PolyUnity
PolyUnity Tech Inc. is a Canadian healthcare technology company founded in 2018 by three physicians that delivers a fully managed Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) platform, including the i3D.Health portal, digital inventory, on-site 3D printing, and professional services, to hospitals and health networks across Canada.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What PolyUnity does
PolyUnity Tech Inc. is a Canadian healthcare technology company founded in 2018 by three physicians who previously ran the MUNMed3D Network delivering 3D printers to remote medical locations in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company offers Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) to hospitals, pediatric centers, and health networks, packaged through its cloud-based i3D.Health portal, a digital inventory of 500+ validated healthcare products, on-site or regional 3D printing facilities ("Agile Production"), and embedded professional services covering design, validation, and facility management. The company has its headquarters in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (newly opened November 2025), and operates across Canada with named customers including CHEO, Horizon Health Network, Nova Scotia Health, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, and Newborn Screening Ontario.
The business model is a managed services subscription sold primarily through multi-year enterprise agreements with public healthcare organizations. Distribution is dominated by direct enterprise field sales supplemented by the CAN Health Network's National RFP channel, OBIO's Early Adopter Health Network, and regional partners such as Horizon Health Network, which acts as the preferred printing and distribution partner for mainland Atlantic Canada. Reported outcomes from the CHEO evaluation include 200+ new innovations, 1,281 products delivered, 460 equipment pieces repaired, and an estimated $28 saved for every $1 spent; comparable quantified outcomes are documented at NL Health Services (3-day discharge reduction) and medical laboratory customers (5-10 minute time savings per experiment).
Beyond point-of-care medical parts, PolyUnity is expanding into adjacent product lines through a 2026 NGen-funded Automated Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare (A2MH) project with Mosaic Manufacturing and Myant Corp targeting custom orthotics and prosthetics (sub-12-hour lead times, >50% cost reduction, <5% material waste), an antimicrobial filament (PolyAura) co-developed with Polyamyna, and a virtual care device partnership with Fonemed. AI capability is at the partnership stage through Genesis AI Garage for design, quality, regulatory, and logistics optimization rather than embedded in production today.
PolyUnity firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- PolyUnity
- Legal name
- PolyUnity Tech Inc.
- Website
- https://polyunity.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- PolyUnity Tech Inc. is a Canadian healthcare technology company founded in 2018 by three physicians that delivers a fully managed Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) platform, including the i3D.Health portal, digital inventory, on-site 3D printing, and professional services, to hospitals and health networks across Canada.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
PolyUnity industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Healthcare Additive Manufacturing Services
- NAICS
- Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)
- SIC
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Medical & Dental 3D Printing Services (patient-specific devices, dental labs) (IMAAADAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Medical & Dental Prototyping (Models, Guides, Pre-Op Planning) (IMAAAFAI)
Keywords
Where PolyUnity is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ottawa
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
PolyUnity business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS): Fully managed AMaaS solution to healthcare partners and their networks. Includes digital platform access, on-demand production, professional services, and ongoing support. Revenue generated through managed service contracts with healthcare organizations.
- Professional Services: Product design, engineering, project management, validation and testing services bundled with the AMaaS solution.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Enterprise healthcare organizations |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
PolyUnity product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PolyUnity provides healthcare organizations with a fully managed Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) solution delivered through the i3D.Health platform. The offering combines a cloud-based portal with a digital library of validated 3D-printable parts, Agile Production (locally managed 3D printing facilities with equipment, materials, software, and support), and Professional Services covering design, validation, testing, and project management. Customers are able to design, access, and produce medical parts and devices on-demand, replacing traditional procurement with digital inventory and point-of-care 3D printing.
Product overview
PolyUnity offers a unified Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) platform called i3D.Health, which consists of multiple integrated modules. The core platform includes a cloud-based i3D Healthcare Portal for catalog access, ordering, and workflow management; a Digital Inventory module providing a validated library of 3D printable healthcare products; and Agile Production services for localized on-demand manufacturing. Professional Services support product design, validation, and facility management. The company also offers PolyAura, an antimicrobial 3D printing filament developed with partner Polyamyna. Together, these components enable healthcare organizations to design, access, and produce medical parts and products on-demand, replacing traditional procurement with digital inventory and local 3D printing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- i3D.Health: Cloud-based healthcare platform providing a fully managed Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) solution, including a digital library of validated designs, ordering, on-demand production, and product collaboration features.
