Materialise and EOS announce Rapid Implant Manufacturing Forum

Leuven
(Belgium),
August 10, 2007. Materialise NV, world leader in software development for
medical image processing (Mimics), and EOS, world leading manufacturer of
laser-sintering systems, announce the Rapid Implant Manufacturing Forum in Leuven, Belgium.

On September 12, 2007, Materialise organizes, in collaboration with EOS, the Rapid
Implant Manufacturing
Forum in Leuven,
Belgium, where
Materialise Headquarters are located. At this occasion,
they gather experts in Rapid Manufacturing and Implant Design from all over the
world for
a discussion forum on Rapid Implant Manufacturing. Attendees will get to know
the latest developments
in the field of implant production through well selected case studies,
presented by industry
trendsetters. Goal of these sessions is to discuss and set, in dialogue with
the experts, the
future standards for certified, validated implants.

The
Rapid Implant Manufacturing Forum is part of the Materialise
Innovation Forum, a joint endeavor of Materialise Software and
Materialise Industrial Services. The Materialise Innovation Forum
also includes a Magics International Summit and a round-table on RP&M
technologies in the
automotive industry.