Happy New Year, and welcome to our new website!  2011 looks to be an exciting year for Uformia.  We will begin demonstrating the power of our technology by releasing our first product, Symvol - a plugin for Rhinoceros, later this year, and we expect you will like what you see.

Please check back often, as we will be updating the site frequently, with more information about our upcoming products, speaking engagements, tutorials and how-tos, live demo invitations, etc.

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Symvol, our plug in for Rhinoceros is ready for testing! If you are interested to start playing with an early version and give us feedback on your experience, we are looking for beta testers. Click on BETA! to apply.

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Uformia was selected to be showcased as one of 20 high growth companies at this year's VentureLab Investment Forum taking place in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday October 19th. We are priviledged to be a part of this Forum, and look forward to participating.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Uformia Receives Private Investment

Tromso, Norway - 31 May, 2010 - Uformia AS today announced they have added Norinnova AS and Hålogaland Kapital AS as shareholders in exchange for private investment. This strategic alliance will support the continued development of their initial product. Uformia is at the modeling forefront, creating revolutionary 3D software that will solve many of the problems of today's software, especially in the field of digital fabrication or 3D printing. Using bio-polymers, human cells and 3D printers, it is already possible today to fabricate human body parts such as bones. Every day objects can also be printed in 3D, such as jewelry, dishes and toys. The science fiction of 20 years ago is now fact, however what is missing in this 3D printing revolution is the right software. Uformia has developed a new technology, Digital Materialization, that is sophisticated enough to use for designing and fabricating things such as micro-structures and body parts while being easy enough for a hobbyist to use. Uformia is creating a new generation of design tools that will open new markets and undeveloped users communities.
The research behind Uformia's software started over 25 years ago, and thanks to advances in computer technology, it is now possible to take this technology out of academia and into the commercial sector. Uformia is comprised of a unique group of global entrepreneurs from Norway, UK, USA, Russia and Italy with a wide range of skills from product designers, programmers, computer science, 3D modeling and corporate leadership. After finding support from both a local business incubator, Intek Lyngen, and Innovation Norway, Uformia began the search to finding just the right investment group to fit their current development. Uformia found Norinnova and Hålogaland Kapital to be the right choice. Together these investment groups offer unique flexibility, an active support network and a proven track record. The investment teams are excited by possibilities with Uformia's groundbreaking technology and look forward to assisting in the success of the company.
Uformia expects their first product to be released by the fall and looks forward to bringing the 3D design and fabrication revolution to the world - while being situated above the Arctic Circle, in one of the most beautiful places of the world.

From left: Hilde Svenning (Hålogaland Kapital AS), Cherie Stamm (Uformia AS) and Bard Hall (Norinnova AS)

About Uformia AS
Uformia is an international north Norwegian company who aims to develop a new kind of 3D software that will solve many of the problems of today's software, especially in the field of digital fabrication.

About Norinnova AS
Norinnova, short for Northern Innovation, is an innovation company with the main objective to commercialize new business ideas based on research activities and new technologies.

About Hålogaland Kapital AS
Hålogaland Kapital is a regional investment company with a mission to create profitable new businesses in the region through new innovation, knowledge-based enterprises and innovation in existing businesses.

Contacts:
Uformia AS
Cherie Stamm, CEO cherie@uformiaworld.com
468 36 475

Norinnova AS Bård Hall, CEO
baard@norinnova.no
905 15 342

Hålogaland Kapital AS
Hilde Svenning, CEO
hilde@kupa.no
770 415 10
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Join Turlif and team for a talk on Digital Materialization in the UK at The International Conference on Additive Manufacturing - 7th - 8th July, 2010. They might just bring along some sneak peaks of what we have been up to.

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Organovo Inc, a San Diego based company, is leading the way in regenerative medicine with its tissue printing technology. Currently they are getting ready to print artificial blood cells for transplants with a new machine developed together with Invetech, an engineering and automation firm in Melbourne, Australia. Some say in 20 years, this could be the standard for replacing tissue/organ systems.

Check out the video.

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Our CTO, Turlif Vilbrandt spoke at the Unconventional Computing & Architecture, a conference in London exploring new materials for architectural practice. Check out the article on Wired about it.

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We are extending our core team for the ongoing development of new generation 3D modeling systems. We are currently seeking a 3D Software Engineer (3DSE).

The 3D Software Engineer must have a wide gamut of programming knowledge in the area of 3D modeling and visualization. They should also have knowledge of Human Computer Interaction, which helps in designing 3D and 2D user interfaces that are intuitive, eye pleasing, and easy to navigate. In addition, The 3D Software Engineer must be able to build and maintain code, data pipelines, data metrics as needed and manage configuration files. They must be able to identify problems with builds and notify the correct people about any problems or errors in a build.

The 3D Software Engineer must be able to fill in and code various parts of interactive modeling systems and help out other members of the team as needed. They also work closely with the other leads in the design, and production teams, and help develop schedules and determine milestones. The 3D Software Engineer must be able to lead and contribute to a team.

Get more information and how to apply

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Turlif (our CTO) is giving a seminar on Digital Materialization in London at Ecobuild - Thursday 04 March, in the section titled Making living buildings: a new ‘materiality’. His seminar starts at 13:40 (GMT). Check it out if you can. No matter what your interest, Turlif always manages to inspire when he speaks about this technology.

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