--- title: "This Startup Wants to 3D Print One Pill With All Your Prescriptions" description: "Pharma startup Multiply Labs wants to 3D print customized pills that combine all necessary prescriptions at exact doses." date: "2019-07-19" modified: "2019-07-19" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/3d-printed-pill-all-prescriptions" categories: - "3D Printing" - "Future Materials" - "Science & Energy" tags: - "pharmaceuticals" - "pills" - "prescription drugs" - "the digest" --- # This Startup Wants to 3D Print One Pill With All Your Prescriptions ![Pharma startup Multiply Labs wants to 3D print customized pills that combine all necessary prescriptions at exact doses.]() *\Image: Victor Tangermann\* ## Personalized Pills Personalized pharmaceutical products company Multiply Labs envisions a future in which patients can finally say goodbye to swallowing a cocktail of different pills organized in a plastic divider case. The startup's promise: a single, 3D-printed "daily capsule tailored around the needs of each patient," according to a [Medium post]() by CEO Fred Parietti. The necessity of taking multiple pills can make following prescriptions very difficult. Oftentimes, the exact dosage of a certain drug simply doesn't exist — doctors are often forced to prescribe two pills. In other cases, a smaller dose than a single pill is simply not available. Multiply Labs' specially manufactured pill contains several compartments, one for each prescribed drug. By varying the thickness of the compartments' walls, the pill can release and dissolve drugs at exactly the right time. https://youtu.be/wmLITH7ORAY ## 3D Pilling 3D printing could allow mass manufacturing of these pills. "Multiply Labs’ robotic factory is extremely efficient in forming and filling each patient’s capsules on-demand — an order is completed within minutes," Parietti wrote. The company is taking the idea to two leading pharma manufacturing conferences this year, one of which will be hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. **READ MORE:** [How we 3D print your whole prescription into one pill]() \[*Medium*\] **More on pills:** *[Robot Pill Pierces Intestine Walls to Deliver Drugs]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()