EPFL
Develops and commercializes novel additive manufacturing technologies including volumetric 3D printing and hydrogel-infused metal/ceramic fabrication through research and spin-offs.
- CEO / Founder
- Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Established
- Total Funding
- $18.2B Total Funding Amount
Technology & Products
Key Products
Holographic Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (HT-VAM) systems; Hydrogel Infusion Additive Manufacturing (HIAM) process; Volumetric bioprinting technology; Advanced materials research platforms
Technological Advantage
HT-VAM achieves 100-1000x faster print speeds than conventional SLA/DLP (seconds vs. hours) for complex geometries; HIAM produces metal parts with only 20% shrinkage vs. industry standard 40-60%, achieving 99.5% density.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides access to cutting-edge AM technologies that enable rapid prototyping of complex structures (seconds vs. hours), reduce material waste by 90%, and create ultra-strong metal/ceramic parts with 20x greater pressure resistance.
How They Differentiate
EPFL's volumetric printing (HT-VAM) is 1000x faster than Carbon's CLIP technology for certain geometries; HIAM process achieves 20x greater pressure resistance in metal gyroids compared to binder jetting from Desktop Metal.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Research institutions, industrial partners in aerospace, medical, automotive, and energy sectors
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/Defense; Medical; Automotive; Energy; Biotechnology; Consumer Electronics
Competitors
Carbon; Formlabs; Desktop Metal; Voxeljet
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Employee growth data available on ZoomInfo; record numbers of startups and fundraising in 2025; EPFL startups fared well in 2024 despite broader downturn; enrolled 14,012 students as of 2024.
Major Milestones
Published hydrogel vat photopolymerization paper in Advanced Materials (2025); Demonstrated gyroid lattices withstanding 20x pressure of prior methods; Opened M2C center with CSEM for advanced AM ecosystem; Launched EPFL AM training program with industry cases