The mission of the TIP Group (Process and Product Innovation Team) is to study and develop tailor-made design methods and tools in different areas of research. In the biomedical field, the group operates through T3Ddy, joint laboratory of the Department of Industrial Engineering and the Meyer Children’s Hospital, to offer innovative and customized care solutions, based on the use of 3D printing and 3D CAD procedures to support the treatment of pediatric diseases. In addition, he collaborates with other hospitals (Careggi, Siena...) for research activities related to the use of additive manufacturing techniques.

The company develops patient-specific simulators with high anatomical detail. They are models used for medical training, for particular surgical challenges, for demonstrating the functioning of machinery or other marketing goals. e-Spres3D was born in 2012 to respond to the difficulties of medical training, which creates, through virtual simulation or 3D printing, surgical training and medical training courses with increasing difficulty.