Christian DEBRY, 62, University Professor and hospital practitioner at Strasbourg University Hospitals (HUS), has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the IHU Strasbourg, which specializes in image-guided minimally invasive surgery. Professor DEBRY will take up his post on 1 January 2024, for a 4-year term, replacing Professor Didier MUTTER, whose appointment expires on 31 December 2023. Professor DEBRY is Head of the ENT and Cervico-facial Surgery Department and Head of the Head and Neck Unit at the Strasbourg University Hospital. He is a member of Inserm “Biomaterials and Bioengineering” Unit 1121, and Vice-Dean of the Strasbourg Faculty of Medicine, in charge of international relations. He has extensive experience in translational research in the field of medical technologies, and has founded several start-ups. The international selection panel underlined Professor DEBRY’s extensive international experience and his skills in research and innovation, which will be essential assets for the future of the IHU Strasbourg.
About the IHU Strasbourg
The IHU Strasbourg was created in 2011 under the aegis of Professor Jacques Marescaux. It is a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to the development and dissemination of image-guided minimally invasive surgery, with a high level of precision and safety, with patient benefit being the highest priority. The IHU Strasbourg’s programmes focus on combining the most advanced interventional techniques, harnessing artificial intelligence to guide the overall surgical process, and taking into account the entire care pathway to guarantee the positive impact of innovations for patients and society. The IHU Strasbourg is supported by public and private founders, and is positioned as a network leader for the development of minimally invasive therapies, with a dynamic approach that systematically integrates care, research, training, and commercialisation. Its transfer model is based on accelerating the development of discoveries to commercial maturity through rapid clinical evaluation, and it favours the creation of companies to create specialised jobs in a cutting-edge sector in which France aims to be a leader.
Sign Up for one of the 2024 Courses organized by the IHU Strasbourg!
The Institute of Image-Guided Surgery (IHU Strasbourg) continues to develop its training offer in Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (TEUS) and invites you to attend one of the 2024 courses.
Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (TEUS) has been established as a new reference technique for the minimally invasive treatment of digestive pathologies. This has led to a growing need for specialized training of echoendoscopists wishing to work on models that reflect the reality of their clinical practice.
The IHU Strasbourg offers advanced level courses where practical focus is fundamental. These courses are intended for experienced echoendoscopists who would like to train in TEUS with internationally renowned experts. Training is based on pathological in-vivo models elaborated to mimic the different pathologies encountered and to facilitate learning how to treat these using Endoscopic Ultrasound.
In 2024, the IHU Strasbourg is proposing ENTEC-IHU, a unique 2-day course with practical training by a panel of international experts. Participants will benefit from 7 hours of Hands-on training with simulated models and get to practice up to 10+ procedures. Training sessions take place in an exceptional multimodal imaging platform (scanner CT, angio CT, IRM and C-ARM) where participants are able to access the latest generation equipment in EUS.
Objectives
Progress from Diagnostic EUS to Therapeutic EUS.
To understand the full potential of Therapeutic EUS in the daily practice of endoscopy.
100% hands-on training on original and realistic in-vivo models.
7 hours of Hands-on training – Up to 10 procedures:
Multiple simple and complex cystogastrostomies – cold and hot systems
Gallbladder drainage
CBD gastrostomy (Choledochal drainage)
Radiofrequency ablation
FNB & FNA
Portal pressure measurement
G-G anastomosis
Fiducial placement
Glue and coil embolization
Hepaticogastrostomy (optional)
Neurolysis of celiac ganglia
Microbiopsy sampling
Course Directors and Co-Directors
Leonardo SOSA-VALENCIA, FR/VE
Abdenor BADAOUI, BE Jérôme HUPPERTZ, FR François HABERSETZER, FR
International Experts
March 21-22, 2024
M. Abu-Suboh Abadia, ES C. Binda, IT V. Kaul, US J.W. Poley, NL
October 3-4, 2024
P. Arcidiacono, IT G. Johnson, GB M. Petrone, IT J.C. Subtil, ES P. Vilmann, DK
Public Prices
Group A
Complete training with hands-on, lectures and clinical case presentations Open to 8 participants, each accompanied by a nurse or doctor assistant at no extra charge Doctors with confirmed experience in diagnostic EUS with fine-needle biopsy and interventional endoscopy (>3 years) and/or confirmed experience in ERCP (>3years) and abdominal ultrasound (>4 years) Price: doctor’s nurse/assistant is included (except social event at participant’s charge)
Early bird: 1 540 €
Full price: 1 925 €
Group B
Auditorium with live transmission from the experimental platform, lectures and case presentations Open to students, doctors and nurses interested in Therapeutic EUS.