Products and services
- i3D.Health Platform Fully managed, cloud-based Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) platform for healthcare providers that enables on-demand design, access, and production of medical parts and products, including a digital library of validated designs, ordering, on-demand production, and product collaboration.
- i3D Healthcare Portal Cloud-hosted web service that gives clients unlimited-user access and sharing of validated, client-approved product catalogs, with ordering, information requests, intake of new product ideas, workflow management, and quantified value/usage metrics for the AMaaS engagement.
- Digital Inventory Web-based access to a digital library of parts and products dedicated to healthcare applications, customized per client from approved and validated designs optimized for rapid additive manufacturing, with community engagement for viewing, sharing, and creating enhancements.
- Agile Production Fully managed local digital additive manufacturing facility that provides 3D printers, product materials, management software, updates, maintenance, and support, enabling localized on-demand production using current additive manufacturing technologies and advanced materials for healthcare clients.
- Professional Services Comprehensive services including product design and engineering, onsite production facility management, project management, product validation and testing, and ongoing support, with PolyUnity experts acting as an extension of the client's solution teams.
- PolyAura Antimicrobial 3D Printing Filament Proprietary antimicrobial 3D printing filament co-developed with Polyamyna that delivers 99.9% bacterial reduction on printed medical components, integrated into healthcare products including device handles and workstations for improved infection control.
- Automated Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare (A2MH) Platform Automated additive manufacturing platform under the NGen-funded A2MH project that combines scan-to-print automation, high-flow printhead medical-grade polymer printing (Mosaic Array), and textile liners with embedded pressure sensors (Myant) to deliver custom orthotics and prosthetics with substantially lower lead times, cost, and material waste.
Quantifiable outcome
- CHEO estimates $28 saved for every $1 spent on PolyUnity solution
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use PolyUnity
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
PolyUnity technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability1 record
Feature4 records
PolyUnity partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Mosaic ManufacturingflagshipNGen-funded consortium to implement Automated Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare (A2MH) project. Mosaic provides Array platform with high-flow printheads for medical-grade polymers.
- Myant CorpflagshipNGen-funded consortium partner developing sweat-resistant textile liners with embedded pressure sensors for orthotics and prosthetics to ensure precise fit.
- NGen (Next Generation Manufacturing Canada)flagshipFederal innovation cluster providing funding and support for the Automated Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare (A2MH) project as part of $62.7 million Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program.
- FonemedflagshipStrategic partnership for virtual care systems. PolyUnity serves as key partner providing design expertise and locally produced 3D-printed antimicrobial materials for Fonemed's Virtual Care Pod and Mobile Care Kit devices.
- PolyamynaflagshipCo-development partnership to create PolyAura, a novel antimicrobial 3D Printing filament delivering 99.9% bacterial reduction on printed medical components.
- Genesis AI GaragecorePartnership to accelerate use of artificial intelligence to optimize product design, quality and regulatory approvals, manufacturing, and logistics through predictive analytics and automation.
- Seafair CapitalminorCollaborated on Discharge Hub software development. Discharge Hub reduced the discharge process for alternate level of care patients by three days at Newfoundland hospitals.
- OBIO (Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization)coreOBIO's Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN) program facilitated PolyUnity evaluations at healthcare organizations including CHEO, providing support for testing and validation of 3D printing solutions.
- CHEOflagshipFive-year agreement following successful evaluation. CHEO committed to bringing Additive Manufacturing capabilities to pediatric healthcare in Ontario. Evaluation resulted in 200+ innovations, 1,281 products delivered, 460 equipment repaired.
- Horizon Health NetworkflagshipLaunched innovative project exploring PolyUnity's AMaaS solution. Horizon established as preferred printing and distribution partner for mainland Atlantic Canada, supporting new Imaging Enhancement Centre.
- Nova Scotia HealthcorePartnership under CAN Health Network to provide clinical engineering teams at Nova Scotia Health with easy access to 3D printing capabilities through Health Innovation Hub.
