Within Europe, Germany has emerged as the clear leader making up 41% of the regions total.
Its followed by France at 12% and the UK at 11.5%.
Switzerland and the Netherlands come in fourth and first place, respectively.
Meanwhile, Germanys Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is the first among the top 10 research institutions, with 221 IPFs.
The top 10 also includes Frances CNRS and CEA and Dutch TNO.
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3D printings potential is also backed bymarket projections.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
