Category: Timeline
Le Pr. Marescaux est nommé membre d’honneur de la Société japonaise de chirurgie endoscopique (JSES)
The IRCAD and the INSERM strengthen their scientific cooperation
Last November 30, 2009, Professor Jacques Marescaux, Founding Father and President of the IRCAD and Professor Andre Syrota, Chief Director and President of the INSERM, signed an agreement protocol regarding the scientific cooperation between the IRCAD and the INSERM.
Inauguration of Europe’s first interventional MRI platform, dedicated to research, teaching and treatment
IRCAD’s 15th anniversary On November 24, 2009, Europe’s first interventional MRI platform, dedicated to research, teaching and treatment was inaugurated at the IRCAD in the presence of Catherine Bréchignac, President of the CNRS and of the local councillors. This event took part of the IRCAD’s 15th anniversary.
MICCAI Kitware 2009
On September 23, 2009, the R&D in computer-assisted surgery team led by Professor Luc Soler was awarded the first prize of the Best Biomedical Visualization Competition for the second consecutive year at the International Conference for the Treatment of Medical Images and Computer-Assisted Interventions (MICCAI) in London, UK.
MICCAI Kitware 2009
Le 23 septembre 2009 à Londres, l’équipe de Recherche et Développement en chirurgie assistée par ordinateur dirigée par le Professeur Luc Soler, a reçu pour la deuxième année consécutive le premier prix du concours Best Biomedical Visualization à la Conférence Internationale du Traitement d’Images Médicales et d’Opérations Assistées par Ordinateur (MICCAI).
A new lease of life for the French University Hospitals (UH)
French President Nicolas SARKOZY accepts the key points of the Reform on the French University Hospitals elaborated by Professor Marescaux’s Committee.
Meeting with the spouses of NATO’s Heads of State in Strasbourg
On Saturday 4th of April, during the NATO summit that took place in Strasbourg, the spouses of NATO’s Heads of State were supposed to have visited the IRCAD with Jacques Marescaux as their guide. As the visit was cancelled at the last minute due to security threats, a delegation of IRCAD guests was invited to […]
A renewed recognition of the IRCAD as a model of excellence
On the 9th of January, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, came to Strasbourg to inaugurate the New University Hospital and address his best wishes to the whole community of health care professionals.
Antoni de Gimbernat Award 2008
Wednesday the 1st of October 2008, Professor Jacques Marescaux, President of the IRCAD, was awarded the prestigious Antoni de Gimbernat prize by Professor Antonio Sitges-Serra, President of the Spanish Surgery Society. The prize, awarded on a yearly basis since 1963, is the highest distinction delivered in Spain to eminent members of the international surgical community.