- HealthPro CanadacoreHealthPro Canada spearheaded the National Healthcare Innovation Council launch and works with PolyUnity to help healthcare innovators move innovations across jurisdictions.
- CAN Health NetworkflagshipPan-Canadian organization dedicated to accelerating adoption of home-grown healthcare solutions. PolyUnity is the first Atlantic-based company to scale through a National RFP. Network connects healthcare operators (Edges) with Canadian technology companies.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights7 records
PolyUnity competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Fathom Digital Manufacturing: Fathom offers custom digital manufacturing services including 3D printing for medical device and healthcare customers, comparable in service-bureau-plus-managed-services positioning to PolyUnity.
- Materialise: Materialise provides 3D printing services and software (Mimics) heavily focused on medical and dental applications, including patient-specific devices and digital planning — directly comparable to PolyUnity's medical AMaaS and i3D.Health digital catalog approach.
- Xometry: Xometry operates an on-demand digital manufacturing marketplace with growing healthcare and medical device fulfillment, directly comparable to PolyUnity's digital-catalog-plus-managed-services model.
- Protolabs (Hubs): Protolabs, including the Hubs network, provides on-demand manufacturing services including 3D printing for regulated industries; its managed-service and digital quoting approach is highly comparable to PolyUnity's AMaaS model.
- TriMech: TriMech is a 3D printing solutions and services provider serving industrial and healthcare customers with design, prototyping, and on-demand production — directly comparable in service-bureau and managed-service offerings.
- Forecast3D: Forecast3D is a digital manufacturing services provider offering 3D printing, CNC, and injection molding for medical and industrial customers, directly comparable to PolyUnity's on-demand healthcare manufacturing services.
Broad incumbents
- Carbon: Carbon provides digital 3D printing platforms and materials with notable healthcare and dental applications (e.g., orthodontic aligners via partners), making it a broad incumbent comparable to PolyUnity in healthcare AM.
- Stratasys: Stratasys is a global 3D printing hardware and services leader with a healthcare vertical (including patient-specific anatomical models and dental), making it a broad incumbent competitor to PolyUnity's healthcare AMaaS offering.
- 3D Systems: 3D Systems offers 3D printing hardware, software, and on-demand services across multiple verticals including healthcare (anatomical models, surgical guides, dental) — a broad incumbent with overlapping hospital-facing capabilities.
- Formlabs: Formlabs provides professional 3D printing hardware and materials with a strong healthcare and dental customer base, including validated workflows for medical-device printing — a broad incumbent competing in PolyUnity's target market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
PolyUnity social profiles
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Valuation estimate
PolyUnity leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
PolyUnity funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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PolyUnity M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about PolyUnity
What does PolyUnity do?
PolyUnity provides healthcare organizations with a fully managed Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) solution delivered through the i3D.Health platform. The offering combines a cloud-based portal with a digital library of validated 3D-printable parts, Agile Production (locally managed 3D printing facilities with equipment, materials, software, and support), and Professional Services covering design, validation, testing, and project management. Customers are able to design, access, and produce medical parts and devices on-demand, replacing traditional procurement with digital inventory and point-of-care 3D printing.
Is PolyUnity a public or private company?
PolyUnity is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was PolyUnity founded?
PolyUnity was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is PolyUnity based?
PolyUnity is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, in the North America region.
How does PolyUnity make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Additive Manufacturing as a Service (AMaaS) is the primary driver. The others are professional Services.
Who are PolyUnity's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Fathom Digital Manufacturing, Materialise, Xometry, Protolabs (Hubs), TriMech and Forecast3D. Broad incumbents are Carbon, Stratasys, 3D Systems and Formlabs.
Does PolyUnity have an API?
No public API is recorded for PolyUnity.
What industry is PolyUnity in?
PolyUnity's product category is Healthcare Additive Manufacturing Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAAADAG, Medical & Dental 3D Printing Services (patient-specific devices, dental labs), with a secondary code of IMAAAFAI, Medical & Dental Prototyping (Models, Guides, Pre-Op Planning). Its NAICS code is 339113 and its SIC code is 3841.