International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8 each year, has been declared by the United Nations to celebrate the achievements of women around the world. With many still suffering from inequalities in the workplace, unequal wages and more, it is more important than ever to recognize the importance of women in 3D printing. That’s why 3Dnatives wanted to focus on women entrepreneurs this year and asked our readers to help us find influential women entrepreneurs in the field of additive manufacturing. Take a look at the final list and learn more about some of the chosen women from around the world.
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Marine Coré-Baillais, founder of Digital Pâtisserie
In 2020, after seven years at Sculpteo, Marine Coré-Baillais decided to create her own start-up company focused on 3D food printing. The project, called La Pâtisserie Numérique, aims to revolutionize the bakery market using 3D technologies, notably through the development of a first dedicated slicer, but also an extruder for food. Marine combined her two passions, cooking and 3D printing, and went back to school to pursue her apprenticeship as a pastry chef. Before founding her company, she worked as a commis in large restaurants, notably in the famous Parisian palace Le Meurice. The entrepreneur who won the startup contest of 3D Print Paris 2021 is successful with her project.
Beatriz Biel, founder of Detresdé
One of the biggest obstacles companies face when adopting additive manufacturing is a lack of knowledge. Increasingly, training courses and schools are springing up that offer courses on these new technologies. To democratize learning about 3D printing, Beatriz Biel founded Detresdé. Initially dedicated to offering services in the field of additive manufacturing, Detresdé now focuses on conducting all types of technological courses and training. Just over a year ago, the entrepreneur founded the Detresdé Academy, in which every user has access to all kinds of knowledge about additive manufacturing. In addition, Beatriz volunteers as an ambassador in Zaragoza for the organization Women in 3D Printing and runs various events to raise awareness of the possibilities of this technology and to get more women excited about this industry.
Nadine Briallon, Founder of 3Desserts Graphiques
After several professional experiences, Nadine Briallon decided to found 3Desserts Graphiques in 2016. Based in Lyon, in the heart of Foodtech and Frenchfab, the company designs and sells 3D food printers certified to CE standards. The company’s main product is the solution called L’Impressionnante. The device, with which patterns and decorations can be individually designed on desserts or sculptures, is primarily aimed at the food industry such as confectioners, chocolatiers or caterers. Nadine Briallon and 3Desserts Graphiques also offer events related to food personalization and food design. A success for the entrepreneur, who has already received several awards.
Cassandra Delage and the Plast’If project
In 2017, Cassandra Delage founded Plast’if, a company that aims to help companies stop producing plastic today and guide them towards more sustainable consumption patterns. Plast’if recycles plastic waste and uses it to 3D print new objects. Cassandra, who holds a Bachelors in Business from McGill University in Canada and a Masters in Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris, has developed a machine that can recycle a variety of plastics such as PET, PS or PP. The whole thing was accompanied by her team. As you will have understood, Plast’if offers companies the opportunity to minimize their environmental impact and change their consumption behaviour.
Mariel Diaz, the CEO of Triditive
Mariel Díaz is a mechanical engineer and industrial engineer specializing in industrial enterprise management and mechanical design. She has more than 9 years of experience in additive manufacturing. She was a professor at the University of Oviedo in the 3D Printing Masters course in Spain. Mariel Díaz has also received multiple awards, including Best Female Entrepreneur in Spain 2018. Mariel was a finalist for the Global Women in Tech 2020 Award. She is currently one of the ambassadors of Woman in 3D printing. 5 years ago she also founded Triditive, an online platform where manufacturers can upload their designs, get quotes and get their parts in no time. Her company has patented automated 3D printing technology for the production of metal and polymer parts, based on advanced robotics.
Pauline Eveno is co-founder of SYOS.
It was 2016 when Pauline Eveno decided to embark on the adventure of SYOS – Shape Your Own Sound – a start-up company designing 3D printed saxophone beaks. Later she will expand her range to include mouthpieces for clarinetists. Pauline is an engineer with a doctorate in acoustics and has been enthusiastic about music since she was a child. Today, thanks to additive manufacturing, SYOS offers bespoke sounds tailored to the needs and desires of musicians. This is where 3D printing brings its added value: it makes it possible to design unique products to push performance to the extreme.
Christina Perla, co-founder of Makelab
If you haven’t heard of Christina Perla, then maybe you should. Not only is she co-founder and CEO of Makelab, which is of course why she’s on this list, but she’s also a board member of Women in 3D Printing and an ambassador for the City of New York. Not to mention that she was one of the first 250 recipients of Forbes Next 1000 2021, an initiative that spotlights women entrepreneurs in the United States. In 2017, she co-founded Makelab, a 3D printing service dedicated to democratizing additive manufacturing by helping customers go from idea to creation using professional 3D printing. The company has seen continued growth despite the pandemic and counts the likes of Verizon, Barkbox and RocNation among its customers, according to Forbes.
Hannah Riedle – the power woman behind ANAMOS
With a focus on medical technology during her mechanical engineering studies at the Technical University of Munich, Hannah Riedle then did her doctorate at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg, where she concentrated more on additive manufacturing and biomechanical and medical testing. The building block for her future career as CEO and CTO in her self-founded company ANAMOS was laid, because the company is based on the topic of her doctorate at the time. Riedle first came into contact through a brief mention of ‘rapid prototyping’, which was still common at the time, during a lecture at the university. What inspires her most is the development of anatomical models for surgical simulation and the new innovative 3D printing technologies that are coming to the market. Driven by the endless possibilities, Hannah Riedle and her company ANAMOS are now specifically involved in the production of individually configurable anatomical models for the simulation of surgical interventions on the basis of additive manufacturing using elastic materials.
Elvira León – CEO and co-founder of ADDvance Manufacturing Technologies
The next woman to inspire us is Spain’s Elvira León. She holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a Masters in Materials Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, as well as an MBA. Elvira is a professional with more than 20 years of experience in additive manufacturing for various industries. She has developed new business areas and led teams in transnational and cross-functional projects. In addition, she has in-depth knowledge of 3D printing, composite materials and Industry 4.0 technologies. She is currently one of the ambassadors of Woman in 3D printing and has founded ADDVANCE Manufacturing Technologies, a company that provides services and products to support efficient industrialization of advanced manufacturing.
Nanci Hardwick, the founder of MELD Manufacturing
We’ve already introduced you to Nanci Hardwick. She is the founder of MELD Manufacturing and the creator of the company’s signature technology, a solid-state process that she describes as “unlike all other printing processes and a category of processes in its own right because it doesn’t melt metal.” “It relies on a thermo-mechanical process that generates very high pressure and friction: these allow plastic deformation of the extruded material and the substrate to which the layers are applied.” In addition to her role as CEO of MELD Manufacturing, she was also CEO of Aeroprobe Corporation providing data measurement systems for aerospace, automotive, turbomachinery, wind turbine and wind tunnel testing. She has won a number of awards for her work, including the 2019 DOD Maintenance Innovation People’s Choice Award, 2019 USARMY xTechSearch Finalist, 2019 Edison Award, and 2018 R&D100 Special Award for Most Disruptive New Technology.
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