Visit of Intuitive Surgical

We were very pleased to welcome Gary Guthart (Chief Executive Officer at Intuitive Surgical), and Dirk Barten (Senior Vice President and General Manager Europe at Intuitive Surgical) last Saturday. Gary Guthart saw how much our institute has evolved over the last few years, especially in terms of our international presence. He then gave a detailed […]

Visit of Karl Storz

It was a pleasure to give a tour of our institute to Claudia Schober, Senior Vice President Global Marketing at KARL STORZ Endoskope! Did you know that Karl Storz was our very first contact back when we were looking for industrial partners? We have been working together for more than 17 years now, with the […]

First course exclusively in Italian

This is a first: on October 26-27, IRCAD hosted a course exclusively in Italian! This course organized by the ISS/SIC – ITALY Chapter – International Society of Surgery gathered 35 experts and residents on site, with a program dedicated to proctology, combining theoretical sessions and a practical session in our experimental lab. Many thanks to […]

Visit of IRCAD Taiwan

We were very happy to welcome a delegation from Ircad Taiwan 秀傳亞洲遠距微創手術中心, our first mirror institute created in 2008. As can be seen in the pictures, we couldn’t be happier to be reunited with our “family” after so many years, to show them how much our institute has evolved! – Mr. Charles Chung Wei LIN, […]

Lecture by Richard M. Satava at IRCAD

In 1991, Richard Satava, MD, PhD, FACS, surgeon and US Army colonel, gave an exceptional lecture which Professor Jacques Marescaux attended. During this lecture, Richard Satava presented his vision of the surgery of the future, with a specific focus on the development of Internet, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics. These avant-garde ideas would give […]