation and planning, will result in improved development of virtual 3D models based on medical imaging data.

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