Description
This workshop brings together leading clinicians, engineers, researchers, and industry experts to understand the clinical needs, regulatory requirements, and current barriers to translation of robotic colonoscopy.
Participants will begin by engaging with clinicians through a series of short talks and a one-hour panel discussion, where they will share insights from both clinical and technical perspectives on the challenges in diagnostics and endoluminal therapeutics for colorectal disease.
In the second half, robotics researchers will showcase state-of-the-art technologies, seeking feedback from clinicians and industry professionals. This exchange will provide valuable insights into clinical applications and impact for all attendees, including clinicians, roboticists, and industry representatives.
Additionally, the program will cover regulatory strategies and commercialization pathways, equipping stakeholders with the knowledge needed to advance these innovations in gastrointestinal care. By fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing, the workshop aims to accelerate the development and adoption of robotic colonoscopy, transforming the field and improving patient outcomes.
Programme
08:30 | Registration & Coffee | |
09:00 | Introduction - Morning Session | |
09:05 | Towards autonomous, real time endoscopic chemical imaging for therapeutic stratification | Dr. James Kinross, MD, Imperial College London |
09:25 | See more, do better: AI-CAQ systems to improve endoscopists' performance | Dr. Kristoffer Mazanti Cold, MD, CAMES |
09:45 | Utilising technology to enhance endoscopic resection of colorectal polyps | Amyn Haji, MD, King Edward VII's Hospital |
10:05 | Unmet clinical needs in endoluminal therapy | Prof. Alberto Arezzo, MD, University of Turin |
10:30 | Coffee Break | |
11:00 | Soft everting robots for colonoscopic diagnosis and treatment: The EndoTheranostics approach | Prof. Kaspar Althoefer, Queens Mary University |
11:20 | Magnetic Colonoscopy: From the Lab to First-in-Human Trials | Michael Brockdorff, University of Leeds |
11:40 | SoftSCREEN: A Soft Robotic Platform for Colonoscopic Screening and Intervention | Dr. Agostino Stilli, University College of London |
12:00 | Biomimetic Soft Robotic Models of the GI Tract for Robotic Testing and Translation | Dr. Ryman Hashem, University of Oxford |
12:20 | Posters Teasers | |
12:30 | Lunch Break | |
13:30 | Introduction - Afternoon Session | |
13:35 | OriPill: A Capsule Endoscope with Passive Locomotion Enabled by Origami Structures" | Ge Yukun, Imperial College London |
13:55 | Intelligent Robotic Endoscopes (IRE): from simulation to reality (and back!) | Dr. Martina Finocchiaro and Mostafa Atalla (University of Copenhagen & University of Twente) |
14:15 | From Bench to Bedside to Boardroom: Navigating the Adoption of Novel Medical Technologies | Dr. Valentina Vitiello, King's College London |
14:35 | Odin Vision - From research to industry | Dr. Juana Gonzale, Odin Vision |
15:00 | Coffee Break | |
15:30 | From Proof of Concept to Market Clearance: The Product Development Life Cycle | Dr. Enrique Morales Orcaj0, Ambu |
15:50 | Panel Discussion | |
16:50 | Closing & Awards Ceremony | |
17:00 | Workshop Ends |
Call for posters
Calling all attendees to share their insights and contributions through poster presentations. You can make a submit the abstract for the poster session here.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand clinicians experience and wish list for colonoscopy robotic procedures to improve patients’ outcome and the quality of the intervention
- Understand current state-of-the-art of robotic colonoscopy, including cutting-edge systems and technical gaps that need to be addressed
- Understand most viable research future direction for value addition
- Build a multidisciplinary collaborative network for accelerating the growth in the field
- Understand barriers for clinical deployment, e.g., regulatory hurdles and market, adoption and how to avoid them
Organisers
- Martina Finocchiaro, University of Copenhagen
- Mostafa Atalla, University of Twente
- Yukun Ge, Imperial College London
- Thrishantha Nanayakkara, Imperial College London
- Momen Abayazid (University of Twente)
- Linda Paterno (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna)
- James Kinross (Imperial College)
This workshop is accredited for 6 CPD points.