RCF FIRI roadmap for national research infrastructures 2025–2028

Åbo Akademi Functional Printing Center (FUNPRINT) received 1.6M€ (ÅAU funding 30%) as part of the Printed Intelligence Infrastructure (PII) consortium

New instruments

Brinter ONE – Modular, multi-material 3D bioprinter

Piuma Nanoindenter – Mechanical characterization of soft and complex materials

XTPL Delta Printing System – High-precision additive printing platform for functional micro- and nano-scale structures

Tomolite Volumetric 3D Bioprinter – Fabrication of complex biological structures with high cell viability

Pavone Nanoindenter – Precise mechanical characterization of soft biological materials

S Neox 3D Optical Profiler – Combines confocal microscopy, interferometry, and focus variation in a single sensor head

Masuko Grinder – Ultra-fine friction milling system

LM20 Microfluidizer – High-pressure, laboratory-scale homogenizer

Instruments are accessible to all ÅAU (and Finnish) researchers and bookable through OpenIRIS (https://abo.openiris.io/)