Fabbaloo OPT Feature
“OPT Industries certainly has a very different approach to making and using 3D printers, and I’ll be watching carefully to see how they evolve in the future.” – Fabbaloo
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Bloomberg OPT Feature
“after selling more than 800,000 swabs to Medical supply company Henry Schein and Health Care Network Kaiser Permante, OPT Industries is about to open a new facility in Medford.” – Bloomberg
TechCrunch OPT Feature
“Massachusetts startup OPT Industries is perfecting a 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 tests” – TechCrunch
InstaSwab qPCR Sensitivity
In an experimental study, OPT InstaSwab™ showed significantly improved collection and elution efficiency as compared to both the Copan FLOQSwab and traditional polyester swabs.
MIT News InstaSwab Feature
“A better nasal swab for Covid-19 testing: MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products.” – MIT News
InstaSwab Superior Elution
Recent independent lab results placed InstaSwab™ on top of leading flocked swabs in the market, at least 20 times more bacterial elution when used for collecting and transfer samples.
Cooper-Hewitt Exhibition
Cillia faux fur coats produced using OPT’s proprietary digital lithography manufacturing process exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City and Cube museum in Kerkrade, Netherlands.
Centre Pompidou Exhibition
Cillia prototypes produced using OPT’s proprietary digital lithography manufacturing process exhibited at the Centre Pompidou Museum in Paris.
MIT News Cilllia Feature
“Need hair? Press ‘print’: With fur, brushes, and bristles, Media Lab’s technique opens new frontier in 3-D printing” – MIT News
Medical Waste
In the U.S., hospitals are estimated to produce more than 5.9 million tons of medical waste every year. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation worsened with a massive increase in disposable products usage.