Versius lands in Belgium as CMR expands European footprint
CMR Surgical (CMR) – the global surgical robotics business, announces the launch of the next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius®, in Belgium. Sint-Franciscus Hospital – a regional public hospital in Heusden-Zolder – is the first Belgian hospital to install Versius, where it is being used as part of a multi-specialty programme to ensure more patients can access minimally invasive surgery.
CMR Surgical wins an inaugural King’s Award for Innovation
CMR has been awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation for Versius, its small and modular next-generation surgical robotic system. The newly renamed King’s Award for Enterprise celebrates outstanding achievement by UK businesses
CMR Surgical's Versius used to perform over 10,000 cases
CMR Surgical – the global surgical robotics business – announces that its next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius®, has been used to perform more than 10,000 soft tissue surgical cases in hospitals around the world. The surgical cases span 130 complex and benign procedure types across seven surgical specialties including colectomies, hysterectomies, hernia repairs and lobectomies.
World-renowned Royal Papworth Hospital set to be first in UK to use Versius for thoracic surgery
CMR Surgical - the global surgical robotics company – announces that Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, one of the world’s leading cardiothoracic hospitals and the UK’s main heart and lung transplant centre, has introduced the Versius® Surgical Robotic System, and is set to become the first hospital in the UK to use Versius for thoracic procedures.
CMR Surgical appoints new leader
Cambridge, United Kingdom - CMR Surgical – the global surgical robotics company, announces that Supratim Bose has become Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Per Vegard Nerseth with immediate effect.
CMR Surgical announces more than 100 Versius systems installed globally
CMR is delivering on its commercial strategy of rapid global expansion with systems installed across the world and more than 5,000 clinical cases performed.
CMR Surgical strengthens surgical training with new tele-mentoring offering
CMR Surgical (CMR) – the global surgical robotics business – launches partnerships with two tele-mentoring companies – Teladoc Health and SurgEase Innovations Ltd – to enhance its ongoing training support for surgical teams using the Versius® Surgical Robotic System.
CMR Surgical expands into LatAm with Versius launches underway
CMR Surgical – the global surgical robotics business – announces the launch of its Versius® Surgical Robotic System in Brazil, marking the launch of CMR Surgical in Latin America (LatAm).
NHS Wales appoints CMR Surgical as partner in National Robotic Assisted Surgery programme
CMR Surgical (CMR) – a global surgical robotics business announced that it has been awarded a significant multi-year contract by NHS Wales for implementation of the Versius® Surgical Robotic System in a National Robotics Assisted Surgery Programme.
All-female team to use next-generation surgical robot
Cristo Re Hospital in Rome together with CMR Surgical (CMR), a global medical device company headquartered in Cambridge (UK), present the first all-female robotic surgery team to be trained on the Versius Surgical Robotic System®.
Versius launches in Poland as CMR expands presence across region
CMR Surgical – the global surgical robotics business – announces the introduction of the Versius® Surgical Robotic System in Poland at Salve Medica Medical Centre in Łódź, the third largest city in Poland.
Versius has indication extended into thoracic surgery
CMR Surgical (CMR) today announced the Versius Surgical Robotic System® has been indicated for thoracics to support surgeons providing minimally invasive surgery to patients undergoing operations in the lungs, thymus and oesophagus.
Versius adopted for urological procedures in Pakistan
CMR Surgical – the global surgical robotics business – announces the successful completion of high-volume urological procedures at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) using the next generation surgical robotic system, Versius®, in Pakistan.
CMR Surgical expands into the Middle East
CMR Surgical (CMR) – the global surgical robotics business behind the next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius® – has today announced that it has successfully installed Versius into three hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the Company continues to expand globally in line with its mission to bring the benefits of minimal access surgery to more people around the world.
Versius surgical robot used for first time in an Italian public hospital
CMR Surgical (CMR) – a global surgical robotics business – has announced the introduction of the Versius® Surgical Robotic System, at Policlinico di Milano, a leading research hospital and care institute (IRCCS), and one of the largest healthcare facilities in Lombardy, Italy. Within the hospital, Versius will be used in a multi-specialty robotics programme including thoracic and general surgery.
Versius adopted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to improve access to robotic surgery in London
CMR Surgical (CMR) today announced Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust as the latest NHS Trust, and first site in London, to adopt the Versius robot.
CMR global footprint grows with regulatory approval for Versius in Brazil
CMR Surgical (CMR) – a global surgical robotics business – announced that it has received regulatory approval for the Versius® Surgical Robotic System from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Anvisa, paving the way for commercialisation in the high growth Brazilian surgical robotics market.
CMR Surgical builds new global manufacturing facility to meet Versius demand
CMR Surgical (CMR) – a global surgical robotics business – today announced plans to open a new large-scale manufacturing facility in Cambridgeshire, UK. The site will enable upscaled manufacturing processes to meet the increasing global demand for the Versius® Surgical Robotic System, now established as a valuable surgical tool in a number of hospitals across Europe, India, Australia and the…
CMR Surgical strengthens leadership team
CMR Surgical today announces the appointment of Chris Weatherall as Chief Quality and Regulatory Officer (CQRO) and Bertrand Weil as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO), strengthening the Company’s leadership team as it continues with its global expansion and commercial scale-up.
CMR Surgical’s NHS footprint grows as Gloucestershire Royal Hospital adopts Versius
CMR Surgical (CMR) – a global surgical robotics business – today announced it has extended its NHS footprint as Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has become the latest hospital to adopt Versius. The programme has started with upper GI and will soon be a multi-specialty programme as surgeons across colorectal surgery are trained on the innovative system.
Argenteuil Hospital Center acquires second Versius in less than a year
Argenteuil Hospital Center is the first hospital in Europe to use CMR Surgical's Versius® robot in four surgical specialties – urology, gynaecology, digestive and thoracic.
Versius expands presence in the NHS with installation at East Surrey Hospital
CMR Surgical (CMR) – a global surgical robotics business – today announced the continued expansion of its next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius, within the NHS. For the first time, surgeons at East Surrey Hospital will be using a surgical robot to conduct various multi-specialty procedures, including complex cancer cases.
CMR Surgical raises $600 million in Series D financing
CMR Surgical, a global surgical robotics business, today announces that it has raised $600 million (£425 million) in a Series D financing, the largest ever MedTech private financing round worldwide*.
CMR Surgical becomes the Official Medical Device Partner of ParalympicsGB
Ahead of the Tokyo Games, CMR Surgical has announced it has signed a gold-tier partnership with ParalympicsGB. The sponsorship is set to run for four years over the Tokyo, Beijing and Paris games and will see CMR supporting the team with a campaign to celebrate the power of human ability.
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CMR Surgical collaborates with Microsoft in pioneering new trial for health data storage
CMR Surgical (CMR), the global company that has developed the next-generation surgical robot, Versius®, today announced an engagement with Microsoft in a first for health data. Clinical data from Versius procedures was stored onto a small [75x75mm] proof of concept glass platter, which can be safely preserved for more than ten thousand years, as part of the new ‘Project Silica’ trial by Microsoft.