Early bird: 440 €
Full price: 550 €
Early bird discount of 20%. Deadline:
January 4 (for March 21-22 course)
June 19 (for October 3-4 course)
Special discount of 20% to members of the « Club Francophone d’Echoendoscopie (CFE) » and the « Société Française d’Endoscopie Digestive (SFED) » – on presentation of supporting document.
Preferential rates are available for accommodation with our partner hotels.
Training venue: IHU Strasbourg, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67091 Cedex Strasbourg
Sign Up for one of the 2024 Courses organized by the IHU Strasbourg!
The Institute of Image-Guided Surgery (IHU Strasbourg) continues to develop its training offer in Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (TEUS) and invites you to attend one of the 2024 courses.
Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (TEUS) has been established as a new reference technique for the minimally invasive treatment of digestive pathologies. This has led to a growing need for specialized training of echoendoscopists wishing to work on models that reflect the reality of their clinical practice.
The IHU Strasbourg offers advanced level courses where practical focus is fundamental. These courses are intended for experienced echoendoscopists who would like to train in TEUS with internationally renowned experts. Training is based on pathological in-vivo models elaborated to mimic the different pathologies encountered and to facilitate learning how to treat these using Endoscopic Ultrasound.
In 2024, the IHU Strasbourg is proposing ITEC-IHU, a unique 3-day course with practical training by a panel of international experts. Participants will benefit from 14 hours of Hands-on training with simulated models and get to practice up to 10+ procedures. Training sessions take place in an exceptional multimodal imaging platform (scanner CT, angio CT, IRM and C-ARM) where participants are able to access the latest generation equipment in EUS.
Objectives
Progress from Diagnostic EUS to Therapeutic EUS.
To understand the full potential of Therapeutic EUS in the daily practice of endoscopy.
100% hands-on training on original and realistic in-vivo models.
14 hours of Hands-on training – Up to 10 procedures:
Multiple simple and complex cystogastrostomies – cold and hot systems
Gallbladder drainage
CBD gastrostomy (Choledochal drainage)
Radiofrequency ablation
FNB & FNA
Portal pressure measurement
G-G anastomosis
Fiducial placement
Glue and coil embolization
Hepaticogastrostomy (optional)
Neurolysis of celiac ganglia
Microbiopsy sampling
Course Directors and Co-Directors:
Leonardo SOSA-VALENCIA, FR/VE
Abdenor BADAOUI, BE Jérôme HUPPERTZ, FR François HABERSETZER, FR
International Experts:
June 19-21, 2024
J.B. Chevaux, FR C. De Angelis, IT F. Marcaccio, AR R.P. Voermans, NL
December 4-6, 2024
C. Ardengh, BR P. Deprez, BE P. Moutinho-Ribeiro, PT E. Pérez-Cuadrado-Robles, SP
Public Prices
Group A
Complete training with hands-on, lectures and clinical case presentations Open to 16 participants, each accompanied by a nurse or assistant doctor at no extra charge Doctors with confirmed experience in diagnostic EUS with fine-needle biopsy and interventional endoscopy (>3 years) and/or confirmed experience in ERCP (>3years) and abdominal ultrasound (>4 years) Price : doctor’s nurse/assistant is included (except social event at participant’s charge)
Early bird: 2 355 €
Full price: 2 945 €
Group B
Auditorium with live transmission from the experimental platform, lectures and case presentations Open to students, doctors and nurses interested in Therapeutic EUS. Price :
Early bird: 665 €
Full price: 835 €
Early bird discount of 20%. Deadline:
March 5 (for June 19-21 course)
August 20 (for December 4-6 course)
Special discount of 20% to members of the « Club Francophone d’Echoendoscopie (CFE) » and the « Société Française d’Endoscopie Digestive (SFED) » – on presentation of supporting document.
