Medical 3D printing company axial3D has been recognised as the ‘Emerging Medtech Company of the Year’ in Ireland.

The company was founded in 2015 and aims to make 3D printing accessible to the entire healthcare sector and received the award at the Medtech Excellence Awards.

Daniel Crawford, founder and CEO of axial3D said: “We’re extremely proud to have won the prestigious award of 'Emerging Medtech Company of the Year' at this year’s Medtech Excellence Awards. 3D printing is revolutionising patient care in hospitals across the world.

"Having our work recognised at the Medtech Excellence Awards highlights the importance of our mission to improve the quality of care hospitals can provide by enhancing existing practices, giving their clinicians easy access to patient-specific 3D printed models.”