Intuitive Surgical : successful disruption in the MedTech Industry

The IMD Alumni Club of Lausanne is organizing an event with Intuitive Surgical (www.intuitive.com) and has offered to extend the invitation to EPFL interested researchers/students:

Discover how the da Vinci robotic-assisted systems are changing surgery forever

Now ranking # 5 in the new Fortune Future 50, Intuitive (www.intuitive.com) was founded in 1995 to create innovative, robotic-assisted systems that help empower doctors and hospitals to make surgery less invasive than an open approach. Since da Vinci® became one of the first robotic-assisted systems cleared by the FDA for general laparoscopic surgery, it’s taken robotic-assisted surgery from “science fiction” to reality. Working with doctors and hospitals, Intuitive continues to develop new, minimally invasive surgical platforms and future diagnostic tools to help solve complex healthcare challenges around the world. 

With a turnover of 3.1 billion USD in 2017 and a market capitalization of 65 billion USD, Intuitive is now an established leader in minimally invasive surgical platforms.

Jean-Yves Raimon, VP International Finance and Operations, will share with us Intuitive’s history, milestones and key success factors, while
Jonathan Sorger, VP Research, will address the topic of minimally invasive, robotic-assisted surgery, trends and challenges ahead.

Please note that a functional da Vinci Xi system, one of Intuitive’s most advanced surgical platforms will be on display at IMD the afternoon before the event and available for test drives. 

Those interested in testing their ability please contact sergepittet@me.com stating the time slot(s) preferred. The groups will be made on a first come first serve approach and a confirmation e-mail with the time slot will be sent to test drives participants.     

A networking cocktail, giving you the opportunity to talk directly to the speakers and/or look at the Xi system, will follow the event.  

On behalf of the Club Committee, we look forward to seeing many of you at what promises to be an informative and insightful event. 

Schedule:
The test drives will take place in groups of 4, every half hour from 14.30 to 18.00.
18:00 welcome and registration
18:30 event starts
20:00 Q&A session
20:30 networking cocktail. 

Registration:

The IMD Alumni Club of Lausanne is organizing an event with Intuitive Surgical (www.intuitive.com), and has offered to extend the invitation to EPFL interested researchers/students.

As per the Club’s invitation here below, a daVinci Xi system will be on display and available for the drives in the afternoon of the 27 November, followed by a conference and a cocktail.

The number of EPFL attendees is limited to 30 ; registration for the event and for the test drives will be done on a ‘first come first serve’ basis, please note that there will be a CHF 20.- participation fee to be paid cash on site.

To register for this event please contact directly the IMD Alumni Club of Lausanne by e-mail: lausanne@alumni.imd.org ; please mention your Last Name, First Name, Email address as well as «ref. IS/EPFL».