Ircad

the ircad is an original private institute, dedicated to improving the status of basic research against digestive cancer (ircad) and developping new computer technologies in the field of medicine. our research activity aims at making computer assisted surgical procedures easier thanks to automation. in 1992, surgery faced inevitable changes, shifting from the industrial era to the computer era. in this context, prof. jacques marescaux came up with the idea to create an original research and training center. in 1994, ircad opened on the grounds of the university hospital of strasbourg. since its creation, ircad has gained world renowned fame as a leading research and education institute ircad’s research orientation has always been directed towards the development of less invasive surgical techniques. the development of concepts and instruments enabled the ircad team to carry out the first fully natural orifice transluminal endoscopy surgical (notes) procedure in april 2007. the parallel