For the further development of robot-assisted ocular surgical procedures, Eindhoven-based Medtech start-up Preceyes and the Mount Sinai Health System (US) are starting a strategic collaboration. As part of the collaboration, Mount Sinai has made an equity investment in Preceyes and…
Preceyes, the Eindhoven based start-up in robot-assisted precision eye surgery, has received CE marking approval for its surgical System, enabling the firm to market their system in Europe. The system assists trained surgeons during certain tasks around vitreoretinal surgery in…
Researchers from the University of Oxford have completed the first successful trial of robot-assisted retinal surgery. The trial, supported by the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, took place at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital, using Preceyes robotic…
Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen and and the Eindhoven (TU/e) based startup Preceyes have entered into a collaboration to research the benefits of robotic assistance for training, and performance of eye surgeons. “Such benefits might result in increased patient safety and health…
Initiated by E52 and High Tech Campus, the 10 most promising startups-to-watch from the Brainport Eindhoven region have been announced for the fourth consecutive year. On July 12th they received a Gerard & Anton Award. The winning companies are highlighted one by…
Every year, Innovation Origins spotlights ten startups from the Brainport region. These are ten innovative start-ups of which we expect great things in the coming year. For each of these start-ups a Gerard & Anton Award is waiting: not only…
The ten winners have been chosen and are already warming up for their stage performance. The drinks and food have been ordered (all vegetarian – if you keep writing about a world in transition, it serves no goal to act…
Every year, Innovation Origins puts ten start-ups from the Brainport region in the spotlight. These are ten innovative start-ups of which we expect great things in the coming year. A Gerard & Anton Award is waiting for each of these…
The world’s first microsurgery robot was “born” at the Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus. “I think we are entitled to be very proud of this”, says Tom van Mulken. Born in Geleen, Tom van Mulken went to South Africa for his…
Twenty years ago, Maarten Steinbuch, professor of Systems and Control at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), saw a surgical robot from the United States at work for the first time. Just a small tap caused the robotic arm to wobble.…