Manufacturers put heads together for new partnership

The partnership will allow SynDaver and Lifecast Body Simulation to utilise each company’s proprietary technology to expand their capabilities to create realistic, next-gen synthetic bodies. Future human and animal models engineered by the two companies will combine the fully-functioning anatomy and life-like tissues of SynDaver surgical humans with the movie-ready realistic visual appearance pioneered by Lifecast Body Simulation.

The synthetic models developed as a result of this partnership will be nearly identical and function similarly to living human and animal bodies. The models can be used for medical testing, surgical training and engineering research, eliminating the need for testing with live animals or human cadavers. Other uses can include automobile crash testing, ballistic testing and more.

“We have always designed our products with the goal of creating a suspension of disbelief. When it counts, you need to work with models that are realistic in both appearance and feel. We’re excited about this partnership with Lifecast Body Simulation because it dramatically elevates our current capabilities and will lead to the development of unbelievably realistic products that can be used in a wide variety of industries,” said Dr. Christopher Sakezles, Founder of SynDaver Labs. “By joining with Lifecast Body Simulation we will be able to take the synthetic human concept to an entirely new level.”

Headquartered in Elstree Studios, London, Lifecast Body simulation supplies universities, hospitals, helicopter emergency medical services with extremely realistic medical manikins and innovative training solutions. Lifecast Body Simulation models are made from silicone, are available for each stage of the human lifecycle, and focus on providing maximum visual realism, with a minimum of technology. 

SynDaver technology mimics living tissue and is made up of water, salts and fibres - similar to a live organism. SynDaver's synthetic humans and animals include skin with fat and fascia planes, bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments, fully articulating joints, a functioning respiratory system with trachea, lungs and diaphragm, complete digestive tract from esophagus to rectum, urinary tract with kidneys, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen and reproductive organs.

A functioning circulatory system with heart, coronaries, aorta, vena cava and vasculature to the extremities is also included.