Medicine · Projected milestone
Bioprinted organs
Estimated year~2042
20% by 2047 · including earlier years
The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.
Organs printed from a patient's own stem cells are transplanted without rejection.
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Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)
Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.
This page describes a forecast, rather than an achieved result. Read the methodology and assumptions.
Built on
- 3D printingRecorded · 1984enables
- Induced stem cellsRecorded · 2006enables
- OrganoidsRecorded · 2009enables
Led to
- Handheld skin printerForecast · ~2047enables
- Lab-grown organs for petsForecast · ~2052enables
- Organs on demandForecast · ~2055enables
- In-body organ regenerationForecast · ~2057enables
- Bioprinted wombsForecast · ~2063enables
- Organs printed during surgeryForecast · ~2066enables
- Regenerated limbs and nervesForecast · ~2067enables
Sources & evidence
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.