Category: News

Opening ceremony of IRCAD 3

IRCAD 3, the extension of our facility dedicated to #surgical #robotics, was inaugurated on Friday, October 15, 2021. It was an amazing evening filled with emotion and fine speeches, with a live presentation of our new robotic labs: – The CMR Surgical lab: a spin-off from Cambridge University, which demonstrated Versius, its video-assisted surgical robotic system. – The Medtronic lab: with […]

Professor Jacques Marescaux promoted to the rank of Commander of the Legion of Honor

Yesterday, Professor Jacques Marescaux was promoted to the rank of Commander of the Legion of Honor by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée palace. The French President praised the “revolutionary ideas” that have brought surgery “fully into the 21st century”. This honorary distinction is a source of pride for the IRCAD. It also demonstrates […]

Visit of the Ambassador of Rwanda in France

We had the pleasure to welcome Dr. François Xavier Ngarambe, Ambassador of Rwanda in France, and Mrs. Ornella Kaze, second counselor. This visit was organized in the context of the construction of IRCAD Africa, in order to present the numerous projects that the Strasbourg and Kigali teams are working on together on a daily basis. […]

PORSAV PROJECT

COVID-laden aerosol leaks are an important risk for laparoscopic surgeons and OR staff. PORSAV (Protecting OR Staff from Aerosolized Virus) is a Horizon 2020 project developing a solution. The 18-month project takes a novel technology for surgical safety from prototype to mass production and distribution. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon […]

NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH CMR SURGICAL!

We are delighted to announce our new partnership with CMR SURGICAL. Training sessions with their VERSIUS robot will begin on Wednesday, 26 August 2020! Our aim at CMR Surgical is to make minimal access surgery available to all. With VERSIUS we have designed a next-generation tool to fit seamlessly into today’s operating rooms, working in […]