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, […]
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 […]
Today, Matthew McKittrick, Senior Director of Product Management at Momentis Surgical™, came to IRCAD to present their new flexible robot to our teams and to discuss a potential future partnership. It was an opportunity for us to give him a tour of our premises, including our training platforms.
Like every year, the IRCAD teams are mobilizing for Pink October, an annual campaign designed to raise women’s awareness of breast cancer screening. This cancer is the most common in France, and a simple screening can save a life, hence the importance of this campaign. A big thank you to La Fabrique en Rose for […]
Here are some pictures of the visit of the representatives of the Robert Schuman Hospitals of Luxembourg, which includes the Bohler Clinic, the Kirchberg Hospital, the ZithaKlinik Hospital and the Sainte Marie Clinic. The purpose of their visit was to discuss partnership possibilities with IRCAD in the field of research, but also of education. Dr. […]
Last week, a big conference was organized by Californian foundation “World Telehealth Initiative, Transforming Global Healthcare”, created by Yulung Wang. Yulung Wang is a long-time friend of Professor Jacques Marescaux. He is the creator of Computer Motion, the robotics company behind the “Zeus” robot which allowed to perform Operation Lindbergh in 2001. Their project aims […]
Today, we had the honor to welcome the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda in France, Mr. François Nkulikiyimfura. This was an opportunity for Professor Marescaux to give a detailed presentation to his Excellency on the IRCAD concept and the new IRCAD Africa mirror institute, which will be inaugurated in a few months in Kigali. […]
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