Preferential rates are available for accommodation with our partner hotels.
Training venue: IHU Strasbourg, 1 place de l’Hôpital, 67091 Cedex Strasbourg
IHU France welcomes this initiative by the French government to promote the unique model of excellence and acceleration of innovation in healthcare
On May 16, 2023, the French President announced the creation of 12 new University Hospital Institutes (IHUs) as part of the France Santé 2030 scheme. The Alliance IHU France, which brings together FOReSIGHT, IHU ICAN, IHU Strasbourg, Institut du Cerveau, Institut Imagine and Liryc, congratulates the newly appointed IHUs and welcomes this government initiative, which validates the strength of the IHU model by extending it to new medical and scientific themes. This reinforcement is part of a shared ambition for innovation and excellence in biomedical research in France.
IHU: accelerating innovation to invent the medicine of the future
Emblematic creations of the Programme d’Investissement d’Avenir (PIA), the IHUs have been given the mission of accelerating innovation in healthcare for the benefit of patients. The rejection of ivory towers, agility and the development of synergies have encouraged the emergence of excellent biomedical innovations and their transfer to the business world.
Created in 2011, the IHUs bring together research, care, development and training in a single location, and are now fully recognized as third-party experimentation centers. The IHUs have become major players in university hospital research, thanks to their scientific excellence, as demonstrated by their attractiveness for competitive research funding. They are also key partners for industrial companies involved in healthcare innovation.
In less than 10 years, the IHUs have achieved tangible results: over 320 patents filed, 18,000 scientific publications, 1,000 new clinical trials, 45 start-ups created, over 600 million euros in co-financing raised, and induced economic development in excess of 1 billion euros, while State investments represent 277 million euros*, i.e. a leverage effect of 5 to 7.
These new IHU and bioclusters will complement the fields of research already covered by the existing institutes: genetic, visual, cardiometabolic and nutritional diseases, central nervous system, cardiac rhythm, image-guided surgery and emerging infections.
IHU France is delighted to welcome the new IHUs:
VBHI, Bordeaux, cerebral vascular diseases, IHU
Prism, Villejuif, oncology, IHU
re-Connect, Paris, hearing disorders, IHU
Prometheus, Garches, sepsis, IHU
Thema-2, Paris, hematology, IHU
Cancers des femmes, Paris, gynecological cancers, IHU
Everest, Lyon, liver pathologies, IHU
RespirERA, Nice, respiratory pathologies, IHU
IMMUN4CURE, Montpellier, immunotherapies, IHU
InovAND, Paris, pediatric neurodevelopment, IHU
HealthAge, Toulouse, gerontology and aging, emerging IHU
IHU France is also delighted with the accreditation of 4 new bioclusters, in particular the Brain & Mind biocluster, which brings together three of the Alliance’s IHUs (Institut du Cerveau, Institut de la Vision and Institut Imagine) and two new ones accredited today (InovAND and re-Connect), and the GenoTher biocluster, of which Institut Imagine is a partner.
With the IHU, the French government aims to make France the leading European nation for innovation in healthcare, and to achieve nationally independence in healthcare.
The success of this new call for IHU projects illustrates the effectiveness of the model, now firmly anchored in the medical innovation ecosystem. With these 12 new IHUs, France now has a new capacity to accelerate and innovate in healthcare in priority areas such as complex data mining, personalized care pathway modeling, diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive simulation using digital twins, and disruptive innovations such as gene and cell therapies for patients. The aim of this combined expertise is to multiply diagnostic capabilities, medical and surgical decision support, and treatments.
