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INSTITUTE FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY
IHU Strasbourg
The IHU Strasbourg is a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to the creation and dissemination of innovative image-guided therapies guided by imaging for optimized, safe, and personalised patient care.
Our vision is to establish a new standard of care for surgical patients, taking into account the entire journey from preparation for the intervention to the return to normal life, providing them with the best quality of life possible.
Institute’s missions focus
The Institute’s missions focus on four key pillars: patient care, translational research, education, and technology transfer.
These missions include improving patients’ quality of life, researching new treatments, standardization, industrial skills, and training and disseminating knowledge to support the ongoing development of tomorrow’s medicine.
Care
Research
Innovation
Education
LATEST NEWS
Education
EAES 2026: IHU Strasbourg’s Expertise at the Heart of Flexible Endoscopy Training
To mark EAES 2026, the IHU Strasbourg brought together an international teaching team at the ATTC for its flexible endoscopy course led by Professor Silvana Perretta. A look back at the success of this intensive practical training course, which was highly acclaimed by surgeons.
Event
Digital Health: The IHU Strasbourg and the Grand Est Collective to Attend VivaTech 2026
At VivaTech 2026, the IHU Strasbourg shared its vision for data-driven surgery. Discover how the MONIT-OR1 and IMARA clinical and robotic projects are shaping the innovation and logistics of tomorrow’s operating rooms.
Innovation
MediTwin 2026 Symposium: Advances in Virtual Twins for the Medical Practice of Tomorrow
On June 3, PariSanté Campus hosted the MediTwin 2026 Symposium. Led by Dassault Systèmes and supported by France 2030, this consortium of excellence provided an update on the progress of virtual twins in medicine. Read on for a recap of a day filled with clinical and technological insights.
Research
Pancreatic Cancer: A study by the IHU Strasbourg shows how AI helps specialists detect small pancreatic lesions
Presented at ESGE Days 2026 by Dr. Julieta Montanelli, a study by the IHU Strasbourg shows that integrating the mAI Companion AI system increases the accuracy of detecting small pancreatic lesions from 70.5% to 82.0%. Discover how this technology is establishing itself as an indispensable second set of eyes for clinicians.
Programme for Future Investments (PIA)
The IHU is part of the “Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir” (Programme for Future Investments) and benefits from financial support managed by the French National Research Agency (ANR) under the reference code ANR-10-IAHU-02. The aim of this programme was to develop translational research and its tech transfer through centres of excellence, equalling the best international institutions in terms of research, care and training.
Founding members
The Institute for Image-Guided Surgery was founded on November 28, 2011 by 7 founding members.
