This biotech engineer is on a mission to create human organs using 3D tech

Her startup has so far handled 1,400 cases making 3D models of patients' body parts, assisting doctors to study the organ without opening up the patient in the operation theatre

Mumbai-based Firoza Kothari, co-founder, Anatomiz3D Medtech, dreams of doing research work and fabricating organs in a lab using human cells. The 28-year-old, who as a child wanted to be a doctor just like her grandfather, has come  long way since. That dream failed to take off as she realised that she couldn't stand the sight of blood.

But that did not stop her from pursuing a career in healthcare. Early last month, Anatomiz3D signed up with Apollo Hospitals Enterprise to establish 3D-printing labs in its hospitals. Anatomiz3D will collaborate with Apollo Hospitals for design and printing of complex implants for