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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.
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LATEST NEWS
Education
Master’s Degree in Surgical Science & Innovation Technology: double success at the IHU
In January, the IHU Strasbourg hosted two intensive sessions of the Master M2 Surgical Science & Innovation Technology program, dedicated to surgical and bariatric endoscopy as well as ERCP and echoendoscopy. Aimed at international doctors and surgeons, these immersive training courses combine theoretical teaching, real clinical cases, and practical workshops on the IHU’s experimental platform.
Event
The Force Foundation launches its 2026 Call for Projects at the IHU Strasbourg
The IHU Strasbourg hosted the launch of the Force Foundation’s 2026 Call for Projects, bringing together key players in healthcare innovation to discuss projects with a significant regional impact.
Innovation
2025 in Review: Key Highlights from IHU Strasbourg
2025 was marked by numerous successes for IHU Strasbourg’s teams. [video width="1280" height="720"...
Research
Raymond Rosen Prize 2: Professor Thomas Baumert honored by the Foundation for Medical Research
Professor Thomas Baumert, professor of medicine at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg and director of the...
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.
