Our achievements
CEO delivers opening talk at Swiss Implant Conference
7 March 2024
Switzerland - Chaired by Lifespans Co-Founder Assoc. Prof. Christian Fang, Lifespans CEO Sloan Kulper delivered the opening talk at the international congress “Advances in Patient-Specific 3D Printed Metal Implants – From Design to Clinical Use,” held in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
Conference website
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024
12 February 2024
USA - In collaboration with the University of Hong Kong, Lifespans participated in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Congress in San Francisco, USA, the premier global orthopaedic congress during which multiple potential client meetings were undertaken further strengthening the project pipeline for Alfonso.
AAOS annual congress website
Paper abstract accepted by Orthopedic Research Society
05 November 2023
USA - Lifespans received confirmation of its abstract being accepted by the ORS titled "A Novel Mesh-free Model For Accurately Simulating Material Damage During Orthopaedic Screw Pull-out Per The ASTM F543-17 A3 Standard.”
Read our related whitepaper PDF
Lifespans wins technology prize in Singapore
27 September 2023
Singapore - Lifespans wins a SGD 28,000 prize at Singapore NAMIC (National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center) Innovation Forum pitch competition for technologies related to 3D printing.
Alfonso patent granted in the United States
30 August 2023
USA - Lifespans received Notice of Allowance (grant) of US patent for Alfonso bone simulation software. Alfonso patents are now in force in the USA (US20200281728A1), China (CN111226220B), and Europe (EP3679494A1, EP3679494A4, EP3679494B1, EP3679494B8), under the umbrella of PCT filing WO2019047099A1.
Patent database entry
Alfonso patent granted in China
20 June 2023
China - Lifespans received notification of the Grant of Chinese patent for Alfonso bone simulation software. Alfonso patents are now in force in China (CN111226220B), Europe (EP3679494A1, EP3679494A4, EP3679494B1, EP3679494B8) and pending in the USA (Application 16/645,424), under the umbrella of PCT filing WO2019047099A1.
Patent database entry
Launch of Alfonso Cloud self-service simulation platform
9 May 2023
Global - Lifespans announces the launch of the updated Alfonso Cloud implant testing platform. The first of its kind in the industry with a seamless SaaS interface, Alfonso Cloud is set to bring an unprecedented level of convenience and flexibility to the development testing of new orthopaedic implant devices.
Visit www.alfonso-cloud.com
ASTM F2077 accepted by an ASTM conference
8 May 2023
Denver, USA - Lifespans was selected to take part in the upcoming ASTM Second Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture of Additively Manufactured Materials and Components. Dr Sloan Kulper will present: A novel mesh-free method for accurately simulating material damage during the compression of porous orthopedic spinal spacers per the ASTM F2077 standard
Visit the Symposium Website
Read the book of abstracts
MedTech Innovator
Semi-Finalist
1 May 2023
Singapore - Lifespans was selected as a semi-finalist for the 2023 MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific startup competition. Finalists will be announced during Q2 2023, with the finals held in Singapore in Q3 2023.
Visit the MedTech Innovator website
Lifespans profiled by RISD Alumni Magazine
24 March 2023
USA - Lifespans co-founder Sloan Kulper was interviewed by the Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Magazine for their “Founders Profile” article series, which discusses the work of entrepreneurs from the RISD alumni community.
ASTM F2077
Validation Paper published
16 March 2023
Global - Lifespans published a validation whitepaper PDF of the world's first particle-based simulation model of ASTM F2077 axial compression of 3D-printed spinals spacers. Please find this whitepaper in the publications section of our website, or click the link below.
Read the whitepaper here (PDF)
Lifespans to exhibit
at AAOS 2023
3 March 2023
Las Vegas – Lifespans demos Alfonso at AAOS 2023. Our one-of-a-kind technology is fast becoming a standard in the industry for R&D, marketing, and patient-specific implant development!
Simulation model of
ASTM F543-A3
24 February 2023
Hong Kong – Our team is proud to announce the world's first fully-validated particle-based simulation model of ASTM F543-A3, available today for simulating orthopedic screw pull-out from standard polyurethane foam via our Alfonso virtual implant testing service.
Read the validation whitepaper
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Alfonso patent granted by European Patent Office
12 February 2023
Europe – The Lifespans team is proud to announce that our granted patent related to mesh-free simulation of orthopedic implant performance in bone and bonelike materials by the European Patent Office has passed the 9-month public solicitation period. Reaching this milestone solidifies one member of a family of global patents covering the methods that underpin our Alfonso implant testing service.
LinkedIn post
Lifespans at INSEAD
Business School, Singapore
1 February 2023
SINGAPORE – Lifespans CEO Sloan Kulper was invited to give a guest lecture at INSEAD Singapore by Assistant Professor of Strategy Wesley Koo as part of his MBA course on technology strategy and new technology adoption.
Our publications
One of our guiding principles is our commitment to academia, and our engineering team publishes regularly in leading international journals and congresses.
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