NCCR Guide 2013 - Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)

Computer Aided and
Image Guided Medical Interventions
NCCR CO-ME
• Faculty of Medicine, Imperial
College, London, GB
• Faculty of Odontostomatology,
University of Health Science,
Phnom Penh, KH
• Graduate School of Information,
Technische Universität München,
Munich, DE
• Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenklinik,
Kantonsspital Luzern, Luzern, CH
• Harvard Medical School,
Boston, US
• Institute for Postgraduate Dental
Education, Jönköping, SE
• Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, CH
• IT’IS, Zurich, CH
• Kiefer- und Plastische
Gesichtschirurgie,
Universität Frankfurt, DE
• Klinik für Plastische Chirurgie,
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU
München, DE
• Materials Science and Technology,
EMPA, St. Gallen, CH
• Microsoft Research, Cambridge, GB
• Molecular Cell Biology, Paul
Scherrer Institute, Villigen, CH
• Oncology group, Italian Hospital,
Buenos Aires, AR
• Ophthalmology Surgery, Animal
Hospital, Zurich, CH
• Oral & Macillofacial Surgery,
University of Amiens, Amiens, FR
• ORL, Inselspital, Bern, CH
• Orthopädie, Universitäts-Kinderspital
beider Basel, Basel, CH
• Robotics Lab,
Stanford University, US
• Stanford School of Medicine,
Radiological Sciences Unit,
Stanford University, US
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre, Toronto, CA
• Swiss Eye Research Foundation,
Reinach, CH
• University of Silesi, Katowice, PL
Economy / Industry
• Advanced Osteotomy Tools -
AOT AG, Basel, CH
• Aeon Scientific AG, Zurich, CH
• ANSYS Inc. France, Lyon, FR
• Atracsys SARL, Bottens, CH
• Axios, Oldenburg, DE
• Baur SA, St-Aubin-Sauges, CH
• Bayrisches Laserzentrum,
Erlangen, DE
• Bien-Air Surgery SA,
Le Noirmont, CH
• Bracco Research Laboratory,
Geneva, CH
• Cadfem GmbH,
Grafing b. München, DE
• Camlog Holding AG, Basel, CH
• CAScination AG, Bern, CH
• Crisalix Sarl, Lausanne, CH
• CSM Instruments SA, Peseaux, CH
• Disney Research Zurich,
Zurich, CH
• EnHatch, Lindhurst NJ, US
• Force Dimension, Lausanne, CH
• GE Global Research Center,
Munich, DE
Achievements of the previous years
Co-Me has achieved an
international reputation
and visibility which is also
represented by the performance
figures for research
(950 publications with a
field impact index significantly
above world average:
1.8), for knowledge
and technology transfer (90
industrial partners, 31 patents
and 11 start-up companies)
as well as for education
and career building.
Research
During the past eleven
years of Co-Me R&D activities,
advanced cutting
edge technologies and new
high-fidelity surgical tools
for training, planning, and
intraoperative support
have been developed. Their
focus is on the translation
to the practical use in the
operating room.
Some highlights are:
• A successful first set of
clinical trials, validating
the usage of MR-guided
focused ultrasound technology
for the treatment of
functional neurological disorders.
This novel technology
now opens up new horizons
allowing to develop
non-invasive intervention
procedures for a variety of
brain diseases including
brain tumors.
• The virtual reality based
hysteroscopy training system
resulting in the startup
Virtamed which won
the first place at the Swiss
venture kick seed capital
competition. A collaboration
agreement with Simbionix
allows the world-wide
distribution of the HystSim
training system.
• A method for orthopedic
implant design based on
the statistical description of
the human skeleton giving
rise to high interest of implant
industry.
• A planning and navigation
module for cranio-maxillofacial
osteotomies in daily
clinical routine application
at the University Hospital
Basel supported by the AR-
TORG Center/ISTB Bern.
Knowledge and
Technology transfer
The close cooperation between
research labs and
clinical sites guarantees the
effective transfer of scientific
results to patient care.
Education and Training
The NCCR Co-Me is training
undergraduates, graduate
students, and postdoctoral
fellows for future
leadership roles in teaching,
research, and industry.
A main achievement
in the field of education is
the successful establishment
of Master‘s programs
in biomedical engineering
at ETH Zürich and the Universities
of Bern and Basel,
educating a continuously
rising number of students
every year.
Several surgical seminars
were established on a continuous
regular basis as a
platform for the transfer
of Co-Me technologies into
the clinical practice.
Structural Impact
In September 2011 the Swiss
Institute for Computer Assisted
Surgery (SICAS) was
launched. SICAS will carry
out a step-by-step take over
and extend the activities of
the NCCR Co-Me which
will come to an end by mid
2013.
SICAS was created to continue
the success story
of the Co-Me research
network as a platform
for cutting-edge science
in medical technologies,
translational medicine,
knowledge transfer, clinical
usage and enterprises.
It will steer follow-up projects
and exploit achievements
and competence.
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