# Print your own medicine

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2012
- Speaker: Lee Cronin
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Medicine and health, Computer science, Engineering, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lee_cronin_print_your_own_medicine)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Chemist Lee Cronin is working on a 3D printer that, instead of objects, is able to print molecules. An exciting potential long-term application: printing your own medicine using chemical inks.

## Lectures

1. [Print your own medicine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lee_cronin_print_your_own_medicine/e96f389f81c3), 3 min (TED's player)