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James Hedrick

James Hedrick

James Hedrick

Founder & CTO

Azul 3D


James is currently the Founder and CTO at Azul 3D which is commercializing the first 3D printing technology capable of competing with the speed, strength, and economy of scale of injection molding.


He started his first company at the age of 16. The profits paid for his college tuition at MIT, where he was also a NCAA student athlete.


James went on to receive his PhD at Northwestern University with Professor Mirkin, during which he developed seminal technology at the core of Azul 3D. Forbes 30 under 30.

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