“At the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in March 2020, the Hospital of Chiari (Brescia) was in a state of emergency. The stock of valves needed to operate ventilators was dwindling and the manufacturer was unable to supply them at short notice. Massimo Temporelli, founder of Fablab Milano and one of the 3D printing pioneers in Italy, with the help of the local press, called makers to the rescue. Cristian Fracassi, a young engineer from Brescia, and his colleague Alessandro Romaioli, who works in the world of 3D printing, rose to the challenge …” (more)
Dana Mahr and Sascha Dickel, ‘Rethinking intellectual property rights and commons-based peer production in times of crisis: The case of COVID-19 and 3D printed medical devices’, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, volume 15, issue 9, September 2020, pages 711–717, https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpaa124. Published: 24 September 2020.
First posted 2020-10-26 16:48:14
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