TANGIBLE INDUSTRIES
& Imagination
From data
DENVER, CO. EST 2024 | ADVANCED FABRICATION AND MEDICAL INNOVATION
TO PHYSICAL REALITY.
We translate complex anatomical data into precise, physical objects for Art, Science, and Surgery.
Tangible Intelligence.
Inspired by Artificial Intelligence, our process, which we call Tangible Intelligence, takes innovation further, translating digital insight into physical, holdable, actionable, form.
the work
Each project begins with a question that conventional medicine or fabrication cannot yet answer. We design the method to answer it.
Multi-modal anatomical data made physical. Patient-specific models that surgeons can hold, examine, and practice, before a single incision.
Digical Naso-Alveolar Molding- uniquely personalized devices for neonatal care. Accelerating treatment from the earliest days of life.
Hybrid scaffolds designed at the frontier of biology and engineering. Designed for those who don’t fit the mold.
Abstract system made tangible. Complext and invisible data rendered at the human scale, as objects that provoke, inform, and endure.
Creative Principles
New perception is shaped by inference. Through interaction, we learn to translate incomplete data into physical objects that support understanding and precise decision-making.
New techniques generate new concepts. We do no adapt tools to existing problems, we build the method that makes the answer possible.
Data should transform, not only inform. We bridge the virtual and physical worlds, materalizing complex concepts with unmatched accuracy.
Fearless innovation, rigorous science. We are relentless in persuit of precision, and committed to outcomes that change lives..
The Founders
Architect, engineer, and inventor. trained at the university of Wisconsin, Harvard GSD/HBS, Nicholas intergrated structure, material, and computational logic to drive innovation across scientific research and advanced manufacturing.
nicholas jacobson
Co-Founder and CTO
Jordan Lewis
Co-Founder and CEO
Veterinarian and lifesciences entrepreneur. VMD from the University of Pennsylvania, Jordan combines experience with disaplined execution, from early fundraising to operational scale.
Rob Ducey
Co-Founder
Academy award-winning visual effects supervisor with 25+ years in animation and additive manufacturing. Ron pioneered additive manufacturing for facial animation at LAIKA.
The Inner Complexities of Multi-modal Medical Data: Bitmap-based 3D Printing for Surgical Planning Using Dynamic Physiology. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Authors: Jacobson, N.M., Brusilovsky,J., Ducey, R., N. V. Stence, A. J. Barker, M. B. Mitchell, L. Smith, J. C. Weaver. (2023)
Voxel Printing Anatomy: Design and Fabrication of Realistic, Presurgical Planning Models through Bitmap Printing. J. Vis. Exp., e63214, In-press (2021). Authors: Jacobson, N. M., Smith, L., Brusilovsky, J., Carrera, E., McClain, H., MacCurdy, R.
Defining Soft Tissue: Bitmap Printing of Soft Tissue for Surgical Planning. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Authors: Jacobson, N. M., Smith, L., Sheridan, A, Stence, N., J., Carrera, E., Browne, L., MacCurdy, R. 28 Apr 2022
Hybrid modeling techniques for 3D printed deep inferior epigastric perforator flap models 3D Printing in Medicine, In-press (2023). Authors: Jacobson, N. M., Carrera, E., Treat, A., McDonnell, M,. Mathes, D., Kaoutzanis, C.
Digital workflow for high-risk, low-volume procedure simulation. Journal of Biomed Research. Authors: Jacobson, N. McClain, H., New, M. Mar 2022
Contingency planning for healthcare worker masks in case of medical supply chain failure: Lessons learned in novel mask manufacturing from COVID-19 Pandemic. Authors: Cumbler E, Wittig M, Jacobson N, McClain H, Treat A, Radin J, Stowell S, Harry E. American Journal of Infection Contol, 08/03/2021
Rapid Prototyping Airway and Vascular Models from 3D Rotational Angiography: Beans to Cup 3D Printing. Authors: JE Zablah, SA Rodriguez, N Jacobson, GJ Morgan Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 101350. 2021
Computational Design in Creative Industries in: “CODIFY Computation in Landscape Architecture”. Authors: Friedman, J. Jacobson, N. Cantrell, B. Mekies, A. Routledge 2018
Voxel Beam: Topology Optimization for Mulit-Material 3D Printing. Authors: Hosny,A., N Jacobson, Seibold, Z. CAADRIA. 2015 & GSD Platform. 2014
3D printing for an anterolateral thigh phalloplasty 3D Printing in Medicine, In-press (2023). Authors: Walker, M., Kaoutzanis,C., Jacobson, N. M.
Liver Long and Prosper Journal of Anatomy, In-Review (2024). Authors: Kim, A., Jacobson, N. M.
Face Fixin' Journal of Anatomy, In-Review (2024). Authors: Tripp, K., Jacobson, N. M.
Selected Publications
Awards
2024 Anschutz Accelerator Initiative
Co-Investigator $6,000,000
2023 Children’s Hospital Innovation Grant - Digital Nasoalveolar Molding
Principle Investigator $25,000
2022 State of Colorado Advanced Industries Grant - Digital Nasoalveolar Molding
Principle Investigator $150,000
2022 Align Technology Research Award- Digital Nasoalveolar Molding
Principle Investigator $25,000
2021 Smile Train Grant - Digital Nasoalveolar Molding
Co-Principle Investigator $10,000
2020 AB Nexus Award - 3D Printing for Presurgical Planning.
Co-Principle Investigator: $50,000
2022 Gates Grubstake Award - 3D Printed Implantable Devices.
Principle Investigator $350,000
2021 VA Hospital - Patient-Specific 3D Printed Bronchoscopy Trainer
Principle Investigator $25,000
2021 OEDIT Award State of Colorado Advanced Industries Grant.
Principle Investigator $130,000
2020 AB Nexus Award - 3D Printing for Presurgical Planning
Co-Principle Investigator : $50,000
2017 International Federation of Landscape Architects IFLA AAPME
National Award of Excellence
Begin Here.
We partner with clinicians, researchers, and innovators to solve problems once thought unsolvable. Every engagement begins with a conversation.