While 3D printed skin is certainly helpful in terms of helping burn victims, it can also be used as a much less controversial alternative to animal testing. The JALA Group, a leading Chinese cosmetics company, announced a few months ago that it had successfully produced 3D bioprinted skin, using Asian skin cells, and now a research facility in Taiwan has developed Chinese bionic skin 3D printing technology for the first time. Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is the major government-funded institute for Taiwanese technology, and recently presented its 3D printed bionic skin technology at the 2017 BioTaiwan Exhibition. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/180253/taiwan-itri-3d-printed-skin/