Amir A. Zadpoor is a Professor of Orthopedics with special interest in orthopedic implants at the Department of Orthopaedics of Leiden University Medical Center. At Delft University of Technology, Amir Zadpoor is Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Distinguished Professor, the Chaired Professor of Biomaterials & Tissue Biomechanics, and the founding director of the Additive Manufacturing Laboratory. Prof. Zadpoor has received many awards including an ERC grant, a Vidi grant, a Veni grant, the Jean Leray award of the European Society of Biomaterials, and the Early Career Award of JMBBM.

Amir’s research is focused on prevention and treatment of implant-associated infections as well as the design and fabrication (e.g. 3D printing) of (patient-specific) implants aimed for treatment of large bony defects. In particular, he specializes in development of advanced additive manufacturing techniques for fabrication of metamaterials with unprecedented properties. Moreover, he is a world recognized expert in origami- and kirigami-based (bio)materials that are made by combining shape-shifting with additive manufacturing.