The challenge now is to make IHU France a tool for meeting international demands and remaining as responsive and competitive as possible, so as to make France the leading European nation for innovation and achieve sovereignty in healthcare.
The Innovation Santé 2030 plan launched by the government was conceived precisely with this ambition, making a commitment in June 2021 to a strong, value-creating industry to bring, with the impetus of the Secrétariat Général pour l’Investissement (SGPI) and the Agence Innovation en Santé (AIS), direct, concrete solutions to patients and the medical community.
About IHU France
Emblematic creations of the “Investissements d’Avenir” program, the IHUs have been given the mission of integrating and accelerating the action processes of hospital and university research, to disseminate biomedical innovations more rapidly to patients and the economic fabric. IHU France brings together the 6 IHUs: FOReSIGHT, ICM (Institut du Cerveau), IHU ICAN, IHU Strasbourg, Imagine (Institut des maladies génétiques) and Liryc (L’institut des maladies du rythme cardiaque), which combine their strengths, initiatives and proposals to accelerate medical innovation in France. The IHUs have demonstrated́ the power of a model of excellence bringing together in a single location all the expertise that enables medical research to be transformed into innovation for the benefit of patients.
* In 2018, the FOReSIGHT IHU was awarded €50 million in funding under the PIA 3 IHU call for projects. In 2019, the 5 other IHUs in the Alliance IHU France were awarded a further 63 million euros.
The IHU Strasbourg is among 52 partners from 9 countries of the European Union to launch the TEF-Health project.
The consortium, led by the Charité Hospital in Berlin, aims to develop TEFs – Testing and Experimentation Facilities – to bridge the gap between research and the market, and is co-financed by the European Union for the 5-year duration of research and implementation activities.
Pushing the boundaries of the evaluation of artificial intelligence and robotics in the healthcare sector, the consortium aims to set up testing facilities, including both infrastructure and the definition of best practices protocols in line with European standards, that will facilitate innovation and experimental research. The overarching goal is to improve patient care and ensure compliance with legal, ethical, quality and interoperability standards.
The IHU’s clinical and GPL-compliant preclinical facilities and world-class experienced Research, Medical and Innovation teams will be instrumental in guiding client company teams in the project from planning to implementation.
IHU Strasbourg is a member of the French node, led by the LNE (Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais), together with the University Hospitals of Rennes, Grenoble Alpes and Lyon, University Grenoble Alpes, EIT Health and CEA Clinatec.
We are very happy to announce the 1st Surgical Data Science (SDS) Summer School to be held in Strasbourg, France, from 18th – 22nd July 2022.
Recognizing the surge in Surgical Data Science research and the need for effective clinical translation, the SDS summer school aims to promote research and innovation of clinical value by educating clinicians and computer scientists on respective contexts, needs, tools and methodologies.
This first school organized by the Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, IHU-Strasbourg, and the University of Strasbourg will be focusing on endoscopic video analysis. Leading clinical and computers science experts from top institutions will cover subjects related to the clinical use of endoscopy and endoscopic video analysis, spanning from endoscopic instruments and data annotations all the way to advanced deep learning algorithms and the design of clinical translation studies.
Short online lectures on fundamentals of endoscopy and computer science will be freely accessible starting from 15th of March 2022 at: https://edu4sds.eve-evolving-education.eu/. Upon completing these fundamentals, prospective participants can apply to the onsite summer school consisting of a series of lectures, hands-on labs, and group projects. Twenty (20) selected computer scientists and clinicians will have the opportunity join us at Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, IHU-Strasbourg, from 18th – 22nd July 2022 to work in a truly multidisciplinary environment with unique clinical and computer science resources to come up with novel ideas and data science solutions of clinical value.
We invite early-career computer science and clinical researchers who are interested in diving into the exciting world of Surgical Data Science to visit www.edu4sds.org, review the program and learn more about the registration.
Applications close on 25th April 2022. Places are limited so early application is advised. Best wishes,
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